tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post4775169969057246097..comments2023-09-29T04:00:21.951-07:00Comments on followspot: R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universefollowspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05390128032621439981noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-59605450771970761452008-12-02T09:11:00.000-08:002008-12-02T09:11:00.000-08:00Compare to some other recent one-man shows. "Under...Compare to some other recent one-man shows. "Underneath the Lintel" (2005-06) had an explicit lecture format, yet presented more of a dramatic arc with mounting tension and denouement. The one-man "It's a Wonderful Life" and "I Am My Own Wife" had ready-made dramatic appeal (one, a long-time and familiarly winning story; the other, an overwhelming and unbeatable threat-context), but the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-46168935468743061302008-11-26T13:05:00.000-08:002008-11-26T13:05:00.000-08:00Well, I'm all for an inclusive definition of theat...Well, I'm all for an inclusive definition of theater, but this show seemed a little weak in certain traditional aspects of theatrical construction, such as conflict or or story arc. Absorbing, certainly, but in what way that would distinguish it from a lecture with visual aids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-81863650251950101372008-11-25T17:34:00.000-08:002008-11-25T17:34:00.000-08:00Why do you think this show might not be theatre?Why do you think this show might not be theatre?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-31694644600858760262008-11-06T10:12:00.000-08:002008-11-06T10:12:00.000-08:00A little autobio, a little song, a bit of multimed...A little autobio, a little song, a bit of multimedia, a little audience participation, and a lot of lecture. One has to lean in to catch everything -- mostly due to the thicket of ideas, occasionally due to the actor upstaging himself and speaking too quietly. Not sure whether it adds up to effective theater, or theater period, but it's pleasant and engaging to be reminded that such a man existedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-81960394865109051782008-10-13T16:20:00.000-07:002008-10-13T16:20:00.000-07:00Ummm . . . does anyone else think the photo looks ...Ummm . . . does anyone else think the photo looks more like Bruce Willis than Bucky? Is that who PCS got in to play him? Bold casting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com