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re: If there was any question about Che in Evita being Che Guevara...

Posted by:	allineedisthegirl 09:52 am EDT 09/12/14
In reply to:	If there was any question about Che in Evita being Che Guevara... - Chazwaza 05:56 pm EDT 09/11/14

It's always interesting to see what playwrghts say to explain their works, whether they're Tim Rice or Sondheim or Brecht. But it's also important to look into the play itself. In this case, besides wearing a beret and a beard, what Che-like things does "Che" actually do? Does he work for or plan a revolution? Not so much. What he does do is narrate a play. So the actor can put on a had a facial hair, and he can act/sing intensely or angry, but what about that constitutes "playing" Che Guevara. Is his relationship to this story (of Peron) even representative of the real Che's? In Prince's production, Patinkin looked like Che Guevara, but no-one learned anything about the character by seeing EVITA. Evita is a character, Che is a device. db

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