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| re: Twigs play by George Furth | |
| Posted by: lanky 08:27 am EDT 05/17/23 | |
| In reply to: Twigs play by George Furth - raydan 11:35 pm EDT 05/16/23 | |
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| I saw the original production twice. Sara Thompson, as others here point out, gave a bravura performance. (It would be interesting to see the four scenes played by different actors, an approach that's probably been tried.) One of the plays -- the second one, I believe -- was sombre in tone, but the others were entirely comedic and light in tone. They weren't as serious, at their core, as are the scenes in "Company." I don't see much correlation between "Twigs" and "Company." | |
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| re: Twigs play by George Furth | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 08:46 am EDT 05/17/23 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 08:41 am EDT 05/17/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Twigs play by George Furth - lanky 08:27 am EDT 05/17/23 | |
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| Wikipedia claims some of the material was originally written for a project that later evolved into Company (my shorthand). Certainly Wikipedia isn't especially reliable. That said, it's referencing this, from the Furth papers in the NY Public library "Furth followed up Company with a collection of four one-acts called Twigs, which opened on Broadway in 1971. Some of the plays used in Twigs had been written for the project which eventually became Company..." Link below. |
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| Link | https://archives.nypl.org/the/22296#overview |
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| re: Twigs play by George Furth | |
| Posted by: raydan 10:38 am EDT 05/17/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Twigs play by George Furth - Delvino 08:41 am EDT 05/17/23 | |
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| I saw that and was even more fascinated by Furth’s bio. Especially how his early Broadway career overlapped with the leaving the Army. Then jumping to Hollywood where it appears during his filming activities he begins to write the short stories that would eventually become Company/Twigs. I find not only his bio, but his two careers on opposite coasts occurring really fascinating. I just found another interesting link about Furth, Mary Rodgers, Prince and Sondheim. |
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| Link | https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/02/06/merrily-we-roll-along-alternative-autobiography |
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