Thursday, May 23, 2013
Comment Archives: stories: Stage: Theater: Last 30 Days
Re: “FAC theater director Scott RC Levy makes his acting debut”
Saw the preview of Drowsy Chaperone last night and it was so much fun! The entire cast was terrific, the orchestra fabulous, and Scott Levy just made the show--he was the best part! Went home singing with a smile on my face...what more could you ask for.
Posted by
History Kid
on 05/10/2013 at 6:02 PM
Re: “Review: TheatreWorks tries with The Wild Duck, but the material doesn't hold up”
Calling the reviewer blind and suggesting he be medicated is a super mature response to a bad review. Pfft.
Posted by
Jillmarie Peterson
on 05/02/2013 at 8:43 AM
Re: “Review: TheatreWorks tries with The Wild Duck, but the material doesn't hold up”
Todd is simply wrong about our running time; The Wild Duck runs reliably 2 and 1/2 hours as advertised (including intermission), which is actually 15 minutes shorter than the recent London revival. Obviously he thought the play went on forever, and it's true that there is a lot of play here, and very long build up to a climax, but all of this is crucial to its shattering climax and cumulative power. Ibsen has not written a play which depends on audience empathy with his characters, whose limitations are immediately evident. Instead he has created an astonishing mix of melodrama, symbolism, irony, tragedy, satire, poetry and realism. The villain thinks he's the hero; his feckless victim thinks he is a romantic tragic figure. Blind idealism and life lies still abound. Todd thinks the material doesn't hold up but I suspect while snoozing he was weighing it very lightly:the play really is a masterpiece--the more time we have spent with it the more we have been rewarded, and our experience has been shared by actors and directors and audiences for the last 100 years. We are very proud of our beautiful production, and we encourage Todd to see the show again after he has polished his glasses, adjusted his prescription and found his white cane. I will be happy to help him find his seat and show him the light :-)
Posted by
Murray Ross
on 05/01/2013 at 10:36 AM
Re: “Star Bar delves into the character and conscience of A Streetcar Named Desire”
I should clarify that I said 'the concept of Blanche's journey is OFTEN treated un-gently'. I've also seen it done beautifully. Don't want anyone thinking I've hated every production of this I've ever seen. Who knows, too, whether we'll succeed at it; we can only try.
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