Seeing the Stage Through Our Eyes - Walnut Street Theatre

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Erin Duvinksi There was a quote that I kept remembering throughout Aspects of Love. It was “If you love something, set it free... If it comes back, it's yours, if it doesn't, it never was yours”. I kept thinking that since the play was called Aspects of Love, it would have some reference to famous quotations like that, but, it rarely did. The only thing that echoed that quote was Alex always coming back to Rose. But Rose, being difficult, seemed to only want to hurt Alex. She had feelings for him, though. I could tell. But, do they really love each other by definition of that quote I mean, he came back, they always seemed to want to be together, but, yet there always seemed to be a wall. It was like a game of tug of war, always just one giving in. But in the end, the rope does break from all the stress on it. The ending was kind of depressing. But, it was also not the classic ending of a regular love story, so I’m really happy about that.
Jessica Markowitz Aspects of Love is a controversial play, and for good reason. The story alone is scandalous, what with the mismatched ages of the characters, the family ties between rivals, the family ties between those in love, two women in love, and a union of three people. Seeing such a story unfold on stage is even more so. While the way intimacy is hinted at but never shown is admirably handled, those hints are rather shocking for the unprepared viewer. On top of that, the character Rose goes through a few onstage costume changes. In fact, the first change is only a couple seconds into the first act. Needless to say, there is a plethora of scenes in which the characters are a tad underdressed. While this play is obviously not meant for a young audience, there is no need to write it off; its message is undeniably valuable. Love comes in many forms, and many of those forms are not accepted by society. The characters in Aspects of Love know this only too well. The departing message is that what’s important is to live in the moment and follow your heart. For as Rose states numerous times, we only have one life, not two.
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