By Lonnie Burstein Hewitt
A photo of the architect’s hands on embossed paper. (Credit: Don Hogg)
Best Laid Plans, a new play premiering August 29th at the Tenth Avenue Arts Center in downtown San Diego, is the unusual story of a successful architect who suddenly loses his vision but manages to find different ways to visualize, create, and go on with his career.
This is theater, so his initial state of despair is cured by a visit from Beethoven, who was able to go on composing even when he could no longer hear any music or his audience’s applause. But it’s based on the true story of architect Chris Downey, who has gone on creating new buildings with the help of wax strips, embossed paper, and braille. And the onstage architect in the play is blind actor Blake Stadnik.
“Part of learning to navigate the world without sight is
learning to listen to the architecture and the space around you,” Downey has
said. So there will be a “sound lab” in the show, with a variety of sounds and
plenty of music, and seeing the show should be a memorable event.
Best Laid Plans
August
29-September 22.
Tenth Avenue Arts Center, 930 10th Avenue, San Diego.
Tickets: VantageTheatre
Lonnie Burstein Hewitt is an award-winning author/lyricist/playwright who has been writing about arts and lifestyles in San Diego County for over a dozen years. You can reach her at hew2@sbcglobal.net
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