To be honest, I really thought that the production was a bit ‘much’. Don’t get me wrong – I thought the idea is great and the motivation was genuine. I originally liked the idea of hearing about my fellow freshman in a anonymous fashion. But in sitting there, listening to the monolouges, I started to just get tired of the repetativness of it. The first “Voices” we went to during convocation was pretty much the same, and there was very little variety in the subject matter.
Like David said, it was just a bunch of ‘sob stories’. I don’t mean to take away from the individuals who wrote many of the monolouges, or degrade them in any way. A lot of them lived through terrible circumstances, and they’re all the better for pulling through while being full-time students. But listening to all of the upsetting, depressing, emotionally charged monologues kind of makes the whole production jaded. I can’t listen to story after story while treating them each individually and giving each the respect it deserves. Eventually, they all blend into one another and turn into one giant, huge combination of choking back tears and yelling.
So while the event sounded good on paper, it ended up being long and a bit boring. I don’t mean that in an offensive way, and apologize if anyone disagrees with me. In as objective a view as I can possibly adopt, I think that the “Voices” production is a bit overrated.
Anthony.
