Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
#1Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/10/12 at 6:03pmHas anyone seen this play? I'd love some info about the tone before I take my mother to see it tomorrow, but I don't want to Wiki or Google it because I don't want spoilers. I know that it's a Pulitzer-winning dysfunctional family drama, but that doesn't tell me much. Anything anyone can tell me about it with no spoilers? Basically, is it good?
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#2Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/10/12 at 6:05pm
Hard to say as I haven't read/seen it in YEARS (Decades, really) Can't begin to fathom how well or poorly it may have aged.
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#2Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/10/12 at 6:14pm
I always had a soft spot for this play. It's territory was sort of taken over by the TV movie genre. I, too, haven't read it in a long time, but If it's played straight, with good actors and not too much of a heavy hand, it can be work. I think you need strong child actors, and that's one reason it's not performed very often.
Tone is usually pretty somber, not particularly uplifting (trying not to spoil).
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#3Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/10/12 at 6:30pm
I absolutely LOVED the play when I saw a college production in the 1970s! But who knows what I'd think of it now?
It certainly isn't a light comedy (though it has humorous moments), but I found it very moving. (And now that I've reviewed the synopsis, you should be prepared for some pretty grim plot elements.)
aaronb
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#4Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/10/12 at 6:50pmWhere are you seeing it? I've always been interested.
#5Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/10/12 at 7:06pm
One of Boston University's professional companies.
Grim is fine, as long as it's good drama. For example, we both loved *August: Osage County,* but were bored to tears by *Driving Miss Daisy.* and they're both Pulitzer winners, so who knows?
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#6Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/10/12 at 7:21pmI saw BU's production last weekend and it is really fantastic. I'm a student there so I am admittedly biased but I thought they did a really great job with it. I hope you enjoy it!
#7Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/10/12 at 7:27pmGreat to hear it! Thanks!
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#8Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/10/12 at 9:30pm
It's a melodrama not all that far down the road from Inge. I like it...maybe could use a major revival.
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#9Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/10/12 at 9:37pmI remember loving the film when I saw at in college.
#10Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/11/12 at 1:19amMy mother took me to the original production, so I suppose it's all right if you take your mother to this one.
#11Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted: 11/11/12 at 3:08amGreat play. I saw it many years ago with Sada Thompson and Swoosie Kurtz. Love it.
