The Kitchen Theatre Company Trailblazes Post-Covid Theater w

The Kitchen Theatre Company Trailblazes Post-Covid Theater with "Shape"


When my partner and I sauntered over to Washington Park on a perfect June evening to watch “Shape,” we had no idea what to expect. A feminist play about weightlifting set in Texas, performed on a gentle Ithaca green? What an idea!
Upon entering, we were greeted by warm staff who showed us to our seats, set six feet apart from other audience members. Some of the audience brought their dogs, many had wined and dined beforehand and we all had eager smiles on our maskless faces. 
The play opens in a manner appropriate for Pride Month, with rapid flashes of rainbow, campy queerness hitting the audience like lightning. The scene is an over-the-top, motivational rainbow-capitalism Manhattan gym, where you’re encouraged to meet your own goals and exercise for fun. The 40-something-year-old protagonist Puppy (Annie Henk) is a sharp-minded professor who doesn’t take herself too seriously. Unfortunately, her work brings her to Texas where she joins a gym which champions a drill-sergeant approach to fitness. 

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