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BUY THIS PLAY
BUY THIS PLAY
wrote.
In this holiday season, please think of the children
who are eagerly waiting for their own copies of my
play Deflowering Waldo now available in a handsome
acting edition.
Don't miss out. Get them before they are gone.
Nov 20, 2006
Nov 19, 2006
I may never again see my name next to John Patrick
Shanley or David Ives. Sorry if that's annoying I
keep bringing it up. I'm just so fucking psyched.
Nov 16, 2006
where it's at--right here bizatch
in theatre. I've seen some great plays lately by
Julia Cho, Anne Washburn, Adam Bock, Mike Batistick.
I've heard some great plays in class, at Ars Nova, in
my writing group. I read a book of awesome plays by
Sarah Ruhl recently and am very excited by what my
friends are writing and the energy in general at the
moment around new theatre.
and tonight and Sat there is this:
SIX FIGURES THEATRE COMPANY'S ARTISTS OF TOMORROW
FESTIVAL presents
ALL THE GIRLS LOVE BOBBY KENNEDY
by Kristen Palmer
directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde
In the spring of 1968 Gracie dreams of Bobby and he
dreams back to
her. A play about young love, idealism and Robert F.
Kennedy.
with
Deborah Knox*
Marielle Heller*
Travis York*
Presented as a Staged Reading with Sound
Thursday, November 16, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 18, 8:00pm
Festival Tickets, $15
smarttix.com
Equity Actors free with AEA Card.
The West End Theatre
Located upstairs in the Church of St. Paul and St.
Andrew
263 West 86th St. between Broadway and West End Ave.
accessible via the 1 train at 86th St.
Handicap accessible.
scales of living
Take Back the Criticism From the Man
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/inte3817.htm
http://parabasis.typepad.com/blog/2006/11/happy_internati.html
http://obscenejester.typepad.com/home/2006/11/in_praise_of_de.html
http://jasongrote.blogspot.com/2006/11/tough-crowd-or-tale-of-two-audiences.html
http://www.ghunka.com/index.cgi/2006/11/15#internat
http://playgoer.blogspot.com/2006/11/reviews-thugs-internationalist.html
Nov 15, 2006
The Internationalist
before but here is the first in what might be more
than one blog review.
I saw the Internationalist at the Vineyard. If you
have never seen this play, you should go see it. This
is actually the third time I saw it. (I saw the 13p
production in New York and then I saw it when it went
to CT as well.) i have to say I had a renewed respect
for this play and for Anne Washburn. I really enjoyed
it the last couple of times but usually if you see
something more than once, you can start to see the
holes. This play stands up to scrutiny and more than
that, is just as entertaining and thought provoking
the third time around.
As for the production, the set was outstanding, the
lights kept the magic the play needs. In fact
visually this incarnation is more magical than the
previous ones. it was a different experience seeing
it with a mostly older cast. They were also more
grounded which at times i liked and at times I didn't.
i had the odd sensation of watching Liam Craig play
the parts Travis York had played in a near identical
way although Craig is older and like the other actors,
the dial was turned down. Sometimes I wish Schmoll
had turned the dial up a bit more. Gibson Frazier was
the only actor that made it over on the transfer to
the Vineyard stage. He was excellent then and he is
excellent here too. Zak Orth who takes on the main
character, is likable, fumbling. It took me a while
to warm up to him in this part but his performance was
ultimately satisfying and the notes he hit were right
within the score of the overall show Schmoll created.
The problem with this show, and it is a problem, is
that Heid Schreck is sorely missed. Now, Heidi is a
friend of mine I should probably say. That said, she
brought an energy to this play in the first two
incarnations that could have made this production
transcendent. Annie Parisse, try as she might, is
just not able to fill these shoes. I don't know that
I can even put it into words exactly what Heidi
brought to the part that Annie didn't. I want to say
that Annie is not a character actor and when she put
on a wig to play an old woman it didn't work. But
that's just a small part of it. An Annie is a capable
actress but her storyline fell back a little for me
wheras Heidi brought it forward which is more what i
think the play needs.
That said, if you have not seen this play go see it.
The Vineyard made a good choice when they programmed
Anne's play.