| Transport Group's STRANGE INTERLUDE last night at the Irondale Theater Center, Brooklyn | |
| Last Edit: seeseveryshow 10:28 am EDT 10/12/17 | |
| Posted by: seeseveryshow 10:27 am EDT 10/12/17 | |
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| At the very least, one might have expected Transport Group to provide comfortable audience seating for its lengthy 5 hours plus production of O'Neill's STRANGE INTERLUDE. What did they do? To accommodate the 50 (yes, only 50) seats per performance, they have crammed 4 rows of 12 or 13 armless (but padded) narrow chairs bumper to bumper in two of the three locations within the Irondale where the play is given. The third location, on the mezzanine level adjoining the intermission dining area, where the final scenes of the play are staged, has two rows of 25 metal seats, again crammed together. Although advertising "general admission" seating, patrons are handed cards with assigned seats as they enter the venue. Front row seats (with more legroom) are given out first, followed by the successive rows. At last night's "sold out" performance, there were at least 15 vacant seats by the time the dinner break came around 7:50 pm. Premium seating appears to be assigned to a few center seats in the first two rows. The "dinner" included in certain ticket prices and that may be purchased in advance for $17, is delivered in a rectangular plastic take out container (larger but similar to an airplane meal). I had the substantial portion of chicken breast with veggies which was nicely prepared. Ice water (free) and other beverages are available during the 10 minute intermissions and dinner. As for the production? Actor David Greenspan has to be commended for taking on the ambitious but peculiar assignment of playing all roles (male and female) himself. I confess to having found the opening acts hard to follow and, like many others, hastened during the first break to google a plot summary. Armed with that, what followed was much clearer. With some physical and vocal adjustments, Greenspan does make each character distinctive, and he succeeds once the audience grows familiar with the individual portraits. If you go, you will probably benefit from reading a plot summary and other materials. But, this is little more than a stunt, and I felt the play (and my back) suffered. The venue is easily reachable but subway. |
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