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cyranoAnd thus was Othello--a play that loved not wildly but well enough. This play was fairly traditionally set, with a lot of modern hints--the clothing often had a modern cut, and there were a lot of flourescent/neon tubes used for lighting on stage. I don't know why.
The pay was well performed, but nothing spectacular. A yeoman's job, as Miss Friday decreed. I'm beginning to be concerned that my play selection blew its wad the first day and all it's got left is the mopping up. (:
The gentleman playing Iago is a talented actor, but I've seen him before (Caliban in the Tempest and Mercutio in R+J last year) and something about him likes me not. Miss Friday suggests that it is a vocal quality that makes him sound like he's constantly whining or entreating. I'm not sure if she had the same reaction to him that I did.
This may be becoming a theme for me, but once again it felt like the end dragged. SPOILER ALERT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHO LIVES AND WHO DIES. Yes, after Desdemona dies, you have to bring on either Emilia or Cassio so that he knows what he's done, but you need to start wrapping things up at that point. We've been here for nearly three hours and we pretty much know what's going on. The play was enjoyable and while it may not have had the delightful moments that MSND did, neither did it have the tiring and embarrassing ones.
The pay was well performed, but nothing spectacular. A yeoman's job, as Miss Friday decreed. I'm beginning to be concerned that my play selection blew its wad the first day and all it's got left is the mopping up. (:
The gentleman playing Iago is a talented actor, but I've seen him before (Caliban in the Tempest and Mercutio in R+J last year) and something about him likes me not. Miss Friday suggests that it is a vocal quality that makes him sound like he's constantly whining or entreating. I'm not sure if she had the same reaction to him that I did.
This may be becoming a theme for me, but once again it felt like the end dragged. SPOILER ALERT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHO LIVES AND WHO DIES. Yes, after Desdemona dies, you have to bring on either Emilia or Cassio so that he knows what he's done, but you need to start wrapping things up at that point. We've been here for nearly three hours and we pretty much know what's going on. The play was enjoyable and while it may not have had the delightful moments that MSND did, neither did it have the tiring and embarrassing ones.