I'll name plays and musicals. Respond in the appropriate place. Tell us if you've seen it onstage, read it, or seen a film. Then tell us your thoughts.
All the pieces I'll mention are major works of dramatic literature. For clarity's sake, let me be the one to post new title, please.
11. "Film (Zeffirelli's version with Mel Gibson)" In response to Reply # 1 Fri Sep-19-08 02:33 AM by ZooTown74
It was cool
And of course, also read it in high school ________________________________________________________________________ "I don't want a president I can have a beer with, I want one that can think." - Aaron Sorkin
16. "Read it; Saw the Branaugh one" In response to Reply # 1
My teacher in High School damned the Gibson one because it cut someone out (Fortinbras?) I can't remember. I liked reading it better than watching the film.
17. "Read it, Saw it a couple of times" In response to Reply # 2 Fri Sep-19-08 03:04 AM by SoulHonky
A high school production and a small professional production. I'm a fan. I should probably look to make a rip-off modern version rather than actually trying to come up with my own ideas.
25. "read it, seen it several times, acted in it once," In response to Reply # 2
and the plan for my senior project was for me to direct Travesties and the other directing major direct TIOBE, in rep, using all the senior acting majors and design majors, but we couldn't get dates for the theatre, so we ended up just doing A Delicate Balance
..."everybody does this play too damn much!!!" list (that's a post in and of itself). I actually can't count the number of times I've read it, seen the movie, and seen the productions. It's to the point where there's really no need/reason to do it.
"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams
12. "Film (Sidney Poitier), and TV (Diddy, Phylicia Rashad)" In response to Reply # 3 Fri Sep-19-08 02:40 AM by ZooTown74
Also read in high school
Preferred the film version over the TV one, don't know why ________________________________________________________________________ "I don't want a president I can have a beer with, I want one that can think." - Aaron Sorkin
13. "Film (Robbins/Wise)" In response to Reply # 4
________________________________________________________________________ "I don't want a president I can have a beer with, I want one that can think." - Aaron Sorkin
29. "read only" In response to Reply # 5 Fri Sep-19-08 02:20 PM by janey
but I saw The Iceman Cometh with Kevin Spacey in NY in 99 Michael Emerson was in that one You might know him from Lost He's the guy I had that incredible crush on in the mid-90s
14. "Stage here in L.A, but don't remember who starred" In response to Reply # 6
Liked the play a lot, though ________________________________________________________________________ "I don't want a president I can have a beer with, I want one that can think." - Aaron Sorkin
22. "saw it onstage in NY" In response to Reply # 6
Mos Def, Jeffrey Wright
i liked it alot but i would have loved it if i'd seen with Don Cheadle in it. i was pleasantly surprised by Mos' performance tho. Jeff's brilliance goes without saying
83. "one of the few "new" plays worth reading" In response to Reply # 6
I've gone on about a lack of quality in theatre, but this play is SERIOUS. Great work. Excellent point about the Mos-and-Jeffrey show being a better show.
"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams
84. "hahahahaha, I can hear my drama professor now" In response to Reply # 21
"Welcome to first day of your class MAJOR ISSUES AND DRAMA. A brief overview of the syllabus. We'll be tackling the role of responsibility and Octavia, parental neglect and Seagull, but lets start with the role of family and Medea. Now in Tyler Perry's classic..."
"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams
30. "seen on stage several times, stage managed a production in college" In response to Reply # 7
we did it outside in the Greek theatre, with a performance at dawn I'll never forget that My near neighbors in the dorm were blasting Please Release Me until all hours when I was trying to get a *few* hours of sleep before I made all the wake up calls I haven't ever been able to listen to Elvis again, not that I was such a fan to begin with.
Loved it ________________________________________________________________________ "I don't want a president I can have a beer with, I want one that can think." - Aaron Sorkin
95. "funny story about this one in Philly" In response to Reply # 10
They did a production of this in Philly last season (apparently good, but it's best to reserve opinions when it comes to quality and Philly theatre), and there was a big push to get new, non-theatregoers to see it. They had this big article in one of the local papers about it - where they revealed the ending. I was damn, cats can't win for losing can they?
"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams
60. "caught it at the Pantages about a month ago or so" In response to Reply # 49
Dope theater by the way. Decorated almost to the point of distraction ... during the production my eyes kept drifting up at that blue ass ceiling.
The show was good. I'm kind of a sucker for those 'new spin on an old story' types of tales and it didn't really disappoint in that respect. Acting and set design were on point. Music was good but didn't really stick with me for too long. Everyone else I was with loved the tunes though.
i've read it and seen the film version (which you can actually watch in its entirety on youtube, i think), and it's one of the most influential plays i've seen. completely changed my writing style, and i didn't even know it.
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