By JEFFARAH GIBSON
Tribune Features Reporter
jgibson@tribunemedia.net
THEATER enthusiasts are calling for an encore presentation of Trapped, since the play’s three night run at the National Centre for the Performing Arts over the weekend.
The play was written by young Bahamian Adrian Wildgoose, who is no stranger when it comes to creating thought provoking and entertaining stories. Trapped was staged for three nights and has left audience wanting more.
It tells the story of a dynamic twist of plots about Bahamian life in a small community in Nassau. Trapped follows the main character Deno, who faces a hard time in his life where everything seems to all go wrong at one time and he sees no way out. Throughout the play he tries to escape the situations that have him trapped.
The play was written by Adrian Wildgoose, who said Trapped gives a different perspective on issues such as Haitian/Bahamian relations, the internal struggles of disadvantaged young men, health and wellness and diabetes, single parent homes, unemployment.
“I do not know if I will restage Trapped as yet. This is really expensive to put on in terms of sound and lighting. That is something that I have to think about doing,” said Adrian.
One of the special things about the play Mr Wildgoose told Tribune Entertainment is the real life stories behind the characters.
“I decided to host the play because I think its important in a time like this. Some of the characters are real life characters that have a story to be told. I had some random people volunteer their life story for participation in this play. I had them fill out character profile sheets and came up with the plot that clashed everyone together. I am not the political type so I get tired of hearing things politically correct sometimes, sometimes we just need to hear the truth. That is why I think this play is important. Maybe even more important than my other plays. It tells the truth. Finally, I got to share some of my realities in the play,” he said.
With all of his plays Adrian seeks to go beyond the laughter and present views that inspire deep reflection. While shedding light on some of the social issues prevalent in the Bahamas, Adrian partnered with the Bahamas Diabetes Association to also increase awareness of the issue.
“I believe Trapped was well received. I am more proud of my cast than anything because we did a lot work. We had a lot of changes from day one, from changing venues to changing persons. Even tonight someone dropped out of the play so we had to make some adjustments, that is why I would not change them for the world,” he said.
Adrian has been writing plays since 2007, which was the debut of his first major play. He has also written and produced three other stage plays in Nassau including The Recession (2010), The Recovery (2011), and Judgement in Paradise (2012).
“I am working on a short film next year with the same subject matter.
“I think more writers need to write the stories that we feel in our heart. We need to also and write about the things that we see. I think a lot of the things we could say are muffled or is prettied up to not make it sound so political but when you say the truth the truth changes things,” said Adrian.
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