tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post4783165825143576903..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: REVIEW: GatzPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-61949399943960195382007-09-11T12:10:00.000-04:002007-09-11T12:10:00.000-04:00Thank you, Jason. The ending was certainly not wit...Thank you, Jason. The ending was certainly not without its own simple beauty. And I agree it was prepared by the gradual stripping away of the office life...<BR/><BR/>I forgot to mention in the review how interesting it was that most of the relatively (and surprisingly!) small audience in Philly were New Yorkers like myself (including Mr. Zinoman) willing to travel many miles (ok, an hour and a half) to check it out. The rest of the audience were regular Philly Fringe subscribers. One lady behind me was surprised to learn the young folk next to her had come from New York City to Philly to see theatre! If only she knew...<BR/><BR/>And thank you, Anon, for confirming my Fletcher father-son theory...Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-87387717556700383082007-09-11T11:33:00.000-04:002007-09-11T11:33:00.000-04:00really good stuff. I must say that I was less unha...really good stuff. I must say that I was less unhappy with the end since "closing the frame" is a pretty predictable move and, at the risk of sounding like a sap, i do think that seeing/reading an extraordinary work like this doesn't leave us in the same hum-drum place that we started. the whole second act slowly strips away the design and i thought by ending with shepard by himself reciting the final words by heart, ers once again put the emphasis on the book (as opposed to a theatrical conceit), which seems to be much of the point of this unusual, bold adaptation. Still, many thanks for giving such a detailed, insightful account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-16621806567870576822007-09-10T19:42:00.000-04:002007-09-10T19:42:00.000-04:00your hunch is right. Dr. Ross Fletcher is Jim Flet...your hunch is right. Dr. Ross Fletcher is Jim Fletcher's real-life father. Not a professional actor, but an irresistible bit of casting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com