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Crime and Punishment
That's one hell of a compliment Nan. Thank you!— March 29, 2011 9:20 p.m.
Phallic Humor
Well, I debated whether or not to include the phallis angle but it was part of the deal back in the day so...why resist it? I think it's amazing that the Greeks consumed theater like that without blushing. I'm convinced it was funny!— March 25, 2011 9:09 p.m.
Crime and Punishment
Catastrophic also works.— March 16, 2011 11:26 p.m.
Crime and Punishment
Thanks for the Haiti heads up--I've gotta turn the autocorrect off! Many people would and do call Japan tragic. They also say, "on accident." As you know, it's "on purpose, BY accident." ;-) In terms of Japan/Haiti, I think in terms of, "the suffering in Japan or the crisis in Haiti." I think labeling an event as tragic is wrong unless the event is the result of a decision. Even the holy grail of recent tragic events, 9/11, is only tragic if you consider it in the context of U.S. Middle Eastern policy and the deciscions our government has made there since the end of world war II--but who wants to go there? It's much more convienent to go get the "evil doers" and the "freedom haters." Funny thing about it...that's how the terrorists talk about the U.S.— March 16, 2011 11:23 p.m.
Just Getting Up There
I think I'm going to try the U SUCKED approach--just to see how it works out!— February 27, 2011 9:40 p.m.
Just Saying
Nan, you're frightening me! JK!— February 18, 2011 8:31 a.m.
Just Saying
Hey wait,I'm a writer!— February 13, 2011 7:26 p.m.
Attention Must be Paid.
Okay, I'm back. Quickly: I consider Biff to be a hero because at the point he becomes completley honest about who he is, he is elevated to higher consciousness than any other character in the play and probably most of the audience. To admit that one is "a dollar an hour, a dime a dozen" is an insight that takes courage to achieve. Mediocrely yours, HH— February 11, 2011 1:06 p.m.
Attention Must be Paid.
It is the dysfunction of Willy's thoughts that is crazy but he's not alone because we all do it. Willy is constantly spinning possibilities out into the future and replaying events from the past. His thoughts rarely dwell on the present moment. He is full of, "If I had only..." and "It will be great when I...". Willy never stops to consider what is necessary in the current moment which is why he fails at almost everything he does, especially his family. Most of us fail to consider what is crucial in the present moment. That is the very definition of being grounded. Our lives don't happen in the past or in the future, they happen now but we seem to focus all our attention on events we can't change or events that haven't and probably won't happen. That is Willy Loman to a tee. Whether or not we speak that thought process out loud, it's crazy! So far as the people in small-rooms-driving-each-other-crazy school of play writing, I've never really considered it as a genre. I tend to start with whether or not a play or book worked for me. I have to admit that when I read Cather in the Rye as a Junior, I didn't like it all. About fifteen years later I read Franny and Zooey, and Raise High the Roof Beam Carpenters and loved them. I revisited Cather in the Rye and became a fan of it as well. I'm not sure why we think 17 year olds can handle material like that, let alone enjoy it. I appreciate and thank you for the comment! HH— February 6, 2011 11:07 p.m.
The Almighty Dresser
I've been urged to reign in my opening statement about a dresser bringing the show to a halt. In most cases, the performer is going to get that change done with or without a dresser. It's a team thing.— January 12, 2011 8:56 a.m.