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| Skeleton Crew (Spoilers) | |
| Posted by: workerbee 03:54 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| A great cast! The author's strengths are in-the-moment one on one conversations, some of which are really inspired and deep. She is not good at the larger story, which is very protracted- and many tropes are dropped. A number of introduced elements: a gun, a pregnancy, an older lesbian character just go no where. While she was trying to write a realist great play, it fails because in the end everyone turns out to do the right thing and she can't bring herself to make them flawed and real. At intermission you think you know where the play is going, but even that doesn't land. It just turns to positive images. The direction by Santiago-Hudson is wonderful on actorly terms but very clunky scene transitions. The video projections are repetitive and don't enhance the story telling. All that said, the audience burst into applause constantly after monologues or scenes in which people do the right thing. Rashad is great but hard to hear. Lots of strengths but not a great work. | |
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| Posted by: larry13 04:16 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: Skeleton Crew (Spoilers) - workerbee 03:54 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| It's been several years since I saw the off-Broadway production with Lynda Gravatt who was superb. I don't know whether I'd have called it a "great" play but I do remember finding the work less flawed than you did. I'm even wondering if the script has been worked on--and not necessarily for the better. But my one question for you is this: how can you find "Rashad is great but hard to hear?" Are you saying you're sure she's giving a great performance but the sound designer is at fault? Otherwise, I don't understand how an actor can give a great performance if she's hard to hear. |
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| re: “How can you find Rashad great but hard to hear?” | |
| Posted by: earlybird 12:21 am EST 01/01/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Skeleton Crew (Spoilers) - larry13 04:16 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| Because diction and projection are only 2 of the many components that go into an actor’s performance. An actor can be grounded and in the moment. They can be listening and responding believably in the scene. They can have a great grasp of the character, and portray them with layers and subtlety. They can play the intention of the scene, connect with the other actors, etc. All while having less-than-stellar diction. I also found her difficult to understand when the play began. It’s a little perplexing considering she’s the highly-experienced veteran stage actor in that cast. But I agree that her performance was otherwise very strong. And in any case, I got used to it after a while, and was able to understand her much better as the play progressed. Too bad about the whole Cosby thing. What a bizarre, misguided, harmful take. I’ve really lost all respect for her as a person since then. |
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| re: Skeleton Crew (Spoilers) | |
| Posted by: Jackson 04:58 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Skeleton Crew (Spoilers) - larry13 04:16 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| My neighbor said the same thing about "Flying Over Sunset". She said that it was an excellent show, but it was very hard to understand the actors. Go figure. J |
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| Posted by: seenenuf 07:56 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Skeleton Crew (Spoilers) - Jackson 04:58 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| Unfortunately, I could hear everything they said quite clearly in Flying Over Sunset. | |
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| Flying Over Sunset sound was fine. | |
| Posted by: FinalPerformance 08:13 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Skeleton Crew (Spoilers) - seenenuf 07:56 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| Pleasant score and great cast. | |
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| re: Skeleton Crew (Spoilers) | |
| Posted by: larry13 05:48 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Skeleton Crew (Spoilers) - Jackson 04:58 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| Yes, I fully understand that the sound system isn't always what it should be, especially in a big theater, especially for a musical. What I don't understand is how someone can say an actor was great if she was hard to hear. Even IF the fault was not at all the actor's, how can the result be "great?" | |
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