tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post8068920255520195040..comments2023-12-27T05:20:26.800-05:00Comments on BAM blog: In Context: Helen LawrenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-46524365186455021502015-10-23T10:42:22.896-04:002015-10-23T10:42:22.896-04:00I am afraid that the new BAM tendency is to select...I am afraid that the new BAM tendency is to select plays that relay more on the sceneries rather than on acting and the play meaning or message. Could be also that directors are relaying more on the grandiosity of sceneries rather than the talent of actors, writers and the reason or reasons writers had at the moment he or she wrote the play. I am referring to these two wave productions Antigone and Helen Laurence. <br /><br />Maybe is not BAM but a new international theater tendency that produce plays to show technologies advances applied to the sceneries and the scene instead of relying in pure acting and play messages. I am not sure, but these fancy and big sceneries tendency in plays is not working for me. This is not the first time that this happens but it is happening again. <br /><br />I watched different productions around NYC where actors and the play itself are the central focus, and the results where fantastic. Sceneries, on the other hand, even they are important part of any production and they play a significant role, should be designed to support the acting and the message that the director and the writer want to tell to the audience, not to be the main attraction in a production. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-25577634861721697262015-10-18T14:20:28.179-04:002015-10-18T14:20:28.179-04:00Interesting technology does not improve a weak und...Interesting technology does not improve a weak underlying product .. the film noir lite was too lite .. Had the feel of a soap opera .. the "play" was formulaic .. was it a parody of a 40s film noir or simply a poor written imposter? Ed in the Applehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084566943545689424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-41240231216678703382015-10-17T23:38:53.403-04:002015-10-17T23:38:53.403-04:00The vision is there--the merging film noir with re...The vision is there--the merging film noir with reality is innovative. The cast managed delivering strong performances somewhere in the margins of 1948 grainy film and a film crew with an audience as witness to this theatrical experiment. For the first 30 minutes or so, it was so interesting you mightn't have paid much attention to the plot--but once you did---I thought I was in a 1948 "B" film...probably a second feature. It's a novel production....worth mentioning...but needs work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145707757448097006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-83230037947348727072015-10-17T09:32:19.014-04:002015-10-17T09:32:19.014-04:00Terrific actors. Very witty and atmospheric. We lo...Terrific actors. Very witty and atmospheric. We loved it!Sue Kolodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-49176274500164265302015-10-16T22:24:16.889-04:002015-10-16T22:24:16.889-04:00Thought it was a very good performance. On a techn...Thought it was a very good performance. On a technical level it was very fun to watch the 3D sets and people performing in them. The acting was also well done. Plot wise it was fine, it wasn't too contrived and at the same time thematically all the subplots work and intertwined together. I would definatly recommend this to both fans of film noir and people looking for a fun satisfying show. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06211260255617583857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-71564401461982412642015-10-15T23:54:20.285-04:002015-10-15T23:54:20.285-04:00This was a hell of a show. Thoroughly entertaining...This was a hell of a show. Thoroughly entertaining, and super satisfying! Go see it, everybody, you will love it!mariaandreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02551887116684635675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-51521380979247866262015-10-15T23:13:01.779-04:002015-10-15T23:13:01.779-04:00We enjoyed the technology and the film noir, which...We enjoyed the technology and the film noir, which partly seemed a spoof of noir. A little slow in parts but our group of six thought it was a splendid evening. Loved seeing the actors in colorful clothes and the black and white screen. Black and white is so powerfulMyra Zuckerbraunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01205129581832101839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-72017578071258978402015-10-15T09:46:42.076-04:002015-10-15T09:46:42.076-04:00Once one gets past the production's visual nov...Once one gets past the production's visual novelty, the viewer is left with a half-baked noir tale and community theater level performances. Were this a Christmas present, I'd keep the wrappings and throw out the "gift". Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11661121780923235297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-27938015416407110812015-10-14T21:56:42.051-04:002015-10-14T21:56:42.051-04:00You wouldn't immediately jump to film noir as ...You wouldn't immediately jump to film noir as fun but that's what it was. We thoroughly enjoyed the performance!Painter and photographer out on the town.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06517486207210483612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-35339954674279750202015-10-14T21:56:27.887-04:002015-10-14T21:56:27.887-04:00You wouldn't immediately jump to film noir as ...You wouldn't immediately jump to film noir as fun but that's what it was. We thoroughly enjoyed the performance!Painter and photographer out on the town.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06517486207210483612noreply@blogger.com