| re: Anyone else in my camp re OFFICE HOURS and MARY JANE | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 11:00 am EDT 10/24/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 11:00 am EDT 10/24/17 | |
| In reply to: Anyone else in my camp re OFFICE HOURS and MARY JANE - NewtonUK 10:45 am EDT 10/24/17 | |
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| Contention is useless in pitting subjective opinions against each other. But I'll just add: I didn't see that narrow a premise in Mary Jane. If anything, it's a extended portrait of letting go, the eleventh hour. Rather than simply denial, Mary Jane is gripped with holding onto the ritual that the 24/7 care of Alexander has given her. As awful as it is, it defines her life. It's who she has become, the loving overseer of this child here so briefly. It's no accident that everyone in the 2nd half calls her "Mom." She's exclusively defined by it. The play is dramatizing what that costs her, but also what it has given her. A reason for being. It's just so much richer than simple denial. She has wisely been on top of the child's condition since birth, has had her share of wins, providing evidence that the medical establishment she depends upon was wrong. It's painful to watch, but also exhilarating to behold, this woman who has a Zen approach to the seemingly impossible. She's not selfless, she is revealed through her caretaking. I found it enthralling, and the ending infused with humanity. | |
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