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| re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 12:40 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night - huskyital 09:32 am EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| I asked before the show began if there was an intermission. I was told the show ran 2 hours and 10 minutes. I was a little apprehensive because I just recovered from an illness but I didn’t find the length a problem, really. Though it did occasionally seem to repeat specific arguments. What I didn’t get were the interruptions having characters speak in isolation with their voices echoing. I understood the device for the first character but the other monologues confused me. I found the play fascinating and often funny even though the characters themselves weren’t exactly people I’d want to hang out with or reunite with. |
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| My interpretation **Spoiler** | |
| Posted by: schauspieler 12:58 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: THE COMEUPPANCE Last Night - lowwriter 12:40 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| What I got from the voices, after being confused a bit at the start, was that they were the voice of Death that dwells in everyone. | |
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| re: My interpretation **Spoiler** | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 01:27 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: My interpretation **Spoiler** - schauspieler 12:58 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| Oh, I thought only the first voice was Death. | |
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| re: My interpretation **Spoiler** | |
| Last Edit: davei2000 01:16 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| Posted by: davei2000 01:08 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
| In reply to: My interpretation **Spoiler** - schauspieler 12:58 pm EDT 06/03/23 | |
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| That's not an interpretation, the Voice tells us this. It's possible this has been made more explicit. We were told the playwright had done extensive work the day before I saw it last Sunday. I found each succeeding monologue more chilling and foreboding, and a thrilling contrast to the real-time realism of the rest of the piece... I would guess that there's a strong element of autobiography in this play. I thought there was an obvious place for a break, but perhaps that's too close to the end. |
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