| re: Anyone else surprised about the NY Time's RAVE on Mary Page Marlowe? |
| Posted by: Budinsky 05:27 pm EDT 07/13/18 |
| In reply to: Anyone else surprised about the NY Time's RAVE on Mary Page Marlowe? - NJGUY 03:07 pm EDT 07/13/18 |
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It may be a "Critic's Pick" and it certainly has plenty of photos to accompany it, but I'd hardly call the review a RAVE.
Green takes up quite a few paragraphs toward the end of his piece to point out several of the play's major flaws. He had plenty of good things to say about MARY PAGE MARLOWE -- particularly about the work of the actors and director -- but his praise for the play is qualified.
Personally, I thought THE MAN FROM NEBRASKA was far superior.
MARY PAGE MARLOWE felt like a collection of connected short stories or vignettes that ultimately carried no real dramatic weight.
When I left the theater I had no idea who Mary Page Marlowe was or what/who she was supposed to represent. Maybe that was Letts' intention, but it was an unsatisfying letdown to me. |
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