Subject 62 is a show where the audience steps into the mind of someone who's losing their memory at a rapid pace. Ever seen what it’s like inside the deepest, darkest depths of someone else? Subject 62 brings to life the fears, hopes, past loves and past traumas of Chris (the lead played by Brad W. Kirton) – a Huntington’s victim who agrees to be part of an experiment to help find the cure to his terminal disease, all while knowing the end is near for him.
The audience watches Chris as he fights his own mind in an attempt to save any memories that his mind is stubbornly refusing to remember. He relives many past experiences, hopping from one to the next without any control over where he’ll land next - from the day his fiancée broke up with him to the day he had his first seizure and passed out cold on the floor.
And who is this kind, loving girl (Missy Marine) that keeps popping up and talking to him as if they’ve known each other for years? He swears he’s never met her before. She wasn’t there when he fell in school as a kid and started crying…but why is she here now kissing his injury and cheering him up? She wasn’t there during high school either…but why is she here now claiming that she would’ve gone to prom with him back then? He can’t remember…and trying to figure out which part of his memories are correct and which are not only adds to his stressful struggle.
Within all the craziness, Subject 62 also manages to incorporate an intriguing love story that only completely reveals all aspects of itself at the end. This definitely adds to the intensity of the show and keeps its audience wanting to know more.
Kirton puts on an exceptional performance, especially at displaying all of his physical, emotional and mental breakdowns. You could see the true fear of a Huntington’s disease victim coming out as he collapses to the floor in fear-instilling acts of seizure and chorea displays.
Subject 62’s presentation is very original and unique because everything is taking place in someone else’s thoughts. This allows viewers to see things from a perspective most never see and forces the audience to leave with a heightened sense of gratitude for their own personal blessings. It is a show that instantly gets into the story and wraps up a great, mind-boggling plot in a quick hour, perfect for busy New Yorkers who are trying to fit a worthy, eye-opening performance into their already tightly packed schedules.
