tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post1185506251453951416..comments2023-12-27T05:20:26.800-05:00Comments on BAM blog: In Context: The UndertakingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-9764959064294093792016-09-25T14:46:42.114-04:002016-09-25T14:46:42.114-04:00Take such a compelling topic as this (Is there any...Take such a compelling topic as this (Is there any more compelling?), slather on some technology, (i-phones, lap top, video) and a "realistic" chatty modern living room presentation of the often engaging material, and what is left, in my opinion, is a self-consciously "cool" looking production, that more often looked like a lecture on death and dying that morphed into a TV sit-com format. Not that the topic needs darkness or heavy-handed emotional extremes or theatrical fireworks, on the contrary, but there was just too much whimsy and not nearly enough compelling theatre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-35821714365151197532016-09-25T12:26:01.745-04:002016-09-25T12:26:01.745-04:00The photo promoting this show suggested a much mor...The photo promoting this show suggested a much more sober production. The actual set and costuming, in my opinion, trivialized the significant content of the writing. Well written, but poorly conceived. When the writer is also the director, there's no one on hand to say "no." Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072743033980164161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-9254226748212298752016-09-24T23:04:52.173-04:002016-09-24T23:04:52.173-04:00Smart, moving, funny, theatrical. An extraordinar...Smart, moving, funny, theatrical. An extraordinary Undertaking, indeed,LTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12800931868995391277noreply@blogger.com