The Acting in The Valley of Astonishment strayed far from that of a traditional theatre production. The cast of only three actors played about ten different characters. Each actor performed individually as a victim of synesthesia, and reacted to it in his or her own way. Coping with synesthesia elicited feelings from anxiety, to loneliness, to depression, which shows the realistic variation in reactions people have dealing with a similar situation. The actors also included audience members in the performance, and had to improvise in conversations with the audience. The show ended very abruptly, and I, along with most people had no idea that the show was over until the actors came out to bow. The acting was extremely unique and captivating with several character soliloquies and poetic writing.