Linda said... Mixed feelings. Really loved the script, the dialogue felt real. Even the scene changes seemed doable. However Act 1 scene 1 into scene 2 had me shaking my head. I think it may be too regional. I am not sure that our audiences would appreciate it. It's a shame. This is a fun piece.
Dwight said... Once again , it's a movie script not a play. Why doesn't this man understand that.
Stu said... I'm a fan of this script for several reasons, first off because I believe it would be an area premiere of a contemporary work by a well-known playwright, a play that has garnered good reviews in the past. If we don't jump on it now, I assume someone else will. I think the struggles of a single parent on the edge of the economic abyss are a relevant issue. I don't see these issues as "regional" If we are worried about accents, then we need to stop doing British, Irish, and Southern plays, and cross Gurney off the list along with Lindsay-Abaire. Fabulous roles for middle aged women. I appreciate that Lindsay-Abaire doesn't offer easy answers. Act 2, scene 1 seems particularly well written, nobody is 100% right, or 100% wrong. I give it a strong recommendation.
Howard said... I don't have strong feelings about the script. I don't dislike it, but wonder about audience appeal. I would not consider it a comedy, but it could be a script to attract reviews. Let's keep it in the mix for now.
Steph Long said... A big yes from me. All the characters and their motivations were fascinating, relatable and believable. I loved that I kept switching sides for who to root for. YES!
Arona said... Real people speaking real dialogue. My vote is Yes.
Jean said... I really liked this play. It kept my interest throughout. Very real characters. I don't think it's too "regional", however, if accents are attempted, a bad Boston accent can be painful. The fact we just did a David Lindsay-Abaire play with some good reviews can't hurt. I vote yes.
this play makes me shrug - and I like Lindsay-Abaire a lot. It's genuine - his people tend to be written like people we know - but I wearied of the endless rage - it's neither a comedy or a drama but something in between. If we think it would sell, let's do it. I don't feel strongly enough about it to either veto or support it: Considerations: good Boston accents - Southie is specific, some set questions that would need to be addressed.
I've seen two productions in the Cities in recent years (Park Square in 2013 and spring 2015 in Anoka) and they both worked quite well. Kari Steinbach directed it most recently at Lyric Arts - a solid, well acted production, and the cast had no trouble with the "Southie" dialect. I say keep it in the mix in case we need a good contemporary script and don't mind doing something that has had two local productions in as many years.
i loved this script - couldn't put it down. I struggle again with why we can't have a play that takes place in one or two locations rather than very specific multitudes of locations - BUT - i vote yes. New piece, popular playwright - this one is a keeper.
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Linda said...
Mixed feelings. Really loved the script, the dialogue felt real. Even the scene changes seemed doable. However Act 1 scene 1 into scene 2 had me shaking my head. I think it may be too regional. I am not sure that our audiences would appreciate it. It's a shame. This is a fun piece.
Dwight said...
Once again , it's a movie script not a play. Why doesn't this man understand that.
Stu said...
I'm a fan of this script for several reasons, first off because I believe it would be an area premiere of a contemporary work by a well-known playwright, a play that has garnered good reviews in the past. If we don't jump on it now, I assume someone else will.
I think the struggles of a single parent on the edge of the economic abyss are a relevant issue. I don't see these issues as "regional"
If we are worried about accents, then we need to stop doing British, Irish, and Southern plays, and cross Gurney off the list along with Lindsay-Abaire.
Fabulous roles for middle aged women.
I appreciate that Lindsay-Abaire doesn't offer easy answers. Act 2, scene 1 seems particularly well written, nobody is 100% right, or 100% wrong. I give it a strong recommendation.
Howard said...
I don't have strong feelings about the script. I don't dislike it, but wonder about audience appeal. I would not consider it a comedy, but it could be a script to attract reviews. Let's keep it in the mix for now.
Steph Long said...
A big yes from me. All the characters and their motivations were fascinating, relatable and believable. I loved that I kept switching sides for who to root for. YES!
Arona said...
Real people speaking real dialogue.
My vote is Yes.
Jean said...
I really liked this play. It kept my interest throughout. Very real characters. I don't think it's too "regional", however, if accents are attempted, a bad Boston accent can be painful. The fact we just did a David Lindsay-Abaire play with some good reviews can't hurt. I vote yes.
this play makes me shrug - and I like Lindsay-Abaire a lot. It's genuine - his people tend to be written like people we know - but I wearied of the endless rage - it's neither a comedy or a drama but something in between. If we think it would sell, let's do it. I don't feel strongly enough about it to either veto or support it: Considerations: good Boston accents - Southie is specific, some set questions that would need to be addressed.
I've seen two productions in the Cities in recent years (Park Square in 2013 and spring 2015 in Anoka) and they both worked quite well. Kari Steinbach directed it most recently at Lyric Arts - a solid, well acted production, and the cast had no trouble with the "Southie" dialect.
I say keep it in the mix in case we need a good contemporary script and don't mind doing something that has had two local productions in as many years.
i loved this script - couldn't put it down. I struggle again with why we can't have a play that takes place in one or two locations rather than very specific multitudes of locations - BUT - i vote yes. New piece, popular playwright - this one is a keeper.
Reread it 2015 - same reaction; real people, real dialogue. Again I vote Yes.
I was brought in to work on this at Park Square years ago - I don’t see the appeal. I would vote no.
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