Blithe Spirit

Noel Coward is quite the playwright!!  What a funny comedic play to read!  I was never quite so delighted with the English style humor as I was reading Blithe Spirit.  I really enjoyed the contrast between Elvira, Charles' first wife, and Ruth his second.  It created the perfect platform for ridiculousness to ensue.  This contrast makes me wonder why such a difference in the choice of his brides?  Why, when you are married to someone so free spirited (no pun intended) like Elvira, to turn and marry someone so staunch and proper as Ruth?  I believe that Charles got what he deserved when both Ruth and Elvira were haunting him, although I found it a tad bit unfair for Ruth to have died in such a way that she didn't deserve.  But I suppose that adds to the comedy of the play.  Overall it was a fantastic play to read and enjoy imagining staged in Marquette!  I cannot wait to see what Patrick has in store for this comedy, and how Logan, Kali and Natalie will portray the dynamic of this crazy relationship Coward has imagined for them.  Madame Arcati is definitely my favorite character, one whom I would love to play one day!  Her crazy yet knowledgeable demeanor on all things supernatural makes the perfect compliment to the dry comedy of the Bradman's and Charles and Ruth in the beginning of the play.  She is vibrant and intense and I cannot wait to see Kelcie's portrayal of her!