HIGH WINDOWS LOW DOORWAYS

HIGH WINDOWS LOW DOORWAYS

Director Paul Gilchrist’s new production High Windows Low Doorways explores the idea of spirituality through the personal experiences of seven actors.

These actors were each paired with their own writer to “retell a story from the actor’s own experience they would call spiritual, in the broadest possible sense of the word,” Gilchrist says.

Seven personal tales are intertwined into one cohesive piece of theatre in this multi-playwright project, often with surprising views on spirituality.

“People immediately assume you are going to talk about traditional religion, but we found that doesn’t really happen,” Gilchrist says. “The actors talk about things that are very real to them on an emotional level. The focus being on experiences as opposed to beliefs.”

High Windows Low Doorways is at times both funny and sad, dealing with an otherwise sombre topic.

“It’s really poetic and it really makes you think about the people you love, the people you’ve lost, and it makes you question the things you believe, about what’s important to you,” says Melita Rowston, one of the seven writers involved. (SM)

March 19-30, TAP Gallery, 278 Palmer St, Darlinghurst, $15-25, subtlenuance.com

BY SEAN MAY

 

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