gerard harris
Often, I think people mistake going to the theatre as being an entirely passive experience. It is, after all, not the art of running or the art of doing, it is the art of seeing. A show like Gerard Harris’ A Tension to Detail, which plays at the Museum of Natural History, as part of the Atlantic Fringe Festival, is an ardent reminder that being an active audience member watching great theatre can be an exhilarating experience. Hold onto your hats and buckle your seat belts.
Harris is rapid, catapulting energy, reminiscent of someone like Robin Williams or Robert Munsch, who jam packs his stories with comedy and charm and builds and builds and builds toward a heart-racing, beat the clock, storytelling sprint. The show is very personal, it’s captivating and insightful and often hilariously funny. It sometimes wanders into dark territory, but Harris creates a safe space that makes those moments okay. Ultimately, A Tension to Detail is also a sort of love letter to storytelling, an exploration of the form of the idea of one person connecting to an audience in a way that is very old, but entirely immediate.
A Tension to Detail plays at the Museum of Natural History (1747 Summer Street) at the following times:
Monday September 7th – 7:00PM
Tuesday September 8th – 9:40PM
Wednesday September 9th – 7:55PM
Thursday September 10th – 8:10PM
Friday September 11th – 6:30PM
Saturday September 12th – 4:35PM
Sunday September 13th- 4:25PM
