I attended the Saturday matinee of Mu Performing Arts' world premiere play
Tot: The Untold, Yet Spectacular Story of (A Filipino) Hulk Hogan with all three of the
Minnesota Theater Lovers (my friends and fellow theater bloggers). As we chatted over our post-show meal at the
Afro Deli, it soon became apparent that we had very different experiences at the show. I find this fascinating and actually kind of cool, how two people can watch the same thing and see something entirely different. That's the beauty of theater, a beauty that, like for any art, is in the eye of the beholder; the theater-goer is just as important as the theater-makers in creating the experience. You'll have to head over to
Minnesota Theater Love to read their perspective, and read on here for mine. Which is that
Tot is, while a bit wacky and unclear in parts, a compelling and moving story of a boy whose world is turned upside down and who deals with it through a rich fantasy world.
