What's Good About Theater
Slay makes a good point here, as he rounds up some discussion.
How bleak is my valley? Quite apparently. Except, of course, for those of us having a great time despite the obvious and painfully unfair circumstances. I want to see them changed. And I applaud the changes that people are trying to make. But I also think that there's lots of wonderful stuff out there going on, and we can be too quick to commit ritual love-suicide.
Anyone out there having a lovely time seeing great plays and making great plays?
Even though (see below) I didn't pee with glee over August: Osage County...it's a three and a half hour American play on Broadway that it's considered important to see. In fact, the straight play is doing rather well on Broadway as of late, no?
Encouraging I think.
What's some stuff you find encouraging lately?
How bleak is my valley? Quite apparently. Except, of course, for those of us having a great time despite the obvious and painfully unfair circumstances. I want to see them changed. And I applaud the changes that people are trying to make. But I also think that there's lots of wonderful stuff out there going on, and we can be too quick to commit ritual love-suicide.
Anyone out there having a lovely time seeing great plays and making great plays?
Even though (see below) I didn't pee with glee over August: Osage County...it's a three and a half hour American play on Broadway that it's considered important to see. In fact, the straight play is doing rather well on Broadway as of late, no?
Encouraging I think.
What's some stuff you find encouraging lately?
posted by Freeman | 12:20 PM
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Dude, at the end of the day, I'm encouraged whenever I get the opportunity to do good work with people I like. At the risk of making this a shameless plug, right now I'm working on a fantastic play with people I like, and the audience and even the critics are digging it. Right now, that's enough. Sometimes all you can do is keep on keeping on.
(So everyone come see "Our Country's Good" thru March 23 at 78th St. Theatre Lab).
I'm having a great time. Challenging, but great.
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