An exemplary play of theatre at its best
             A 70 minute play titled by its protagonist, Poochwater, excelled in capturing the essence of theatre with special commendation given to the excellent skill of playwriting presented by Mike McPhaden and direction by Patrick Conner. On 10th February, 2004 at Theatre Passe Muraille, the initial idea of theatre being plain boring was debarred from many minds. The blending of the play's themes such as identity crisis and confusion, amnesia, pride and the human condition, which are all interlocked into each other have produced a mirrored drama of ordinary life that each individual in the audience can relate to at some point of the play.
             Poochwater begins with a good Samaritan, Mike McPhaden, dressed in a grey suit, entering a stranger's apartment to return his wallet that he had found in the park. On his way out he hears something crack on the floor and turned on the light to discover that he had broken a photo frame. He sees it fitting to write the owner a note, apologizing for what he did and to save him from the shock of thinking he was robbed. The puzzling thing is that when he ends the note he does not remembers his name. The play continues as he begins his quest to recall his name and takes a different course when the second actor, Jeff Miller, barges into his abode to find that it has been vandalised and the trespasser is still present.
             The Mike McPhaden - Jeff Miller team performed delightful characters, which were believable, in the sense of how they incorporated body gestures and emotions into the entire act. Both were equally well established since it was difficult to evaluate the better actor. McPhaden plays a man who is cautious about every little thing around him and sees himself as a genius but tends to suffer from amnesia for short periods of time.
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