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Should mothers & sons been two acts

Posted by: dramedy 12:26 am EDT 04/02/14

I just watched Andre's mother. I wish I had seen it before the play. Who hugs who and the blame game make much more sense in the play now. I almost wish they did Andre's mother for the first act and the current play as the second act

Maybe the roundabout revival in 2024 will do both in one evening. Or maybe regional productions could do both.


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re: Should mothers & sons been two acts

Posted by: AlanScott 01:08 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: Should mothers & sons been two acts - dramedy 12:26 am EDT 04/02/14

McNally would probably have to make a new stage version of Andrés Mother, incorporating some of what he added to the television version. I think the original play is only 15 minutes or so.


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I didn't realize it was a short play first

Posted by: dramedy 09:56 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Should mothers & sons been two acts - AlanScott 01:08 am EDT 04/02/14

So yes, my thought was based on tv version which would have to be shortened a bit since it had a large cast and several locations.


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re: Should mothers & sons been two acts

Posted by: BruceinIthaca 01:10 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Should mothers & sons been two acts - AlanScott 01:08 am EDT 04/02/14

Yes, as I recall (it was published in the anthology The Way We Live Now, IIRC), it was primarily a monologue by the lover, with the mother a silent (or nearly silent) presence.


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re: Should mothers & sons been two acts

Posted by: makemlaff 12:32 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: Should mothers & sons been two acts - dramedy 12:26 am EDT 04/02/14

Interesting thought, I had a similar one! It seemed like an opportunity for a "March of the Falsettos" + "Falsettoland" kind of opportunity. Though in this case, almost a necessity.


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re: Should mothers & sons been two acts

Posted by: BruceinIthaca 01:09 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Should mothers & sons been two acts - makemlaff 12:32 am EDT 04/02/14

I understand the logic in this suggestion, but for me, there was a value in not having seen "Andre's Mother" (the PBS version) in over a decade and a half--it made the sense of time having passed more palpable and poignant. Obviously, that won't be the case for future audiences.


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