Alicia and I went to see a play called Humble Boy at the Watertower Theatre. This was Alicia’s first play at Watertower. It was a good play. I enjoyed the second act a lot more than the first act. The first act was very slow and seemingly unmethodical, but pace of the drama picked up in the second act quite a bit. The seeming unmethodical that was abound in the first act became much more congruent based on facts being reveled during the second act.
Alicia and I went to go see Second Thought Theater’s production of The Glory Of Living. The description of the play looked very disturbing which the play definitely delivered on. The play was split into two distinct parts which directly corresponded with the two acts. The first act starts out with the two main characters (Lisa and Clint) meeting each other. Clint with a friend of his comes to Lisa’s Mom’s house. The purpose of the visit is for Clint’s friends to use Lisa’s Mom’s services as a prostitute. They are only separated from Lisa and Clint by a sheet strung across the room. While this act is going on, Clint is wooing Lisa. She is only 15, and Clint is a bad-boy which excites her. During Clint’s friend’s encounter, Lisa’s Mom makes a noise that could be construed as either excitement or pain. Clint immediately asks Lisa if he is hurting her. She quickly replies that no she is faking excitement. Is concerned about her, or is he excited about that she might be in pain? Lisa leaves with Clint. (more…)
Alicia and I had a good, but busy weekend. On Friday we went to see The Glory of Living which was put on by Second Thought Theatre Group. I’ll write a formal review tomorrow or one Wednesday. The quick review is the play was well done. The subject matter was very disturbing and thought provoking. Then on Saturday, we went to Austin with Alicia’s sister and brother-in-law to go the UT / Baylor game. (more…)
I was reading the annual Best of Dallas put out by the Dallas Observer, and I saw Kitchen Dog was rated Best Theater Company and Ian Leson who was in Fat Pig won Best Local Actor. You can read my review on Fat Pig here.
I love the Best of Dallas. It comes out in late September. I learned a lot about Dallas when I first moved here in 1997. Pick up a copy or read it online.
On Friday Alicia and I went to the premier of Fat Pig at McKinney Avenue Contemporary (MAC). This is play is written by Neil LaBute who is also a screenwriter & movie director. Check out In The Company of Men and Your Friends And Neighbors for some very good movies he has done. The play is set around an office in a large metropolitan city in the US. There are four main characters actually there are only four characters in the play. The plot revolves around four characters. Three of them work for the same company. The main character (Tom) is a former techie now some sort of manager since he has his own office which is the setting for some of the play’s more interesting scenes. (more…)