tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post5337574641935295194..comments2023-09-29T04:00:21.951-07:00Comments on followspot: King Lear, The Rise and Fall of Baseballfollowspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05390128032621439981noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-68060369147322067902008-11-07T23:21:00.000-08:002008-11-07T23:21:00.000-08:00Overall the show was fine, but someone should teac...Overall the show was fine, but someone should teach the boys how to finish a pitch and the right way to hold a bat.<BR/><BR/>More Peter Gammons jokes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-14227587425980642972008-11-05T06:54:00.000-08:002008-11-05T06:54:00.000-08:00Lear superseded by specter of baseball; rather tha...Lear superseded by specter of baseball; rather than his tragedy, it is transformed into the tragic destruction of an American idyll. I’m neutral regarding baseball, but even I felt the ache, which is what fascinated. Either by choice or consequence, relationships of love - Lear with Cordelia, Kent, Edgar and Gloucester, are buried and missed. Directed, half cast (other half excellent) with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-86760055132700494042008-10-31T11:52:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:52:00.000-07:00Um, Sam?No.Um, Sam?<BR/><BR/>No.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-59259092692645568662008-10-27T14:51:00.000-07:002008-10-27T14:51:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-73391755291022273102008-10-27T12:29:00.000-07:002008-10-27T12:29:00.000-07:00My biggest question after watching the production ...My biggest question after watching the production was "why?" To me, it felt like the concept was "I love baseball, and I like Lear, lets mesh the two." But as a result, I missed the high stakes of Shakespeare's masterpiece...<BR/><BR/>Maybe someone involved could answer my question; why baseball?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-86430764830714433852008-10-27T11:35:00.000-07:002008-10-27T11:35:00.000-07:00I auditioned for this show a year ago and thought ...I auditioned for this show a year ago and thought the concept sounded dubious, as I imagine many others did. But it actually works surprisingly well, a lot of the dialogue is snappy and startling, and most of the cast does creditable work. Roisum is spell-binding as always. The strongest through-line is the Edmund-Edgar subplot; Buckley is a bit skinny to pass for a pro baseball player, but his "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-30653935497009374542008-10-27T09:48:00.000-07:002008-10-27T09:48:00.000-07:00the cast, crew, directors, and designers have all ...the cast, crew, directors, and designers have all signed their names to this production. please have the respect to do the same with your commentary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-84558641522607474812008-10-26T11:45:00.000-07:002008-10-26T11:45:00.000-07:00Some decent performances here, but overall, the co...Some decent performances here, but overall, the concept doesn't hold water.<BR/><BR/>And the ending, as written, makes absolutely no sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com