Muse Control Review

So last weekend I got the chance to go see a play. I love theater. I don't think that there is anything better in this world than seeing a live performance of something. There is just something so raw about seeing real, live people pouring out their hearts and souls in a live performance. Live is better in everything. I figured that I might write a little review about the play that we got to see.

The night was really enjoyable, partly to the company that I was with and partly to the play that we got to watch. Muse Control is a University of Lethbridge student written play about a frustrated author that is having trouble meeting his dead lines for his follow up best seller. His fears of being lost in obscurity and his extreme writers block sets the stage quite nicely as he is driven into alcoholism and depression at the though of not being about the complete his work on time. It isn't until he is invited to a quaint dinner party at his publisher's house that he get an idea on how he might be about to overcome his slump. There, the publisher intoduces his to a "muse". Literally talking about an ancient Greek power or influence of inspiration. Roy (The main character, played by Devon Brayne) is intregued by the thought that this ancient Greek power could help him along with his novel, so much so that he goes on a search to find one. After some time, he does and the muse helps to unlock a hit book that is really about his twisted love triangle with a long lost friend and former lover and a surfer stereotypical colleague from work. His Muse leaves him and Roy's life come spiraling out of control until at long last he realizes that within himself is the power to write creatively and that sometimes in the past he has given up the things that are most important to him for this power. 

The play over all was very cleverly written. It is a very funny play with some very intelligent parts and doesn't feel the need to talk down to you just because it might be playing with a theme a little more sophisticated. Muse Control is very interesting and has some great changes between hysterically funny, to very serious and  but like all university production feels the need to be a little to edgy in some parts for me. I personally, am a very awkward person and this play challenged me sometimes (which is fine) but sometimes it did it too much. The best part of the play for me was acting, headed up by the lead Devon Brayne who did an absolutely fantastic job of capturing this job obsessed, sympathetic character. It deals with some pretty deep and fascinating ideas in a fun and comedic way, and I liked it a lot and made for a very fun evening. I'd give it a 3.8 out of 5.