Review: 'The Library' by WTCAE Performance Lab

“Art so frequently imitates life - both the beautiful and the horrific. To be able to learn and grow as human beings from an artistic process...such as this is a gift in itself.” - WTCAE Performance Lab Director and Instructor Isabel Carrington

Torrington - The students of the Performance Lab at the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education worked very hard to present three performances of a “contemporary play” by Scott Z. Burns entitled ‘The Library.’ The ten talented teens were directed by Isabel Carrington, who also ran the sound board at the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre on opening night.

‘The Library’ closely echoes the aftermath of the Columbine tragedy in 1999, so you know where it is going. It examines what the director calls “our growing reliance on the ever-present media,” as well as the nature of one’s memory and the “subjective position of ‘truth.’” Ms. Carrington knew that the subject matter of her choice for the winter term would be challenging and brought in a school counselor from Newtown CT to discuss the psychological effects of tragedy and how the paths we take through healing can be varied. Clearly the director and her students were completely committed to the piece.

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‘The Library’ is presented without intermission and runs about 90 minutes. Remaining performances are Feb. 4 and 5.

Photos courtesy of WTCAE