tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post116139915471353403..comments2023-09-29T04:00:21.951-07:00Comments on followspot: An American Daughterfollowspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05390128032621439981noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1168667441349363712007-01-12T21:50:00.000-08:002007-01-12T21:50:00.000-08:00thought the show fabulous. Some actors better tha...thought the show fabulous. Some actors better than others.......but totally enjoyable...playwright told a story........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1166306632934444232006-12-16T14:03:00.000-08:002006-12-16T14:03:00.000-08:00Your self-important ramblings simply accentuate yo...Your self-important ramblings simply accentuate your egocentric inability to connect with reality...I suppose it would have been better were they "street people with drug problems and stunted vocabularies".... Alas we can't all be as deep as those of you who espouse your profundity on this oh so relevent blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1163789820585193532006-11-17T10:57:00.000-08:002006-11-17T10:57:00.000-08:00My sense on shows like this is that interest group...My sense on shows like this is that interest groups play a big part in turning people out.<BR/><BR/>This is totally separate from the issue of whether the show is any good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1163787364342534502006-11-17T10:16:00.000-08:002006-11-17T10:16:00.000-08:00And yet, they added a weekend...And yet, they added a weekend...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1163785911992323092006-11-17T09:51:00.000-08:002006-11-17T09:51:00.000-08:00This material is so insipid and shallow, it's hard...This material is so insipid and shallow, it's hard to imagine any cast succeeding with it. Very tedious. This felt like a stage adaptation of a bad sitcom.<BR/><BR/>How does Wasserstein get a pass on this stuff? Do we just let down our critical thinking skills because she was a nice person, believed in our causes, etc.?<BR/><BR/>What about the criteria: "Is it any good?" This play has the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1162797788338925542006-11-05T23:23:00.000-08:002006-11-05T23:23:00.000-08:00Wow. I saw the sunday matinee today. All I can s...Wow. I saw the sunday matinee today. All I can say is riveting. Truly exceptional. They have extended their performances thru the 18th of November. If you can get a ticket I highly reccomend it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1162399553714641652006-11-01T08:45:00.000-08:002006-11-01T08:45:00.000-08:00This thread is certainly more civil than the giant...This thread is certainly more civil than the giant one going on currently even if it is little boring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1162312952924545372006-10-31T08:42:00.000-08:002006-10-31T08:42:00.000-08:00Isn't it fascinating how different opinions can be...Isn't it fascinating how different opinions can be? I haven't seen this show, but I have recently had completely opposite opinions on other shows from friends and reviews. It can be very puzzling!<BR/><BR/>Someone will love something, I'll hate it. I'll think something is amazing, others will dismiss as junk.<BR/><BR/>It's truly humbling to remember how different our responses can be. We don'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1162312038457269332006-10-31T08:27:00.000-08:002006-10-31T08:27:00.000-08:00I agree with the person above. Some of the finest...I agree with the person above. Some of the finest acting happening right now in Portland. If the production values matched the level of the performances this show could've been brilliant as opposed to really really good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1161982046710424712006-10-27T13:47:00.000-07:002006-10-27T13:47:00.000-07:00Superbly acted. The production values do more to ...Superbly acted. The production values do more to sabotage the fine performances than enhance, still inspite of that I couldn't help but be drawn in by the actors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1161712997526413862006-10-24T11:03:00.000-07:002006-10-24T11:03:00.000-07:00Ehmm . . . maybe Anonymous 1 meant not so much tha...Ehmm . . . maybe Anonymous 1 meant not so much that Wasserstein "deserves" to be treated more kindly now that she's dead, but that general prejudices and biases have not changed since she first did battle with them years ago. I have no opinion on the matter, just putting in a possible word for clarity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1161487448820308242006-10-21T20:24:00.000-07:002006-10-21T20:24:00.000-07:00"...even after her death..."Um, since when did we ..."...even after her death..."<BR/><BR/>Um, since when did we stop being critical after someone dies? I take back everything I said about Shakespeare!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1161456028293942462006-10-21T11:40:00.000-07:002006-10-21T11:40:00.000-07:00The audience I was with on Friday night laughed lo...The audience I was with on Friday night laughed loud and often and cried...so did I. The cast was given a well deserved standing ovation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1161421394568729352006-10-21T02:03:00.000-07:002006-10-21T02:03:00.000-07:00A fabulous show with a wonderful cast...even after...A fabulous show with a wonderful cast...even after her death Wasserstein is hampered by the very double standards she so deftly wrote about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com