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Anon(ymous)

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Topic: Anon(ymous)
Posted By: JSerio
Subject: Anon(ymous)
Date Posted: 4/18/11 at 8:05pm
Has anyone worked with this show? Like or dislike?


Jack



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Posted By: donzolidis
Date Posted: 4/18/11 at 11:27pm
Yes I directed it at the high school I taught at.
 
I'll be the first to admit I didn't do a brilliant job as a director, but the show fell pretty flat. I think it's a finely written play, and it can succeed, but it really needs a terrific director (which I'm not) - I was not up to the challenge.
 
That said, the play is willfully vague and can be obtuse at times. It suffers from what I call "modern drama syndrome" in which anything too literal and story-minded takes a backseat to a symbolic atmosphere. I find that audiences much prefer the former, and modern playwrights much prefer the latter. My take, anyway.


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Posted By: JSerio
Date Posted: 4/19/11 at 8:22am
Yes I had the same feeling. I have only been able to read the free sample on PlayScripts (which is quite a bit). But i feel the play tries to be something it's not. And if its not directed by someone who REALLY knows what their doing it could just tank.

Jack



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