The acting wasn't too shabby either, although the lengthy second act suffered a bit from "too much, too soon". When four different actors tell the judge six different times that the girls are liars and he's been duped, it might be more interesting for the audience if you, the actor, begin your grovelling at, say, level 3 or 4 and WORK your way to level 10.
It didn't really help matters that, in my opinion anyway, the guy playing John Proctor reminded me a LOT of Keanu Reeves ("Witches...whoa..."). This trend of casting people because they're hot and can half-way deliver a line has got to stop. It might work in a one act, but when your show is six hours long, go with someone else.
What should be:
"He's a great actor! And, as an added bonus, he's really good-looking! Score!!"
becomes
"He's hot! And, as an added bonus, he can sorta act a little too! I hope I can score!!"
Tut, tut.
Still, in spite of Goody Keanu (I know, "Goody" means "Mrs." I just couldn't resist), the show was QUITE good. I don't know if it was the Everycity Theatrical Event of the Year as the papers are saying, but still. Good stuff. It even sparked some scintillating conversation between A-Dub and me on our drive home. Let's face it folks, in the end, the girls WERE dancing naked in the forest, drinking chicken blood and conjuring the devil. Come on.
And Jenny did us proud! We hated her so much! Way to go!
(By the way, Jenny played Abigail. You were supposed to hate her.)
A witch
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It's impossible for me to imagine a Crucible that doesn't make me want to gouge my eyes out with a spoon, then cut them up and eat them. Do you think that even with my UIL one-act play tainted heart, I could be moved by this production?! I mean, will The Crucible ever really be the same after seeing Ganado High School's drama department make a mockery of good writing and drama? And that's just ONE of the THOUSANDS of po-dunk high school drama departments that I have witnessed lay a butcher knife to it. Could I really experience Crucible redemption?!! I'm fearfully skeptical. The only bigger miracle than resurrecting The Crucible from the Plays I'd Torture Myself With If I Was One of Those Catholics Who Believed Hurting Yourself Was A Good Way to Purge Your Soul Graveyard would be if ANYONE could ever pull off a stellar production of And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson.
BTW - thanks for the invite...
Whoa. I didn't have such prejudice against it -- I had never seen it produced -- but I have to say, I think you could really like it. They do a very good job, and the John Proctor guy is NOT Keanu. He's not Lawrence Olivier, but he's not Keanu. Interestingly, the standouts were far and away the three main women (Elizabeth Proctor, Mary Warren, and our Jenny as Abigail Williams). They kind of blew everyone else away.
A-Dub is right but I still stand by what I said earlier:
"Witches...whoa..."
Really?!! I'm still not completely convinced. The Crucible to me is kind of like when Lucy always promises that she won't yank the ball away from Charlie Brown just as he is kicking it, but she always does. I'm a little untrusting, but if you both say it's THAT good - and I trust your judgment - I may have to check it out for myself!
Witches...whoa...
I'm usually with the Queen on this one. The Crucible is one of those plays that you can only see Gonad High School do badly so many times before you can't be moved by it any more.
No! It's true! The Reservoir Theatre does a great job! You've probably never seen a Crucible with a set this HUGE or costumes this good. The production values are through the roof. Those things alone tell you right away that this isn't your Grandma's UIL Crucible but something...darker...
Something...sinister...
Witches...whoa...
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