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I guess I don't find an engaging one act play to be a lazy play

Posted by:	dramedy 01:21 am EDT 03/13/14
In reply to:	MOTHERS AND SONS Tonight (Possible Spoiler) - sergius 12:01 am EDT 03/13/14

I find plays that break the fourth wall to be rather lazy with some exceptions--buyer & cellar for example. It's a lot easier to just tell a point of view via the fourth wall. To have characters interact is a lot harder to write and more engaging to watch. I think survivor guilt and finding happiness to be relevant today in the gay community. There were a lot of ideas and opinions relayed on stage. Not just a one message play. And the sway of my empathy for some characters changed during the show--that's rare for me.

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