| STRANGE INTERLUDE last night. Not recommended. | |
| Last Edit: theaterluvr 12:45 pm EDT 10/14/17 | |
| Posted by: theaterluvr 12:36 pm EDT 10/14/17 | |
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| I agree with almost everything seeseveryshow wrote about the play and the performance (link below) most importantly "this is little more than a stunt" I didn't order or stay long enough for the food which is delivered during the dinner break (3 hrs in) This production might be an event for O'Neill completists who already know the play, or fans of prodigious feats of memorization. I saw one person reading the script in the small, cramped waiting area in which we were all held before being admitted into Space A. Narrow chairs on risers touch each other, so there is no shoulder space and no accommodation for any plus-sizes, making the sitting experience uncomfortable at best, even if you don't have back issues. Sight lines are fine. Front row is "for VIPS" The first set in A consists of a sunlit window, a table-desk, a chair and many stacks of books against blank walls. "The Leeds' Study, New England, Late Summer 1919" First set in Space B set is a curtain-walled, sparsely furnished drawing room. The Evans' Homestead: Upstate NY, Late Spring, 1921. I left well before Space C (4 1/2 hrs in) If I hadn't read the synopsis, I would not have had any idea which character was speaking, who was in the room, or whether they were speaking to someone else, or to themselves. The one-actor-plays-all-roles conceit adds nothing to the play. Characters were mostly differentiated by a change in volume. So the female lines were almost inaudibly whispered or (when angry) shouted. There is no concession for clarity (such as starting a line with a person's name when they have entered the scene). I would much rather have heard the play at a a table reading with a speaking stage manager, or if one actor was to play all roles, a different chair or music stand for each character. |
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| Link | seeseveryshow 10/12 |
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