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| The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures | |
| Posted by: josiahjosiah 10:09 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
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| Well, after eight years, six months, three weeks and a day Amazon delivered the copy of Kushner’s play that I ordered what seems like a lifetime ago in February of 2015! I’ve never had an opportunity to see a production of the play, so I’m hoping it’s a good read. Just thought others who might’ve been waiting would like to know that it’s now available. | |
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| re: The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures | |
| Posted by: Cormanjones 11:59 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
| In reply to: The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures - josiahjosiah 10:09 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
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| It was not a good play. Saw this at its premiere at the Guthrie during Kushner’s residency. They had a phenomenal production of Caroline or Change and this was the dud of the entire cycle. Almost 4 hours and the play ended with no conclusion. ( Maybe it’s been tinkered with since?) The other event they had was a talk back with him taking questions from the audience. He said in the talk back that the only inspiration in writing the Intelligent Homosexual…was the money he was getting from the Guthrie. It was an unusual hostile response. Someone asked him about the ending (or lack there of ) and he responded that it was the audiences fault for not figuring it out . They had arranged a signing at the end of the event with about 20 people wanting merch signed and he couldn’t care less for meeting or signing anyones purchased merch. His manager took the items and you had to return the next day for pickup. It’s really the only negative experience I’ve had trying to meet a theatre god! |
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| OMG | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 11:14 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
| In reply to: The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures - josiahjosiah 10:09 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
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| That release date has been pushed back so many times, I'd given up hoping. | |
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| re: The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures | |
| Posted by: theaterisok 10:46 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
| In reply to: The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures - josiahjosiah 10:09 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
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| I remember the evening felt like a writing exercise about calibrating overlapping dialogue, without success of a dramatic or compelling narrative. | |
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| re: The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures | |
| Posted by: Cormanjones 12:06 am EDT 10/11/23 | |
| In reply to: re: The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures - theaterisok 10:46 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
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| Couldn’t agree more! | |
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| re: The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures | |
| Last Edit: lordofspeech 11:12 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
| Posted by: lordofspeech 11:10 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
| In reply to: re: The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures - theaterisok 10:46 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
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| I was thrilled by the scope of the play and all the turns it took. Had bursts of the family-power-dynamics of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. And I felt the most exciting scenes were between the gay son and the male sex worker whom he was so mixed up with. There were some forced twists and turns of plot/synchronicity, and perhaps the examination of making the choice for suicide was under-cooked, but all the talkiness was fun. It reminded me of August Wilson. Gab that didn’t necessarily serve the Aristotelian unities, but it was fun to hear all that talk for its own sake. And I admired that Kushner was stretching himself to write about ‘nuclear family’ and to create a female character grounded in an ordinary reality (whereas Harper and the Angel in ANGELS had been so unmoored.) I thought Spinella’s frailty was overused, and, probably, he was miscast. But the others worked well and hard. Special brava to Ms Emond. |
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| Saw it in London... | |
| Posted by: GrumpyMorningBoy 11:55 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
| In reply to: re: The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures - lordofspeech 11:10 pm EDT 10/10/23 | |
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| ... and I liked it considerably. Did it feel like a day on the playground of Kushner's brain? Yes. But there are far less interesting playgrounds to kick around some fun ideas for a few hours. - GMB |
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