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| re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? | |
| Last Edit: Ann 10:17 am EST 01/06/19 | |
| Posted by: Ann 10:13 am EST 01/06/19 | |
| In reply to: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? - Teacher64 08:11 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| Well, there's one setting and a lot of the story happened in the past, so, yes, it's true that you don't see all the elements play out (except for the denouement). But the play lets you get to know the (surviving) characters and relationships, plus the important family element, and from that I think the richness of the story can be appreciated. I see that as a wonderful talent of the playwright. My response was the opposite of yours - I think of it as an epic family story, enriched by the specific political situation of what happened before and the results of all of that. I was completely immersed in their situation by sharing this limited kitchen time as many characters came and went. There are different ways to tell a story and this isn't a way that you, and others, don't respond positively to. While others do. So, what you're missing is a method of storytelling that works for you (and it's an expensive way of finding that out, though the same sentiments have been expressed here, amid the praise, since the production started). I've definitely felt left out of the fun/enjoyment for plays and musicals - that's art. |
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| re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 05:20 pm EST 01/07/19 | |
| In reply to: re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? - Ann 10:13 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| "There are different ways to tell a story and this isn't a way that you, and others, don't respond positively to. While others do. So, what you're missing is a method of storytelling that works for you (and it's an expensive way of finding that out, though the same sentiments have been expressed here, amid the praise, since the production started)." I think you worded that very intelligently, perceptively, and sensitively, and I agree 100 percent. Only thing I would add is that, even for those who do respond very positively to this method of storytelling, I'm sure some will agree (though others will strongly disagree) that this great theatrical experience might have been even greater if it were somewhat shorter. I do think it needs to be a long play because it does benefit from an "epic" feeling, and also I think it adds to the atmosphere of the story to have so much of the action unfold slowly, plus that increases the shock power of the final few minutes. But I think all of that could have been accomplished perfectly well in three hours of running time with one intermission, and if the play had been edited to that length, maybe the people who love it as it is would still have loved it and some of those who didn't love it might have liked it better. Of course, we'll never know :-) |
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| re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 10:23 am EST 01/06/19 | |
| In reply to: re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? - Ann 10:13 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| Thank you! Excellent response. I agree completely with your sentiments. I found The Ferryman to be an incredibly rich experience. Of course, it probably helps that one side of my family is Irish. | |
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| re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 10:35 am EST 01/06/19 | |
| In reply to: re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? - BroadwayTonyJ 10:23 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| My family isn't Irish, and I thought the entire evening was really captivating. | |
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| re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 12:13 pm EST 01/06/19 | |
| In reply to: re: THE FERRYMAN: What am I missing? - Ncassidine 10:35 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| Of course, Butterworth's story is universal and can be appreciated by anyone who is fascinated by the history of The Troubles in Ireland. However, I can recall (growing up in the 50's) my grandmother and her younger sister speaking Gaelic whenever they got together. My grandmother's uncle once told me that many decades earlier in the old country anyone caught speaking Gaelic in public were subject to immediate execution -- he was a fanatical supporter of the IRA. Today he would probably be considered a terrorist. Nevertheless, I think I have a better understanding of the roots of the horrific ethnic divide as depicted in The Ferryman as a result of what I gleaned as a child from memories of my long gone relatives. | |
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