The God of Carnage, by Yasmina Reza, translated from the French by Christopher Hampton
2008
Became the film Carnage.
• During the course of one evening, two sets of parents try to get a handle on a physical fight that occurred between their two sons.
Biting and caustic, spot-on dark humor. Each of the four characters has a back story that mirrors the overall situation in some way, and ultimately betrays them to be the root cause of, and worse than, the children themselves. However, an entitlement factor of well-to-do/upwardly mobile hetero parenting is slightly off-putting to this reader, though that may be the point.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
ELEEMOSYNARY
Eleemosynary, by Lee Blessing
1987
• A young teen——and winner of the National Spelling Bee——tries to make sense of her past, her absent mother, and the bad blood that runs between them as she awaits her eccentric grandmother's death.
Another preparing for death play, and coming to terms with the past so one can face the present and future, this gem of a play unravels the estrangement that runs deep between three generations of mothers and daughters. A relatively happy ending.
1987
• A young teen——and winner of the National Spelling Bee——tries to make sense of her past, her absent mother, and the bad blood that runs between them as she awaits her eccentric grandmother's death.
Another preparing for death play, and coming to terms with the past so one can face the present and future, this gem of a play unravels the estrangement that runs deep between three generations of mothers and daughters. A relatively happy ending.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
JUICY AND DELICIOUS
Juicy and Delicious, by Lucy Alibar
2012 (I think)
Soon to be released as Beasts of the Southern Wild, a film based on the play, written by Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin.
• In a strange and magical world of his own making, a young boy comes of age as he prepares for his father's death, and vice versa...
Imaginative and moving, seemingly absurd events and props——flying lemons and falling grits——suddenly make perfect sense by the end of this journey play, as the boy Hushpuppy investigates his past and gets ready for a future without a father. Very smart, hip, and new, this reader relates more to the theme however——loving and trusting in one's self——than to the story itself.
2012 (I think)
Soon to be released as Beasts of the Southern Wild, a film based on the play, written by Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin.
• In a strange and magical world of his own making, a young boy comes of age as he prepares for his father's death, and vice versa...
Imaginative and moving, seemingly absurd events and props——flying lemons and falling grits——suddenly make perfect sense by the end of this journey play, as the boy Hushpuppy investigates his past and gets ready for a future without a father. Very smart, hip, and new, this reader relates more to the theme however——loving and trusting in one's self——than to the story itself.
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