Native

Natives is a performance that takes you on three different journeys, with three very different people. the journeys start simply, a boy gets up to go to school, a girl is shopping with her friends, another boy is at his brother's funeral, all are fourteen years old.

It's a journey filled with emotions, where it goes up and down with quick turns, where you go from being sad, to very embarrassed, to laughing. Yet the seriousness is clearly in front of you, the characters are faced with things no fourteen-year-old should be faced with, brothers who push others off the roof, a girl who can't be herself because she wants to be thrown out of her group of friends and is too concerned with what others think, and a brother who dies. Nevertheless, this is something we can relate to, family members dying, or that we have become too preoccupied with the social world that takes place inside our mobiles. The stories escalate as the main characters realize things that can change everything, and it all ends with each of them posting a video on the internet.

All the stories were powerful, and I recognized myself a little in all of them, being preoccupied with that one insignificant, ugly comment on my photo, or pretending that things are going well, until you almost fool yourself. Only almost, because in the end it's just too much.

Behind the actors there was a screen where text messages, videos and other things appeared, which created a cool effect. However, I found that the screen sometimes took up a lot of attention and I was unsure where to put my focus.

This show is still one of my favorites, because it is so powerful and because it really hit me. I would also like to add that this is the only show this week that has made me cry, the strong stories moved me and even though it was a bit awkward at times, this is definitely one of my favorites.

All things considered, this was an absolutely fantastic performance that I think most people can relate to, or may need to reflect on.