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Twinspeak
Play: Twinspeak
Reviewer: Mary
Reviewer Email: mchang12@hotmail.com
Rating: 5 Stars
I thought the play by Mike/Brian was excellent! Thoroughly enjoyed it;
as it honestly protrayed their relationship to each other, their growing
pains, role expectations, identities, emotional strife, and coming to accept
one another. Mike/Brian were incredible in that they were able to share
their vulnerabilities w/ the audience. Their candor and honesty make their
issues as twins more intense, but nonetheless, is applicable to any siblings
in the family. Bravo!
Play: TwinSpeak
Reviewer: Nick Cederlind
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Rating: 4 Stars
Review of “Twin Speak”
By Nick Cederlind
If you’re looking to laugh, cry, and be humbled all at once this
fall, look no further than Brian and Michael Aho’s play, “TwinSpeak”.
Written and performed by two twin brothers, TwinSpeak presents a very touching,
poignant expose of personal development and coping with issues such as personal
identity, family loss, security, and acceptance. Autobiographical in nature,
Brian and Michael are able to give form to and express the impact of life
as a twin on the psyche. With surprisingly simplistic storytelling (there
are few props and a stage smaller than my kitchen floor), Michael and Brian
are able to affect their audience on the deep, meaningful levels that almost
anyone can find in their family life. The most notable talent at work in
the writing of this play can be found in its ability to abstract a universal
impression on the psyche of life as a twin that almost any sibling can identify
with – regardless of genetic similarity. Siblings different in appearance,
yet !
intensely alike in personality will be able to distinguish and identify
with themes like constant comparison, fear of separation, fear of losing
independence, etc. While this is happening, the audience will find themselves
surprised by not only the enjoyable comedy infused into such a touching,
personal story, but the simple fact that the dichotomy of laughter and personal
struggle works so smoothly. Brain and Michael’s deft interweaving of
these elements into the performance will certainly keep you on your toes.
Towards the play’s conclusion, we see how this rich and tumultuous
life has strengthened these two brothers in their ability to take their
lives in new directions, symbolizing how the themes of acceptance, identity,
and security can manifest themselves in healthy ways even as a result of
the most turbulent times. If you’re someone who’s bad at gambling,
this production offers redemption. When you place your $7 bet on TwinSpeak,
you’ll get more than your money’s worth !
each time... - it’s a guaranteed winner.
Play: Twinspeak
Reviewer: Marty Cooper
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Rating: 4 Stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this performance and the courage of the Aho brothers
in not just sharing their internal workings with us audience, but mostly
in their going through the process with each other to produce the show.
For me, it had a daring and fearless self-revelation that, more than the
(well done) staging and scene design, was the heart of the experience. Thanks
to both
Play: Twinspeak
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Rating: 4 Stars
I really liked the play. It was touching and intense. It had good dialogues
and monologue, good music as well as elements of surprise and humor.
It was a very unique and original play. It was emotional and thought
provoking. I felt moved, informed, absorbed and identified with the characters
even though I am not a twin myself.
I thought that the play was deeply psychological and personal, which I found
rewarding to watch. I was always carious what it is like to be an identical
twin, and the play gave me answers to many of those questions.
Play: TWINSPEAK
Reviewer: wendy x
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Rating: 5 Stars
At first, I really did not know what to expect. But I was quite surprised
to see the range of emotions the performance drew from the audience. The
play embroidered a masterpiece that had all the elements of the human emotion;
joy, guilt, pride, sadness, remorse, curiosity, love, hate, and forgiveness,
all sprinkled with confetti of witty humor.
Even though I am not a twin, I was able to connect theirs experiences with
mine. In fact, I came to this play with 2 other friends and after we saw
this performance, we talked about our childhoods and we walked away wanting
to look into ourselves and reflect. It is a sweet, sorrowful play that is
also thought provoking. I look forward to seeing more from this dynamic
duo.
Play: Twinspeak
Reviewer: Julie Lesperance
Reviewer Email: lebelier@sbcglobal.net
Rating: 5 Stars
Spectacular! I laughed; I cried. This is a very powerful display of the
unique relationship that occurs between twins; one that most of us can't
even imagine. This play was a mixture of performance art and real-life character
development. Hats off to Brian and Michael for the courage in sharing a
slice of their intimate lives in such an original way. Don't miss this one!
Play: Twinspeak
Reviewer: StFo
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Rating: 4 Stars
I went to Twinspeak with an identical twin. We actually met about three
or four other people there or who had told us they had seen the show who
were also identical twins. Nice niche market...I don't know if there were
any 2-for-1 deals on tickets though. My twin friend remarked about how so
much of the show was familiar "twinner" stuff, and wondered if
I was able to understand it. I said, "I think so." Probably not
as well though. This is one of those plays where you're just cruising along
and then suddenly you get one of those jaw hits the floor shocker moments
that impacts how you think about everything that comes after. I spent the
rest of the play trying to sort
out whether the emotions that came to me immediately were really the ones
I should be feeling, or if there was some other perhaps metaphysical sentiment
I should have been experiencing to uncover a deeper meaning or bring a sort
of serenity to the situation. I'll just say it was a rather heavy story
to think about. ...You know, like when you hear something truly devestating
that happens to someone else and you aren't sure how you should feel about
it because, well, frankly it's not about you or your feelings. It's about
them. And you just hope that they're are okay but since you don't know them,
there's really nothing you can do other than just try to sort out your own
feelings about it. Come to think about it, it kind of reminded me about
how I felt two years ago. -StFo