Kad, I think your frustration is misdirected. I am not saying that you cannot be obsessed with sex and underwear and also care about great art, literature, and film. But I am wondering if the playwright subconsciously (or consciously) chose to have the only character in the group who did not participate in that sequence also be the same character to have a transcendent experience and to have this passion for the arts. Is it a coincidence? Or is there a connection?
Eric Glass is milk toast. He has no personality. He reflects the characteristics of the people around him. He works for a nondescript activist group, which isn’t a real job. His understanding of music, art, and film is very generic and predictable. he is also a Gold digger. An out right Golddigger.
Clever2, are you saying that you believe his passion for literature and film is not genuine? I know those people certainly exist. But what clue
I saw both parts of The Inheritance on Saturday. Here are my thoughts, and, I'd like to ask some questions and get opinions from others who saw the play.
The Good:
The acting was really excellent. The real standout for me was Soller particularly because of the reactions he was having to the things happening around him at the end of Part I (trying not to spoil things here). At the end of the first act of Part I, they have the whole &qu
I know it's so early in the year to ask this, but what off-Broadway productions do you think will receive various nominations at the Drama Desks in 2019?
I am particularly curious in hearing how Girl from the North Country will fare. I find the Drama Desks in some ways more exciting than the Tonys because they are so much less predictable. Â
I have been a lurker for quite some time allowing my timidity to prevent me from posting. But yesterday, I saw Angels in America, and it left me wanting to talk about it. My date for the evening does not like to have analytical conversations about theatre, which left me sort of yearning for a dialogue, so I wanted to try my hand here.
I do want to say that while it was not the best play I had ever seen, there is something monumental about the play, almost