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TB REGIONAL REVIEWS: "LASSO OF TRUTH" and "YELLOW" in SAN FRANCISCO

Posted by: T.B._Admin. 01:04 pm EST 03/08/14

Richard reviews the Marin Theatre Company world premiere production of Carson Kreitzer's Lasso of Truth, which runs through March 16 in Mill Valley; and New Conservatory Theatre's Yellow, which runs through March 23.

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We really enjoyed "Yellow"

Posted by: MarkBearSF 06:47 pm EST 03/08/14
In reply to: TB REGIONAL REVIEWS: "LASSO OF TRUTH" and "YELLOW" in SAN FRANCISCO - T.B._Admin. 01:04 pm EST 03/08/14

We didn't know what to expect, but we were blown away by Yellow. Certainly the best production I've seen at NCTC, the cast was uniformly excellent, the set was masterful - it was simply a great production.


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I didn't like it

Posted by: dramedy 03:29 am EDT 03/09/14
In reply to: We really enjoyed "Yellow" - MarkBearSF 06:47 pm EST 03/08/14

Acting was fine, but the play wasn't a gay play. Just because you have one flamboyant stereotypical gay as a rather minor character does not make it a gay play. And all that bible thumping crap is just annoying. The guys behind me left at intermission and they missed nothing in the second act. This play really revolved around the two parents and their relationship--at least they only made out on stage in the beginning, I was afraid I'd be witnessing another hetero sex capade that doesn't belong at nctc.


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I was actually suspecting that the brother had slept with the bible thumper so the gay could be a half,brother donor. At least the author didn't go down that cliche path.


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re: I didn't like it

Posted by: MarkBearSF 03:31 am EDT 03/09/14
In reply to: I didn't like it - dramedy 03:29 am EDT 03/09/14

Does it have to be a "gay play?"


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re: I didn't like it

Posted by: Pig_o_my_heart 01:34 pm EDT 03/09/14
In reply to: re: I didn't like it - MarkBearSF 03:31 am EDT 03/09/14

And I would argue it very much was a "gay play". The play was about a family that goes through hardship, but also, grows, in size, in the process.

I would agree if the gay best friend was just a character that passes through, but his journey, as well as the family taking him in, makes the play also about alternative families - very much on mission for NCTC.

I truly don't think every gay play has to only be about gay people, or even only have gay people as the central stories.

And especially if the audiences for those plays is going to grow, it should be about experiences that reflect or relate to the gay community, through any lens.


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re: I didn't like it

Posted by: MisterOpinion 07:08 pm EDT 03/10/14
In reply to: re: I didn't like it - Pig_o_my_heart 01:34 pm EDT 03/09/14

It's also "on mission" for NCTC because the playwright is gay, as well.


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re: I didn't like it

Posted by: Pig_o_my_heart 08:55 pm EDT 03/11/14
In reply to: re: I didn't like it - MisterOpinion 07:08 pm EDT 03/10/14

Absolutely. And I welcome the days we're in now, where a gay theatre can present stories that speak to a wide array of issues, audiences, and lifetyles, with an eye toward social justice - not simply gay ghetto plays.


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