| It would entirely hinge on the interpretation & direction of "Coalhouse Demands" & "Look What You've Done" in Act 2 |
| Last Edit: GrumpyMorningBoy 10:34 am EDT 08/27/20 |
| Posted by: GrumpyMorningBoy 10:33 am EDT 08/27/20 |
| In reply to: Ragtime... for our time - rossde 06:27 pm EDT 08/26/20 |
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There's a lot of room for interpretation within the staging of those songs.
But whether we view Coalhouse's actions as righteous and correct or as antagonistic and errant would go a long long way toward provoking the exact issues that are playing out in today's national headlines.
I think the original Broadway recording reveals that in 1996/1997, the interpretation of those artists -- surely a collaboration between writers, director and actors -- were okay letting Coalhouse seem like someone who had lost his way until Booker T. Washington convinces him to take a path of peace making.
I'm really not sure it would need to be staged or interpreted that way now. But poking all of those ideas is what would make a new production come alive.
- GMB |
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