I Serve God As Best I Can

Finally I've been able to get out to actually seem some theater outside that of my own little microcosm of a community. Though this theater really only took place in a neighboring community, it was definitely interesting to see a production put on by another high school. Throughout Diamond Bar's production of Neil Simon's God's Favorite, I felt...a bit ambivalent. Although it is usually the major characters who are the most memorable, this time I felt as though the supporting characters like Rose Benjamin and Sidney Lipton truly outshined that of their counterparts. Overall, the show felt incredibly informal what with an actor seemingly always within the line of sight of audience members when supposedly hidden by the wings. I truly felt as though Neil Simon's writing and wit truly saved the show. The actor portraying the major character, Joe Benjamin, I felt to be quite blah. A majority of the time it seemed as though he was just repeating the lines back to the audience with no real emotion. Although the performance may not have been a hit in all aspects, it was definitely something worthwhile to see.