http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/04/26/translations/ DC's Liveliest Theatre Website Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/04/26/translations/#comment-3431 Paula Y. Bickham Fri, 02 May 2008 01:25:07 +0000 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/04/26/translations/#comment-3431 The gents wear tattered clothing. The ladies, oddly, have no tatters or dingyness about their garments. They speak several languages, and are learned in the classics. They are plain and proud. They are Irish. You don't have to be Irish or British to understand what is happening and what inevitably will follow. Colonization has occured throughout history, and in most instances it is forced with the purpose of expanding boundaries, economic and/or religious gain. It affects the cultural identity of those living in the colonized area. "Translations" reminds us that the way we treat others affects those impacted, as well as those who are the catalyst of impact, be it on a personal or global level. I believe we tend to forget this. As events unfold in "Translations" the tempo of tolerance becomes short lived, and transcends from a cauldron of seething hostilities to all out resistance. This is must see if only to serve as a reminder. The gents wear tattered clothing. The ladies, oddly, have no tatters or dingyness about their garments. They speak several languages, and are learned in the classics. They are plain and proud. They are Irish. You don’t have to be Irish or British to understand what is happening and what inevitably will follow. Colonization has occured throughout history, and in most instances it is forced with the purpose of expanding boundaries, economic and/or religious gain. It affects the cultural identity of those living in the colonized area. “Translations” reminds us that the way we treat others affects those impacted, as well as those who are the catalyst of impact, be it on a personal or global level. I believe we tend to forget this. As events unfold in “Translations” the tempo of tolerance becomes short lived, and transcends from a cauldron of seething hostilities to all out resistance. This is must see if only to serve as a reminder.

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