What: Flash/Frozen
Where: Theatre Row
410 W. 42nd St.
New York, NY
Who: Recommended for Teens and Up
When: Thursday to Sunday Through March 20
In 1961, the entire U.S. Figure Skating team perished in a plane crash on the way to the World Championships in Prague. This event is the backdrop for the new drama Flash/Frozen by Lance Ringel. The play revolves around the stories of the two skaters involved in the tragedy veteran skater, Tim Brown, and young up-and-comer, Doug Ramsay. Through a twist of fate, Ramsay ends up with Brown's seat on the ill-fated plane.
Riley Fisher does an excellent job of portraying the wide-eyed young skater eager to have the opportunity to participate in his first World Championships. His performance is bursting with energy. He is so believable in the part that it makes you wonder what the world lost when the real Doug Ramsay died in that plane crash. Clint Hromsco as Tim Brown does a nice job as well. He really makes you feel the anguish of being caught between the relief at being alive and feelings of guilt at another skater having died in his place. The exciting choreography really makes you feel like they are skating even though there obviously isn't any real skating in the show.
At just about an hour-long, the play goes by very quickly and is over way too soon. Accordingly, if you live far out of the City, you are probably not going to want to bother making the trip unless you have other things to do as well. However, it is worth seeing especially if you want to get an interesting look at a part of history that few probably know anything about, and it definitely leaves you wanting to know more about the tragedy and these two men,
And that's our view. For more about Flash/Frozen or to purchase tickets, visit bfany.org/theatre-row/shows/flash-frozen.
All Flash/Frozen photos by Brandon Weber
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