tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post5128793242447768765..comments2023-09-29T03:39:03.460-04:00Comments on Gratuitous Violins: The Laramie Project: Ten Years LaterEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-27785106869277446532009-10-15T00:49:02.343-04:002009-10-15T00:49:02.343-04:00Yeah, I think that aspect really made it special a...Yeah, I think that aspect really made it special and I'm sure it is unprecedented. There was a story in the Los Angeles Times that mentioned a similar effort in the 1930s but it was on a much smaller scale, nowhere near 150 theatres worldwide.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-10682865005102553632009-10-14T00:17:36.591-04:002009-10-14T00:17:36.591-04:00I imagine this worldwide experience of a play read...I imagine this worldwide experience of a play read is unprecedented, which just makes it feel even more special and as you say makes the term "theatre community" even more incredible - since like-minded people from all over the world were having similar experiences with this work at the same time. (I expect even the plays which are produced time-and-time again by theatrical companies big and small can't quite claim to have 150 productions happening at the same time.)crossovermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252850174791385656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-88513789904460754962009-10-13T22:58:11.817-04:002009-10-13T22:58:11.817-04:00Thanks, crossoverman. I will check out your review...Thanks, crossoverman. I will check out your review. I've only seen the HBO version of the original, too. And I agree - what a powerful piece of theatre and so simple, a group of people telling a story without a set or props. <br /><br />It's interesting to read about how different theatres staged the same work, too. Leaving an empty chair was such a sweet touch.<br /><br />The director of the production I saw had the actors playing McKinney and Henderson bring their chairs out of the circle when they were interviewed, to heighten the separation, I guess. <br /><br />And it was amazing to think that we were part of a common, worldwide experience.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-28759711571864650602009-10-13T22:19:34.208-04:002009-10-13T22:19:34.208-04:00I was at the reading in Melbourne, Australia last ...I was at the reading in Melbourne, Australia last night and it was incredible. The space they used had a stage with four different levels, the actors scattered from top to bottom - and a single chair left empty amongst them to represent Matthew himself. There were some lighting cues - particularly during the interviews with Henderson and McKinney and some movement during the longer passages of dialogue. But mostly it was actors standing up to recite their dialogue and then sitting down again - the director reading the narration.<br /><br />I've only seen the HBO version of the original play, never on stage, but I'm so glad I saw the reading of Ten Years Later - because it's a strong piece of theatre, a fascinating insight into what has changed and what has stayed the same and just knowing thousands of people around the world saw the same play on the same night/day is incredible.<br /><br />My review is <a href="http://crossoverman.livejournal.com/643762.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.crossovermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252850174791385656noreply@blogger.com