Birdlike Things
June 21, 2006
Stratford filled our bellies with drama and wailing. After a show that made us tremble with humanity, we roared through the city fearsome and constipated, doing the kinds of things fearsome and constipated people do.
Mainly, we pretended to be birds.
Laura climbed up slabs of concrete in the burnt-down industrial district.
“Pretend you’re a penguin,” I said. “Now fly, fly.” And she did.
When it came my turn to fly, I became an entirely different kind of creature. Arms! Horrors! Know this: Stratford is full of tragedy.
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Posted by: Jax on June 21, 2006 at 01:29 PMwhat play did you see? i’ve been looking at the play-on list…$20 for a play..and good seats…now i just need recommendations :)
Posted by: karen on June 21, 2006 at 09:11 PMWe saw two plays during the weekend: The Glass Menangerie and The Duchess of Malfi. I strongly recommend you go see Glass — the Duchess is a terrible, superficial production.
Posted by: Tudor on June 21, 2006 at 09:15 PMkaren, we saw the Duchess of Malfi and The Glass Menagerie (it was a Stratford-packed weekend). While I wouldn’t recommend the Duchess, unless you want to see some beautiful costumes and excellently stylized set at the expense of performances that didn’t display any range of emotion beyond tension and anger at any point, I would highly highly recommend The Glass Menagerie. It was incredible, absolutely wonderful. You must see it. I would have given it a standing ovation had I not been convulsing in sobs and awe by the end. Yes, the glass menagerie, you must see it.
Posted by: Laura on June 21, 2006 at 09:19 PM