Cryptogram

Synopsis of the play


[ When the play begins, Donny, her ten-year-old son John, and her friend Del are awaiting the arrival of Robert, Donny's husband and John's father, who is expected to take John camping the next day; when the play ends, one month later, they are still waiting, but realize that Robert is never going to return. Over the course of the play, however, the lives of these three characters change dramatically, leaving no doubt that nothing is the same as when the play began. Donny learns of her husband's decision to leave her for another woman, Del admits to Donny his complicity in her husband's betrayal, and John's sheltered world is shattered by uncertainty, ambiguity, and physical danger. This play is compelling in large part because, while it maintains a certain degree of abstraction, thereby inviting all sorts of schematic interpretations, it also possesses enough specificity to focus our interest on the individual characters and the traumas they endure. ]

Well , It was indeed a great show directed by Rey Buono the ex-Sunway College lecturer that guided me in acting and directing when I was in 1st year. The show is kinda disturbing and yet interesting where they had very deep sub-text in it. Cryptogram means a piece of writing in code. So yeah there were 3 actors 1 female character (Donny) ,1 male character (Del) and a small little kid (John). The synopsis of this play by David Mamet was interesting in a way where it makes you wonder and feel disturb. This plays was about 80 minutes which contain 3 acts and there is no intermission. Here are some pictures that I took with Rey Buono in the brown shirt and with his good buddy Dr William Peterson fom Monah University ( Melb a Senior Lecturer for Centre of Drama & Theatre Students ) and with the kid actor and a few of the 1st year buddies.