The Cat Came Back -- Part 2

It only seems fitting that there is a second installment about a play that revolves around the constant pattern of returning of one cat. And so... here's the scoop...

As I was getting close to wrapping up my time in Spain, but right before I got hit by the world's most evil computer virus, I hopped on my skype account and gave David Lind a call.


David is directing the production of The Cat Came Back.

He was so kind as to send me a couple of scripts for the show. The show has two parts, and because of this...two scripts. The first part of the show will be a part that David wrote back when he was in rehearsal for a show with Theatre Limina. It is now being refered to by the cast as "The Clown Show," and it invovles the same general premise as the longer 2nd half, but it invovles a bit of puppetry and hijynx not present in the latter bit. In fact, without trying to spoil anything, I'll just mention that it ends with a bang.

The longer version of the story of the cat who kept comeing back to Mr. Johnson's home has taken on a whole new direction since we last spoke with Daivd. At that time, the idea was that the play would tell the tale of what happened to the Cat each time that Mr. Johnson gave her the heave-ho and sent her packing. Now, however, the story is more about what happens when the Cat comes back. The story of what happened while she's gone is told via song... oddly enough the song upon which the play is based. So... what else is there to tell? Well, the play focuses on a love-triangle of sorts, jealousy, addiction, abuse, and all sorts of other things that lead to comedy. That's right, pain leads to comedy.

David's cast has gone through a workshopping process that has kept the show vibrant and changing up to the last week of rehearsal, and that means that there may be some slight differences from the scripts that I've read, but even if they are only remotely close by the time the show opens, it loks like this is going to be a great show. I laughed a lot while reading it, and actually took much-needed study time to read it again.

Incidentally, the pictures that are included with this post are all from the show's rehearsal process.

Okay... So the cat came back the very next day... and she got what she wanted. Let's just say that. For more explanation, you'll have to see the show.