The performance I attended was Estranged. This was a very interesting performance to watch because of the amount of technology used at once to bring two audiences, hundreds of miles apart, together into one show. In Maine, we had an actress sitting at a computer, speaking/typing out her thoughts on her facebook page, which was displayed on the corner walls behind her.
In UNH there were many more actors, performing on a stage which seemed to be surrounded by audience members. While we were watching the actress here in Maine, we could also watch the actors in UNH, as they were displayed on the wall as well at certain times throughout the piece.
Going into this performance I was almost sure that there would have been some sort of technical difficulty. Either with connecting to the other campus, or problems on our end displaying the content. However I was completely wrong, as the show seemed to go off without a hitch. It was a little slow paced at times, but the interaction between the actors from both UMaine and UNH made it pretty interesting to watch.
I’d give the performance two BIG thumbs up!