Ottawa Fringe 2o13, Slut Revolution.

In "Slut (r)evolution" Cameryn Moore is talking about sexual experiences. There is one thing to say about Moore: she is an excellent actress. Her performance is strong, vivid, and convincing. A perfect pace and especially skilful use of pauses makes it very natural. Yes, it feels as if she is not acting but talking to the audience about her own experience. Surely, good direction makes this show a success.

Unfortunately, the same could not be said about the story. In fact, there is no story. Moore represents a form of Open Theatre where yesterday’s taboo topics are now spoken about freely. Thus, the story about sex and enjoying sex – homosexual and heterosexual equally. The language is "mature," which means that the script consists of many profanities. There is nothing wrong here with the topic, language or angle. The problem is that those tools are confused with the story. I was listening for about 60 minutes about numerous sexual encounters, one very similar to another. There was nothing along or between the lines that had the slightest hint of character, reason or consequence, or, anything at all beyond the sex. I am quite sure that every person has something that distinguishes her or him in a given situation. Surely, sex is an important part of life, but it is also part of who we are and it fits somewhere and happens because of something. Nothing in our lives, including sex, can stand on its own, floating between earth and heaven, as this play suggests.

Created and performed by: Cameryn Moore

Directed by: Elizabeth DuPré