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Steamboat Chambers
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Posted: Tue Apr 15th, 2008 04:11 pm |
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| I had been wanting to check out August: Osage County by Tracy Letts. Every review I've read of it had nothing bad to say. The bookstore in my hometown didn't stock it until a week or two ago when it was crowned with the Pulitzer. I'm not sure how I feel abotu after having read it once and watched some clips of a performance online. Has anyone seen it? Thoughts?
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Edd
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Posted: Tue Apr 15th, 2008 06:57 pm |
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No, not yet. But I loved BUG.
Still haven't started Williams' Notebooks. Shame on me--just so busy and equally unorganized these days. I'm grateful to you for turning me on to it.
Best,
~Edd
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solarcirclegirl
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Posted: Wed Apr 16th, 2008 12:50 pm |
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I just finished reading the play (I don't live anywhere close to where it is currently playing) and it was amazing. Like I can't even find the words for it. I just got it so hard, right in the heart of hearts, and it just killed, but I loved every moment of it. The layering of the events, the characters, oh God, I just wish I could see it myself.
So I would say go see it. It's a thing of beauty. I am obsessed.
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Steamboat Chambers
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Posted: Wed Apr 16th, 2008 06:01 pm |
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| I think it's planned to go on tour, so the website suggests. No dates lsited yet.
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solarcirclegirl
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 01:08 am |
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i certainly hope it gets somewhere near Little Rock because I would love to see it.
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Posted: Sun Apr 20th, 2008 09:27 pm |
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I've seen it, and I wish I had something clever to say about it! I enjoyed the play immensely, and so did other playwright friends who saw it. I don't think Letts did anything particularly innovative or new, but I think he did something old very, very well.
If nothing else, it makes you appreciate how your own family is crazy, but not that crazy.
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