An Emerging Star in the Family

Jane Austen's EMMA

Jason Introducing his co-actors

TRF Theatre, run by the San Jose State University School of Music and Dance is located on Fifth Street in the downtown San Jose. We were invited to see the performance of Jason who was playing a prominent role in Jane Austen's EMMA directed by Dr Kathleen Normington, a faculty member of Department of TV, Radio, Theatre.

Jason Kapoor

This was the last show of the series played in March and we faced a house full of audience. Jason, a graduating senior was playing gentlemanly George Knightley true to his own character. To our good luck, we were discounted in the tickets being the part of the Jason's family. Incidentally this was also the final performance of Jason in the University. Here was Jason whom as a light weight toddler, I had carried him on my shoulder while horse riding on a trip to Mexico beach. The time flies and today Jason as a grown up was challenging and emerging. Let's see how he responds to the aspirations.

 

I want to make a point here that Jason is writing his own script by adopting a path of his own, never known to his family in generations. He had to bravely stand up to his own intellect to follow the Theatre rather to walk on easier path on the heap of amassed wealth of his Dad. We wish him all the best that he should succeed in his passion for Theatre in the pursuit of excellence.

Pammy among spellbound audience

The play was very well taken by the audience as the silence was broken many times by wave of laughter and at times with intermittent whole hearted claps. Jason delivery of dialogue was crisp, clear and communicative with matching gestures of a well seasoned artist. The music notes were awesome and songs were well presented on Piano. The love scene between Emma and George was applauded with thunderous claps. As per the culture we have been raised, I had to turn away my face at the peak of the scene.

As I talked to the Director Dr Kathlene, she was mouth full of praises for Jason who, as she said, had improved a lot since starting with her class. She was proud of the choice of the selection of Jason for this major role. We congratulated her for the stupendous performers by the whole lot of actors under her direction.

Delighted Jason with Harvinder, Pammy and me

EMMA played by Danielle was performed exceedingly well. Her father came all the way to our seats during the interval presuming that we are the parents of Jason. After Harvinder clarified that Jason was her brother's son, we introduced him to the Mom Pammy who was occupying a seat just behind our row. He was full of praise for Jason's acting & style, but was in sort of a jittery at the love scene though. He went back to camouflage himself by sitting in a remote corner so that Danielle may not get distracted by his presence. We realized our folly only later as we picked a selfish seat just in the front. I am sure poor Jason must have been turned away at times but overcame this well as his performance spoke itself.



Jason's Theatremania



The entire cast of EMMA performed extremely well befitting their allotted roles and deserve kudos. Each and every one of the actors must be congratulated for their overwhelming presentation.

I do not know much about the theatre performance professionally but I as an ordinary audience will give 5 stars.

Good luck, Jason!

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