The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part 3 — Page 56

Ahh, I was just thinking that this was going on durring the run of the show, not after it had closed.

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Oh God, TNH was heartbreaking. I read it for the first time in about a year a couple weeks ago, all in one sitting. Ned's one of my all-time favorite characters. I instantly related to him in that I've felt passionately about certain issues, and when others don't see it my way, or have the same sense of urgency I have, I get extremely angry. If I could see Raul in anything, it'd defidently be that.

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See, I thought that the way it was written allowed for Ned to be a little preachy, rather than the entire piece being more overtly so.

Random picture

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One of my favorites:

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I love this one:

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I've never seen that pic before. During the scene when he throws down the groceries, I literally was sitting with my hands over my mouth holding my breath.

Another part that always gets me is when Felix says "I want my mother." I'm getting goosebumps right now thinking about it

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"find me guilty" just came from netflix. is it worth watching the whole movie, or just skimming through until i find his scenes??

Updated On: 7/7/07 at 11:47 AM

Is the video of the first Act the preview performance from November?

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Katecab - thanks for being elusive...here's to hoping that... eh... some more will follow.

Cryptic enough?

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It's very difficult for me to connect or 'get' a play from the text, but (I guess because it is extremely fact-heavy) The Normal Heart just clicked for me. I guess it's because it seems almost like a history text, but written down in a different way... of course it's better spoken, but eh… I’m terrible verbalizing anything with this play..

Yeah, I'm the same way. They say that plays are meant to be performed, not read, and I think that rings especially true for those of us who don't have the creative vision of actors or directors. I have a hard time "staging" a play in my head, and without context it's just dialogue, which alone doesn't create a fully realized characters because, unlike with a novel, so much of the characterization is fleshed out by an actor performing the role. Plays that I've found tremendously moving on seeing them (Angels in America being a prime example) sometimes do almost nothing for me on reading alone. The Normal Heart, because it's so straightforward and generates emotion based on outrage at historical truths, actually had more of an effect on me the first time I read it than it did when I finally saw it performed (though the performances were, needless to say, incredible and heartbreaking).

Hmm, looks like the Google video didn't last.

Updated On: 7/8/07 at 11:23 AM

That's how AiA was for me. I read it first, and overall I thought it was very moving- but there were defidently moments that translated better on screen.

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Awww, that's adorable!

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The first time I saw him as himself he was standing outside the Cincinnati Playhouse and lighting a cigarette, and he was wearing one of his polo shirts. Even in the dark I noticed the shirt and that nice chest of his...

BTW, Miss C, you are very observant. I agree the video may be from the preview and the same one we've seen on that other site. I think I recognize that head in front. I hope Act 2 gets fixed.