tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14898842.post4328154683856537742..comments2023-10-15T19:53:19.481-04:00Comments on Grammar Piano: Arcadia on BroadwayLee Houckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577246158079331079noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14898842.post-18530198263451596302011-04-12T11:08:06.866-04:002011-04-12T11:08:06.866-04:00Also, I went to high school and college in Tenness...Also, I went to high school and college in Tennessee, though I live in Boston now. I miss Awful House so much!2SD (Two Show Days)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18026693138530478964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14898842.post-8413491486493226312011-04-12T11:07:02.533-04:002011-04-12T11:07:02.533-04:00I saw Arcadia last weekend and loved it, though I ...I saw Arcadia last weekend and loved it, though I must admit to feeling less sure at the end that I knew what it was about than I did during the middle. That's not a great feeling! I certainly followed it much better than I did Rock and Roll. I was very engaged, though, because I think the dialog is brilliantly hilarious. And I also nerded out about some of the math and science discussion. The highlight for me was definitely Thomasina, though. That actress was brilliant. And Crudup and Esparza always deliver. I was actually thinking of going to see this again with my math-nerd husband.2SD (Two Show Days)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18026693138530478964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14898842.post-7973473832207401442011-03-09T15:47:17.646-05:002011-03-09T15:47:17.646-05:00Frank just told me about your post and I have to s...Frank just told me about your post and I have to say, "I agree." I am a classically trained actor (Elizabethan/Jabobean), so I am used to difficult text, but I have always found Stoppard's plays boring and cerebral. The man needs an editor. He is obviously very smart and does his research, but engaging? Not really. I took Frank to see The Invention Of Love for his birthday years ago, and he fell asleep! I am happy you shared your thoughts. You are not alone.Craig B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11128075669869045147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14898842.post-73910039691799388012011-03-09T15:45:55.872-05:002011-03-09T15:45:55.872-05:00OMG! You took the words out of my mouth. As someo...OMG! You took the words out of my mouth. As someone who holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing, imagine how frustrated I feel. I know that I'm "supposed" to like Stoppard, but aside from his farce <i>On the Razzle</i> which is a re-telling of <i>The Matchmaker/Hello, Dolly!</i> -- which I both know well and love -- I can never understand a thing that's going on in his plays. For my birthday one year, Craig took me to see <i>The Invention of Love</i>... I literally fell asleep. (The fact that I had two martinis before the show didn't help, but still...)Frank Anthony Politohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139682405274095334noreply@blogger.com