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| COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES | |
| Posted by: workerbee 01:34 pm EDT 09/03/18 | |
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| It is so dispiriting when an important subscription theater programs a play like this. I mean, I would love to see a play with queer female content and women of color characters that spoke with some depth and complexity to those experiences. But this play displays weird cardboard cut-outs of those kinds of human beings, to really no end. The actors work hard, but only some of them can handle any of the changes. And once again MCC offers a cheesy set on its potential filled stage. Why not let the real people speak for themselves, instead of these facsimile works. Reminds me of that play last season that pretended to be about disagreements between young women of color and older white feminists- a great subject- but the play did not understand the actual issues at hand and put up superficial substitutes, fake discourse far less interesting and absent of meaning. It's like the programmers at MCC want feminist, queer, and POC, but only sometimes and other time not really. Let the people speak! | |
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| re: COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES | |
| Posted by: gothamplaygoer 07:25 pm EDT 09/03/18 | |
| In reply to: COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES - workerbee 01:34 pm EDT 09/03/18 | |
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| In MCC's defense, they had to find a play in a hurry when they canceled Labute's play, but I find it hard to believe they couldn't do better than this. To my dismay, there were many women of a certain age in the audience who expressed their delight each time the "P" word was uttered. It was a pleasure seeing fine actors doing their best to create vivid characters. Their performances were better than the material deserved. I had hoped MCC would leave the Lortel in a blaze of glory. Not happening. |
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| re: COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 10:42 pm EDT 09/03/18 | |
| In reply to: re: COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES - gothamplaygoer 07:25 pm EDT 09/03/18 | |
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| Why were you dismayed by the audible delight at "the 'P' Word"? Do you think the playwright wouldn't approve? | |
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| Word? Predator? COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES | |
| Posted by: lordofspeech 03:23 am EDT 09/04/18 | |
| In reply to: re: COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES - Singapore/Fling 10:42 pm EDT 09/03/18 | |
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| What is the P word? Predator? | |
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| re: COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES | |
| Posted by: gothamplaygoer 12:48 am EDT 09/04/18 | |
| In reply to: re: COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES - Singapore/Fling 10:42 pm EDT 09/03/18 | |
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| I was dismayed that the audience could be entertained just by repeating the word “pussy” over abd over. ThAt sets the bar pretty low. For all I know, the playwright mught be thrilled. | |
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| At least the encore production of Jocelyn Bioh's School Girls | |
| Last Edit: Esther 07:52 pm EDT 09/03/18 | |
| Posted by: Esther 07:51 pm EDT 09/03/18 | |
| In reply to: re: COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES - gothamplaygoer 07:25 pm EDT 09/03/18 | |
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| should be a better way to leave. | |
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