tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581099872724683650.post530905804322853043..comments2024-01-20T05:36:17.500-06:00Comments on Bardfilm: Comedy of Errors: A Masterpiece at the Great River Shakespeare Festivalkjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863005904313974654noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581099872724683650.post-42425387400461351242010-09-13T23:05:08.648-05:002010-09-13T23:05:08.648-05:00I was very pleased to find this site.I wanted to t...I was very pleased to find this site.I wanted to thank you for this great read!! I definitely enjoying every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://entertainmentnewsonline.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">kristen</a>Jelenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581099872724683650.post-70072231555475125002010-07-31T20:14:55.369-05:002010-07-31T20:14:55.369-05:00I'm a scientist and have few if any artistic m...I'm a scientist and have few if any artistic molecules in my body: but I LOVED this play, performance, sets, and setting. Absolutely splendid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581099872724683650.post-57129998075050833782010-07-26T10:40:10.479-05:002010-07-26T10:40:10.479-05:00Thanks for your comment, Anonymous. It's good...Thanks for your comment, Anonymous. It's good to see a balance of viewpoint.<br /><br />The way in which the reunion scene is work could be legitimately criticized for being overly sentimental (I'll still maintain silence on the particular method until the Festival closes), but, even with that danger, the production is magnificent. The setting helps enormously in that—the chaos and hilarity of <i>Mardi Gras</i> gives way to the serious soul-searching of Lent. This production mirrors that.<br /><br />The running ham—well, yes. It's over-the-top. But I did not consider that to be pandering or cheap audience appeal. It was part and parcel of the setting.<br /><br />But it's fair to point out that these devices may not work for every audience member.<br /><br />I do hope you enjoyed their <i>Othello</i>. It's a decidedly different production!<br /><br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863005904313974654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581099872724683650.post-12246610576586248282010-07-26T03:36:55.443-05:002010-07-26T03:36:55.443-05:00I cannot disagree more with your assessment--I alm...I cannot disagree more with your assessment--I almost walked out twice during the show.<br /><br />From the self-referential opening number to the painfully shoehorned in southern references (not even New Orleans references--all of a sudden Elvis and Janis Joplin are running across stage with Scout and Jem from To Kill A Mockingbird? The streetcar references were terrible as well, but at least they could be justified by the setting) to the sing along at the end, everything in this production reeked of sugar. I'm no purist when it comes to Shakespeare, but good gravy, Comedy of Errors is one of the most accessible shows out there, you don't need to dumb it down further and turn it into a jukebox musical all the while apologising to the audience for the text they have to endure before the next sing along.<br /><br />As far as Luce goes, sure he stole scenes, but that's because he was overacting and upstaging people. I completely lost what was going on in the story because of his constant mugging.<br /><br />What bugs me is there were some clever and well executed things in the show; the reading of the cast of characters at the top was interesting; the way the Antipholus/Dromio fights were handled with the hat lazzi. If only they had concentrated their talents on good instead of sacchrine.<br /><br />And as far as the moment of pathos at the end, I agree, it's a lovely moment--In Another Show, not this one. You can't all of a sudden tug on an audiences heart strings and ask them to truly emotionally invest in two characters after leading a sing along to When The Saints Go Marching In. You either get the pathos or you get the balls to the wall zany; with all the crazy that had preceded it the moment seemed forced and formulaic<br /><br />Here's hoping Othello is better, because it can't get much worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581099872724683650.post-56364950552487048242010-07-25T23:35:32.274-05:002010-07-25T23:35:32.274-05:00I agree. A great version of Shakespeare's one...I agree. A great version of Shakespeare's one of his plays where the music supported the play in unexpected ways--and the humor was played well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581099872724683650.post-30990713544069136582010-07-25T21:56:03.953-05:002010-07-25T21:56:03.953-05:00Lucy and Pete:
Thank you both for your comments! ...Lucy and Pete:<br /><br />Thank you both for your comments! The production of this play was stupendous and the Festival in general is superb. Every actor gave a stellar performance.<br /><br />You're absolutely right, Pete, about Luce. Both Evan Fuller as Luce and Duncan Halleck as Agador added exceptional comic weight to the play, and Jack Forbes Wilson's Piano was simply thrilling.<br /><br />Anxiously Awaiting Season Eight,<br /><br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863005904313974654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581099872724683650.post-49804072022217162712010-07-25T20:53:17.865-05:002010-07-25T20:53:17.865-05:00I'd like to comment on Evan Fuller's pitch...I'd like to comment on Evan Fuller's pitch perfect support as the servant Luce. His facial expressions and related physical humor shored up what is certainly not some of the Bard's strongest work and had the audience exploding with laughter. Even when he was staged way off to the side of the stage both my gaze and that of my daughter's kept drifting back to him to see what flavor of disapproval, disappointment and louche dismissal was being displayed in every aspect of his expressions and body language. That fellow stole more than one scene in which he was granted little, if any dialogue.Pete Rivardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581099872724683650.post-82959994852089073922010-07-25T17:32:34.943-05:002010-07-25T17:32:34.943-05:00Could not agree more! I saw the play as well and t...Could not agree more! I saw the play as well and though I've been to seasons 3-7 I was again blown away by how entertaining this play was.Fantastic! If you can go, you must!!!Lucy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10349659767444396862noreply@blogger.com