The Haint starring Troy Mink
January 5th 2009 19:23
The Haint is a one-man stage performance by Troy Mink. He portrays 13 different characters, all without changing costume or makeup. The production is minimalist- no sets, props, makeup, or costumes are used.
In the small imaginary town of Midway, Tennessee, a local murder has taken on ghost story status, producing the legend of "Bloody Mary." Each of the characters is portrayed as if they are being interviewed for a documentary. The style is an interesting format, and provided a good vehicle for a production with only one actor.
Troy Mink delivers a brilliant performance. He has an expressive face and demeanor, and portrays each of the characters uniquely. The minimalist production values make for smoothe and speedy transitions from scene to scene, which Mink makes effortlessly as he jumps from one role to the next. Troy's performance is certainly the best quality of the movie.
The biggest weakness of The Haint was the humor. The script relies heavily on the use of humor, and I personally didn't really find it that funny. I was certainly impressed by Mink's ability to show so many facets of himself, but I found myself struggling with the comedy more than laughing.
Overall, I found it to be a bit slow, and I considered turning it off a few times, but Troy Mink's acting made me stick it out. For anyone who is a fan of monologues or one-man shows produced with minimalist values, I definitely consider it a work worth seeing.
In the small imaginary town of Midway, Tennessee, a local murder has taken on ghost story status, producing the legend of "Bloody Mary." Each of the characters is portrayed as if they are being interviewed for a documentary. The style is an interesting format, and provided a good vehicle for a production with only one actor.
Troy Mink delivers a brilliant performance. He has an expressive face and demeanor, and portrays each of the characters uniquely. The minimalist production values make for smoothe and speedy transitions from scene to scene, which Mink makes effortlessly as he jumps from one role to the next. Troy's performance is certainly the best quality of the movie.
The biggest weakness of The Haint was the humor. The script relies heavily on the use of humor, and I personally didn't really find it that funny. I was certainly impressed by Mink's ability to show so many facets of himself, but I found myself struggling with the comedy more than laughing.
Overall, I found it to be a bit slow, and I considered turning it off a few times, but Troy Mink's acting made me stick it out. For anyone who is a fan of monologues or one-man shows produced with minimalist values, I definitely consider it a work worth seeing.
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