Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake

[TapTapTapioca]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:11pm

Here are some pictures from Frank Galati's show, after the quake, at the La Jolla Playhouse. It is adapted from Haruki Murakami's book of short stories after the quake. The two short stories it is based of are Honey Pies and Super Frog saves Tokyo It was done twice before once at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and once at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven.

It is really a beautiful show and a gorgeous production. I HIGHLY encourage anybody who has the chance to see it to go and see it.
BWW's pictures from the show

[B3TA07]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:12pm

Sometimes I feel like he just didn't try hard enough with "The Pirate Queen."

[TapTapTapioca]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:19pm

I don't know how much of The Pirate Queen was his fault.

I think that he did the best that he could with pretty bad material.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:34pm

No he didn't.

[Popular]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:37pm

You all really know how to stay on topic. LOL

Tap - can you tell us what the short stories this is based on are about?

[TapTapTapioca]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 6:15pm

The whole book is about the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Kobe, Japan in 1995. Frank Galati (who wrote the adaptation) weaved together the two stories so that they switch back and forth. I don't want to give it away but one of the stories is about a Frog that comes and visits an ordinary man and tells him that he needs to save Tokyo from an earthquake. The second story is about a little girl who wakes up in the middle of the night because of the 'Earthquake Man' and it tells the story of her and her family.

[WellIfYouInsist]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 9:07pm

Thing is, though, he wasn't a good director if he accepted the bad material and didn't insist upon changes.


He seems easy to bully around, though, and the French can be such bullies...

[TapTapTapioca]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 9:33pm

He is actually a pretty firm guy, he is just really nice.

Edit: The director does not have the power to insist that all of the material be re-written. The only person who really has that power is the producer.

Updated On: 7/27/07 at 09:33 PM

[B3TA07]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 9:45pm

"The only person who really has that power is the producer."


Which we know was another major flaw with that creative team.

Anyway, this show sound very interesting.

[lite2shine]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 11:21pm

I've read the original book, but I don't remember about the little girl's dream about Earthquake man. The frog story was pretty good. I wish they'd extend it even for a week then I may be able to see it.

[TapTapTapioca]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 11:25pm

It will be going to Berkley Rep after the Playhouse.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 11:31pm

Man...how out of it am I? I read the title and thought there had been an earthquake out there. Oops! Time for me to go to bed I think!