`Walter Lee' brought young people's lives to the theatre
Local teenagers missed out on a treat last month, according to two young entertainers.
Lamont Robinson and Nathan Robinson claimed that more school children should have attended "Imitating Walter Lee'' which ran from March 20 to 22 at the City Hall. "It was something people my age, from 15 to 25, should have come to see,'' Lamont said. "The play involved everything that happens to people my age. They should have come to see it.'' Lamont, 24, said the play touched on the a variety of issues and showed that being a bad boy was not worth it.
"It wasn't something boring and it kept bringing up Bermudian historical facts,'' he said. "Bermudians could have related to the play.'' Lamont said there was something for everyone in the play which was written by Shangri-La Durham-Thompson.
"It showed how some girls end up getting pregnant, how some mothers treat their children and how sons grow up to be like their fathers,'' he pointed out. "There were a lot of twists and turns.
"It was crisp! I was just disappointed that more school kids weren't there.'' The play marked Lamont's debut into the world of theatre and his brother's second foray onto the stage.
And the brothers said they both were bitten by the acting bug.
"I would do it again,'' said 25-year-old Nathan. "Feeding off the energy of the others was the best part for me.'' The pair, from Hamilton Parish, will next take to the stage with their father, Wayne, in the play "He Is Wonderful'' in May.
But Lamont added that he his acting pursuits would have to take a back seat to his singing career. He is a member of singing group -- formerly known as the Monty Galiss Kojahmann -- which is currently working in a recording studio.
MISSED A TREAT -- Lamont (left) and Nathan Robinson, participants in the play "Imitating Walter Lee'', said more local teens should have seen the show.