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re: IT"S ONLY - NO, BARELY- A PLAY....or not...

Posted by: portenopete 03:24 pm EST 01/17/15
In reply to: re: IT"S ONLY - NO, BARELY- A PLAY....or not... - LegitOnce 02:17 pm EST 01/17/15

I don't blame the poster for not looking his s**t up: I'm guilty of that on this board.

But as you say, despite his detractors, Sellars has been a major force in American Theatre (and World Theatre) and McNally does seem to be taking a cheap shot rather than a pointed jab at someone whose work he probably can't fathom and is threatened by.

And the whole idea of people calling this kid director "Sir Frank" is pretty ludicrous. The only knight of the realm whom I've heard likes the honorific used is Ben Kingsley, but I'm pretty sure that Olivier was "Larry", Gielgud "Johnny" and Maggie Smith is "Mags".


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re: IT"S ONLY - NO, BARELY- A PLAY....or not...

Posted by: 15minutecall 01:59 am EST 01/18/15
In reply to: re: IT"S ONLY - NO, BARELY- A PLAY....or not... - portenopete 03:24 pm EST 01/17/15

How is it a cheap shot at Peter Sellars if there's nothing in the text or McNally's comments that would link his character to Sellars?


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re: IT"S ONLY - NO, BARELY- A PLAY....or not...

Posted by: larry13 03:36 pm EST 01/17/15
In reply to: re: IT"S ONLY - NO, BARELY- A PLAY....or not... - portenopete 03:24 pm EST 01/17/15

I'm sure I too have been lazy and asked questions here instead of trying to get the info myself. What really irked me with this poster was how he worded HIS "cheap shot" AND "pointed jab" at Sellars combined with his seeming proud ignorance of the director's career. No one has to like Sellars or anyone else but just say that.


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