Evidence Theatre March 20-April 19th
Sweetheart is Mullally's
exploration of relationships, from both male and female perspectives.
Using 12 well-known and obscure story songs, she covers the idea of a
"sweetheart" in moods that range from dark to tongue-in-cheek.
"I have to call it performance art," Mullally said (at the time of the
workshop), as opposed to calling Sweetheart a cabaret or a club act.
The three men in the band and herself as performers "discover" the
theatre space and the audience around them. Mullally sometimes even
serves as sound technician, playing music for her piece on a boom box
or by giving sound cues herself.
For Mullally, who directed and wrote the piece, Sweetheart is a chance
to sing songs she has always loved in a way that she finds
challenging. "I thought, 'How could I perform these songs'? I don't
want to just stand up in a club and sing them. They deserve better
than that," she said.
In fact, she looks more at the singing of the songs as performing them
than actually making them sound pretty. She explains that "it's more
like acting in pitch."
Musical
is not as 'Sweet' as the title suggests
Last
Chance: Ends Sweetheart Stint in Hollywood Nov. 20
2nd & 3rd Photographs:
Morales, Adrian.
Sweetheart: a Musicale. 1999. West Hollywood, CA. Adrian Morales.
Megan's Madams. 14 June 2007 <www.adrianmorales.com>.
