Today I went to see the first workshop performance of Sabina as part of Madison Rep's Fall Festival of the Future.

Sabina tells the story of Sabina Spielrein, and her relationship with Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud (also the subject of the play The Talking Cure). What I saw today was a musical, based on an earlier off-Broadway play of the same name, by Willy Holtzman who also wrote the book for the musical.

The actors read the play at music stands on the stage, while the music director played piano for teh songs, and the director read the stage directions for us. After the play, the writer, composer, and lyricist came up on stage and took comments and suggestions from the audience. They will then be working on the play this week, and performing it again next Saturday.

I enjoyed the show, though I had several suggestions for things that needed further clarity. I would like to attend the second workshop, but that will depend on how busy I am next weekend.