...But before we return to regular programming
Thursday, August 10, 2006 at 10:53 PM
Filed under shows for the parents
She, so beloved
"Poof!"
There I was, sitting in the Arena Theater at the Rarig, watching “She, so beloved”, and… "POOF!" Suddenly, in a cloud of obligatory smoke, Good-Chris and Bad-Chris appeared on my shoulders!
Good-Chris said, reverently "This is High, Serious, Art!"
Bad-Chris said, snickering "Whaddaya talking about? This is pretentious!!!"
"This is completely intellectually engaging."
"As engaging as Lilith from Cheers."
"It is a wonderful exploration of myth."
"You know, watching her I can understand why Orpheus turned around."
"Can you imagine the betrayal that Eurydice felt as Orpheus turned around, thus sending her back to Hades for eternity?"
"He turned around because he didn’t want to hear another one of her rant-jags. Would it be 'why didn't ya get rid of all the snakes in the field before the wedding' this time?"
"The set is simplicity itself—only a long flowing white fabric."
"I should have known what this was going to be when I walked in a saw the big cloth and the screen down for the overhead projector."
"The use of the shadow figures added a wonderful sense of levity to the learned discourse."
"Yeah, it was very smart, but I wanted a bit more from the gut."
"The final tableau of Eurydice freed and reborn from her experience as she walked, unclothed, into the light was exquisite."
"Yeah, that was cool!"
And then "POOF!!!," they were gone. At least they finally agreed on something.
Go see this show!
Chris Gennaula, blogging for…
—Wendy Gennaula
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Comments
Posted August 11, 2006 at 11:16 AM by Corey de DanannChris (and Wendy),
Thanks for your commentary on She's So Beloved. I'm glad that I wasn't the only one of 2 minds about this show - literally. I do recommend it, but still think that, well, it's a bit overdone at times.
Oh, and thanks for all the commentary for the Kids' Fringe, too. Being able to expose my kids to some of the festival and know what's worthwhile is extremely valuable.
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