Comments for La Jolla Playhouse Blog http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:57:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Two Young Lovers and the Blood That Bound Them by Eleanor Hudson http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/two-young-lovers-and-the-blood-that-bound-them/comment-page-1#comment-187 Eleanor Hudson Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:25:52 +0000 http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/?p=243#comment-187 Jeff, Everything looks great. Thinking about you all every day. Please tell Tobin , his set looks super. Loved the pictures. Sure wish that I could be with you all on the 22nd.I wish you the very best. Lots of love , Mrs. Hudson Jeff,
Everything looks great. Thinking about you all every day.
Please tell Tobin , his set looks super. Loved the pictures.
Sure wish that I could be with you all on the 22nd.I wish you the very best. Lots of love , Mrs. Hudson

]]> Comment on Creditors: The Last Rehearsals by Stephen Kougias http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/creditors-the-last-rehearsals/comment-page-1#comment-186 Stephen Kougias Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:56 +0000 http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/?p=229#comment-186 Very good show, superb acting...well done!! Very good show, superb acting…well done!!

]]> Comment on Creditors: The Last Rehearsals by Deb Sanborn http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/creditors-the-last-rehearsals/comment-page-1#comment-185 Deb Sanborn Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:44:07 +0000 http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/?p=229#comment-185 Creditors was like having a root canal. Although the actress was very skillful, nothing could redeem this ugly, bitter, exercise. I was a big fan of I AM My Own Wife, but what can Wright be thinking? He has said that LJPH is a good venue to test plays as the audience is "intelligent." Intelligent patrons should let the Playhouse know that this is not a way to build audiences! I volunteer at the playhouse and have been a subscriber for many years and always supported Playhouse efforts to break new ground, but this warmed over hash should have stayed buried. The tone never altered. It started and stayed strident and poisonous with never a breath of variation. Strindberg isn't exactly known for happy plays but there are other better works of his to offer. Creditors was like having a root canal. Although the actress was very skillful, nothing could redeem this ugly, bitter, exercise. I was a big fan of I AM My Own Wife, but what can Wright be thinking? He has said that LJPH is a good venue to test plays as the audience is “intelligent.” Intelligent patrons should let the Playhouse know that this is not a way to build audiences! I volunteer at the playhouse and have been a subscriber for many years and always supported Playhouse efforts to break new ground, but this warmed over hash should have stayed buried. The tone never altered. It started and stayed strident and poisonous with never a breath of variation. Strindberg isn’t exactly known for happy plays but there are other better works of his to offer.

]]> Comment on Behind the Seams With The 39 Steps by Caroline http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/behind-the-seams-with-the-39-steps/comment-page-1#comment-175 Caroline Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:13:08 +0000 http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/?p=198#comment-175 Great article. Thanks. Even though I'm in the admin. offices, sometimes I feel world's away. This gives me a chance to keep connected. Great article. Thanks. Even though I’m in the admin. offices, sometimes I feel world’s away. This gives me a chance to keep connected.

]]> Comment on LIGHTS UP ON: BD Wong by Mary Anne Wesson http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/lights-up-on-bd-wong/comment-page-1#comment-157 Mary Anne Wesson Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:30:42 +0000 http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/?p=124#comment-157 Just saw Herringbone last night. Loved it. Amazing experience. Really enjoyed the feedback session afterward. It made the experience even richer. I have a suggestion for the bulter at the door, have him be very stiff like a british gentleman's gentleman. Then he will not be like any other character at all. Wonderful evening. Just saw Herringbone last night. Loved it. Amazing experience. Really enjoyed the feedback session afterward. It made the experience even richer. I have a suggestion for the bulter at the door, have him be very stiff like a british gentleman’s gentleman. Then he will not be like any other character at all. Wonderful evening.

]]> Comment on Unusual Acts Arrives at the Playhouse by MichaellaS http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/unusual-acts-arrives-at-the-playhouse/comment-page-1#comment-112 MichaellaS Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:28:33 +0000 http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/?p=79#comment-112 tks for the effort you put in here I appreciate it! tks for the effort you put in here I appreciate it!

]]> Comment on Unusual Acts Arrives at the Playhouse by Helen Boyden http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/unusual-acts-arrives-at-the-playhouse/comment-page-1#comment-82 Helen Boyden Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:22:39 +0000 http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/?p=79#comment-82 We and a number of our friends are subscribers and saw Unusual Acts of Devotion on different nights. One set saw it in previews and were told it was a work in progress. I saw it on June 20th. Another couple saw it on the last night. That couple says that the Doris Roberts character was alive at the end of the play. When I saw it, I thought she was killed out of sight as sort of a mercy killing by the serial killer who was in the neighborhood and hung out in the shadows and on the water tower for most of the play. It is now a long time and I think I recall her perhaps coming back as a sort of ghost to make remarks after she was dead. Could you shed any light on the changes in what happened to this character. Thanks Helen Boyden We and a number of our friends are subscribers and saw Unusual Acts of Devotion on different nights. One set saw it in previews and were told it was a work in progress. I saw it on June 20th. Another couple saw it on the last night. That couple says that the Doris Roberts character was alive at the end of the play.

When I saw it, I thought she was killed out of sight as sort of a mercy killing by the serial killer who was in the neighborhood and hung out in the shadows and on the water tower for most of the play. It is now a long time and I think I recall her perhaps coming back as a sort of ghost to make remarks after she was dead. Could you shed any light on the changes in what happened to this character.

Thanks

Helen Boyden

]]> Comment on Wearing Two Hats by Gabe Greene http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/wearing-two-hats/comment-page-1#comment-39 Gabe Greene Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:59:18 +0000 http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/?p=87#comment-39 Hi Cindy, Thanks for the comment -- so glad to hear you're intrigued by the play. RESTORATION is not based on a book, but rather the actual event of the 2003-04 restoration (albeit heavily fictionalized -- as Claudia Shear's note in the program says, "Everything about the David is true; everything else is fiction"). However, if you're interested in finding out more about Michelangelo and the creation of the David, the following books might be of interest (they were to me during the research process): IL GIGANTE by Anton Gill MICHELANGELO'S MOUNTAIN by Eric Scigliano To get some insight into all the preparation that went into the 2003-04 restoration, you might also check out the following web page, which describes the Stanford Michelangelo Project: http://www-graphics.stanford.edu/projects/mich/ Hope that helps -- see you at the theatre! Gabe Hi Cindy,
Thanks for the comment — so glad to hear you’re intrigued by the play. RESTORATION is not based on a book, but rather the actual event of the 2003-04 restoration (albeit heavily fictionalized — as Claudia Shear’s note in the program says, “Everything about the David is true; everything else is fiction”).
However, if you’re interested in finding out more about Michelangelo and the creation of the David, the following books might be of interest (they were to me during the research process):
IL GIGANTE by Anton Gill
MICHELANGELO’S MOUNTAIN by Eric Scigliano
To get some insight into all the preparation that went into the 2003-04 restoration, you might also check out the following web page, which describes the Stanford Michelangelo Project: http://www-graphics.stanford.edu/projects/mich/
Hope that helps — see you at the theatre!
Gabe

]]> Comment on Wearing Two Hats by Cindy http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/wearing-two-hats/comment-page-1#comment-38 Cindy Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:52:38 +0000 http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/blog/?p=87#comment-38 Having seen this incredible statue in real life, this play is intriquing to me. Is it based on a book that I could read prior to seeing the play? Having seen this incredible statue in real life, this play is intriquing to me. Is it based on a book that I could read prior to seeing the play?

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