It's time for my review of The Young Professional.
The Young Professional presents a woman named Malorie who has been waiting throughout the various lockdowns for her internship to start.
The Young Professional is in the format of a monologue, with one actress taking to the stage in order to portray the role of Malorie. In this case, the monologue was performed by Rachel De Fontes; a recent graduate from Drama Centre London. De Fontes proved excellent in the role, and successfully conveyed all aspects of the character. Malorie is an individual that puts on a facade of being happy and content, though as the monologue continues, it soon becomes clear that she has endured some emotional wounds in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdown. De Fontes communicated this effectively, crafting out a perfect balance between the two sides of this character. It is by no means an easy task to portray a character that is pretending to be something they're not, but this was extremely well depicted. In addition to this, this portrayal should also be commended for the way in which it showed a full sense of character in such a limited amount of time. The monologue was just under 10 minutes, and yet De Fontes still shone.
The monologue was a well-written piece of drama by Molly-Rose Curran, and it kept the attention of the audience throughout. The writing pulls you in from the get-go, and the character of Malorie is one that you're instantly drawn to. The piece is however very short, and it would be interesting to see it expanded to a longer monologue. If new elements were added to The Young Professional, this could perhaps allow the audience to further understand the character of Malorie; the writing could explore why lockdown affected Malorie more than other individuals, and why she's choosing to repress the hurt that she has endured as a result of these events. All in all though, it was an excellent piece of online theatre, and hopefully it won't be too long before it can be performed live.
Thanks for reading!
-The Basic Theatre Reviewer
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