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The Road Make To Walk Newsday News, Friday, June 22nd, 2007 |
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Situated in a bar "on the edge of time and space," The Road Make To Walk stars Cacique Award winners, Arnold Goindhan (who plays the outspoken bartender, Kushkumar); Glenn Davis (whose character is known quite simply as "the middle-class ass"; Kurtis Gross (King-the fool who kill a man for love) and singer, Mavis John, who fills the role of "Maggie" a jilted lover. "What we wanted to do," Thomas explained, "was situate it in a space that had the spirit of Kitchener, but at the same time created a new post-modern sense of his work; using a classical feel, but at the same time a modern contemporary approach. What was key to that was creating the space and invoking the sense that there's no Carnival and these people are waiting in a bar; in a kind of catharsis place, just before life." After just three weeks of rehearsal, the cast has already gelled wonderfully and all are experiencing a greater appreciation for the music of Lord Kitchener. It's this camaraderie and respect for the Calypso Icon, which they intend to share with the audience onstage. Glenn Davis is thrilled to be working with Thomas again, after their successful run of Monument during Carifesta 2006. "I had such a good time with that cast last year," he confessed. "It had a sort of a Best Village atmosphere and I really and truly enjoyed myself. So, hearing Devlin's name attached to this project, I imagined the same type of performers would be involved and when I came I met exactly what I expected. That's one of the beauties of this production; also there is a certain level of camaraderie among the performers and we're all having fun but at the same time, everybody's working so hard!" "When I was a young man, I was Sparrow," he continued. "But even then, Kitch was always The Grandmaster. I come from a Carnival family; mas used to come out from our house and Kitchener was always in a zone by himself: like this is it! Having to perform his tunes now, it is remarkable because you know the songs, but you really didn't know the depth of the tunes all the time. And oh good, oh good! If yuh from Trinidad and yuh doh know Kitch music, there's not much ah could tell yuh? except to come to the play and you will learn something." The musical works of the late, great Grandmaster, Lord Kitchener, comes to life for eight nights, as the J and N Production The Road Make to Walk began yesterday and runs to Sunday, and runs again from June 28 to July 1, at The Little Carib Theatre. Tickets cost $125 and are available now at The Little CaribTheatre. Contact: 622-4644 or 463-5059 for more information. |