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#1

The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four

Posted: 4/7/08 at 4:47pm

Since the mods decided it was necessary and fair to delete our entire thread based on one offensive post by a sock puppet and if I post referring to the incident or asking to know why, they'll just delete that too...
A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 4/7/08 at 04:47 PM

#2

In comes company...

Posted: 4/7/08 at 4:49pm

Can't they undelete??
"My name's Lenny. What's yours?"

#4

Posted: 4/7/08 at 4:49pm

Updated On: 1/23/09 at 04:49 PM

#8

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'spread the love' thread, part four

Posted: 4/7/08 at 4:52pm

No they deleted the AI thread.

And I'm not so mad about the deletions as I am that they didn't ban the OBVIOUS sockpuppet months ago. They just let him be and let it escalate.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#12

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'spread the love' thread, part four

Posted: 4/7/08 at 4:57pm

^ Good luck!

I'll be there....7th row, I believe. My friend and I bought the tickets way back when they went on sale, and we splurged so we're like, dead center too. I'm very excited that Raul will be there. More excited for Ms. Anglea though :)
#13

Posted: 4/7/08 at 4:59pm

Updated On: 1/23/09 at 04:59 PM

#18

Posted: 4/7/08 at 5:03pm

Updated On: 1/23/09 at 05:03 PM

#23

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'spread the love' thread, part four

Posted: 4/7/08 at 8:40pm

Great job, mods.

Anyway. Raul! orangeskittles and I saw Signature's production of Kiss of the Spider Woman this past weekend, and now I can't stop thinking of the idea of Raul as Molina. We discussed on the dearly departed thread whether he'd be more suited for Molina or Valentin, and while I think he could do either, I can see him doing great things with Molina....if he was well-directed and didn't go too over the top or campy. So I guess I'd add that to the list of roles I'd love to see him play.
#24

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'spread the love' thread, part four

Posted: 4/7/08 at 9:04pm

I would love to see him in that show. There's great potential for either Molina or Valentin, but I agree with Siren. If he could move beyond the camp, the character would give him the chance for a more calibrated performance.
#25

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'spread the love' thread, part four

Posted: 4/7/08 at 9:30pm

Yeah. I had said before that I trusted him to do Valentin more than Molina, but he could still give a wonderful performance as either. I think that without a strict director to consistently reign him in throughout the run, he'll revert to camp. I mean, even now he's onstage doing Pinter and grabbing his balls every night just because he knows he can get away with it. As brilliant an actor as he can be, when he gets bored and lazy, it's a disservice to the play and to the costars having to play off his whimsies.

Then there's the issue of *would* he play Molina, because some of the subject matter hits a bit close to home, I'm sure.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

Updated On: 4/7/08 at 09:30 PM

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