The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

It's so refreshing to see inventive new theater pieces on Broadway. We have a bad habit of seeing only musicals (my fault, my profession) We took Jaime to see it since If/Then was SUCH a bust. It's based on a novel (I have read the first page and it's pretty much identical to what was put on the stage so I will be wanting to read it) A young man with Autism starts the show holding a dog that has been killed with a "garden fork" sticking straight up, much like this photo. Very shocking way to start a play. The play is all about how he interacts with people around him and his attempt to solve the mystery of who killed the dog Wellington. 

The play uses video screens and projections (such a trend right now) to show how bright lights or loud noises affect Christopher. Everyone in the cast was superb. The lighting designer will get nominated for a tony for sure! This play was AMAZING! When Christopher was going door to door, the lighting was etched out on the floor to show where each house's plot started and where it also ended. 

 After seeing the play, I felt like it was a way to see into the eyes of someone who is autistic. Granted, I'll never know for sure what it's like, but even the simplest things like getting a hug or changing your clothes were labored.

 I bought tickets the day before for the 3rd to last row in the mezzanine. While we could've sat closer, the show was somewhat big so sitting that far back was fine. We definitely thought that sitting under the mezzanine would have been a bad idea.