Curt Mills Sitiyana Blog Post

I had the distinction of seeing Ptofessor Aguas's play Sitiyana a few weeks back.  I really didn't know what I was walking in.  I regretfully admit and disclose that I have not ever seen a play here at William and Mary (nor did I ever see one at my high school).  I used to rather like drama, starring in an elementary school play, but have since rather dropped in, supplemented by the usual deluge of movies and an occasional mainstream play-- Broadway in NYC of course and Ford's Theater and Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

So, both because of my lack of experience with W&M theater and lack of recent experience with theater in general, I wasn't really sure what I was walking into.  I also wasn't that familiar with the play, other than what I had heard and what I believe Aguas outlined in class.

I was very excited and surprised by it for a number of reasons.  I was very unfamiliar with Korean, but had wanted to get to see media where it was featured more.  I recently saw the Korean movie from last decade A Bittersweet Life and loved it.  That the only language was Korean, and the rest was in the art was not that much of a deterrent for my enjoyment of the play.

Superficially though, I also greatly enjoyed seeing Professor Aguas on stage, as well as his kids, and some of my classmates!  Great evening.