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15216. judithathome - 5/28/2005 10:03:32 PM The play last night was wonderful. This is from the review in this morning's paper:
Melissa James Gibson's play [sic], now in its area premiere at Stage West, is saturated with paradox.
The mundane bits of everyday existence become profound. The cacophony of sounds and voices transforms into almost musical harmonies. Random thoughts equal clear ideas. And impromptu decisions are executed with precise timing.
Sometimes, it seems downright Freudian (or even Becketian).
Are the three main characters -- thirtysomething New Yorkers Theo (David M. Dixon), Babette (Trisha Miller Smith) and Frank (Jakie Cabe) -- representative of the id, ego and superego, in no particular order?
Such questions and observations are a few fascinations of Gibson's plotless but somehow vital play.
But it might not have been so strong without a cast and crew as capable as Stage West's. I'm guessing that director Jerry Russell had as many read-throughs with the actors to nail the timing of the lines as he had rehearsals to synchronize their physical actions. But as theatrical as it ultimately is, this [sic] never feels overly stagey.
Maybe it's Nelson Robinson's mesmerizing scenic design, which incorporates all the script's mandates, including three apartments, communal spaces and unseen-but-heard neighbors.
It's a lot to squeeze into such an intimate space, but the maze of door and window frames (which might, from an aerial view, look like the board for Clue: Shoebox Apartment Edition) is never intrusive or confusing.
All of which makes this the most intriguing production you'll see all year.
We stayed for the champagne reception afterward and that was fantastic, also...really good chanpagne, cheeses, fabulous croissant sandwiches, and truly decadent brownies topped with rum frosting.
15217. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 5/29/2005 3:22:10 PM Happy Memorial Day . . .
 15218. Magoseph - 5/29/2005 4:39:05 PM Hello, everyone--what's going with you?--any plans for tomorrow? 15219. thoughtful - 5/29/2005 5:35:35 PM don't ask me...I'm at work today
grumble, grumble, grumble
but we are going to a picnic tomorrow and the weather is supposed to be nice. thank goodness
I'm making another rache recipe...cabbage and beet salad...which i hope is good and I'm bringing blueberry muffins.
Hopefully I'll finish my work soon enough to go home and cook. 15220. Magoseph - 5/29/2005 9:03:37 PM Have a nice time tomorrow on your picnic, thoughtful. 15221. Magoseph - 5/29/2005 9:18:56 PM Posted by Summer Woman at RI.
A gift for the Cap'n. 15222. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 5/29/2005 9:33:22 PM Boys will make passes at ladies with big . . . eyelashes? 15223. jexster - 5/30/2005 4:39:30 AM Yo No..
Just catching up..we've something else in common besides Los Angeles and fucked up landlords..
My callow youth
Nice. 15224. concerned - 5/30/2005 6:14:44 AM There Are No Flies on Us
There Are No Flies on Us
There are no flies on us
There are no flies on us
No flies on us
There may be one or two
Great big green flies on you
There are no flies on us
No flies on us
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Sung to the tune of God Save the Queen
15225. Magoseph - 5/30/2005 9:39:46 AM Things are hopping up in here when we have Jex and dear Concerned posting in this thread, don't you think so, Mac? 15226. Macnas - 5/30/2005 10:05:25 AM Well, you're a hard act to improve on Mago... 15227. alistairconnor - 5/30/2005 10:19:32 AM I did a double take when I saw Message # 15223 ...
Nice? Côte d'Azur? Looks awfully green.
Well, it looks awfully French. I wanted to go there, but our friends pointed out that it was only imitation Europe. Still, we should have gone to Asheville anyway, and checked out Chicken Hill.
Next time. 15228. Magoseph - 5/30/2005 11:29:51 AM Rather impressive, even if it's imitation Gothic French château--I have spent the last hour researching the place--fascinating. 15229. Magoseph - 5/30/2005 11:42:32 AM You made that remark in International, Ali: "Now, I'm so French that I have no idea how it feels to be European." It rang a bell--I'm always being accused by my brother of being so American that I have no idea how it feels to be French. Oh, well...
15230. Magoseph - 5/30/2005 11:56:13 AM Well, you're a hard act to improve on Mago...
Thanks, Mac, but not really-- if I were, there'd be more new posters in here.
15235. Magoseph - 5/30/2005 12:45:10 PM Sorry, but I lost a post trying to get Jex's post to the Inferno. I think it's one of mine, but I'm not certain.
Excuse-moi, Jex, but that was over the limit.
15236. Magoseph - 5/30/2005 12:47:20 PM Oh, my God, I just realize I lost more than one post. If it is one of yours, please accept my humble apologies. 15237. jexster - 5/30/2005 12:57:42 PM Tabernac!, Choleque de merde!
God got ya ma cherie..:)
AC that was "Nice!" not "Nice!" and the picture from just outside the city should have visited
15238. jexster - 5/30/2005 1:07:10 PM Clique ici AC
[I wouldn't try if I were you Mlle. Mago] 15239. Macnas - 5/30/2005 1:24:56 PM Was that house(!) used in the film "Being There" ??
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