Posted: 7/16/15 at 9:22pm
According to Signature's website.
There is a very vague blurb there about the plot of her new play, John, but it really gives nothing away.
Does anyone know anything about this play?
Posted: 7/16/15 at 10:04pm
All I know is that if it's as great as The Flick was, I'll be there in a heartbeat.
Posted: 7/17/15 at 10:05am
Totally thought that said Anita Baker and I got so excited.
Posted: 7/17/15 at 10:17am
Are you surprised the play is this long? Did you see THE FLICK?
The plot summary is intentionally vague. From a New York Times piece on Baker and Sam Gold:
“John,” she said, is the result of “a totally new set of obsessions,” though she wouldn’t share many particulars. With some reluctance, she provided only the first act of the script and access to a few of its scenes in rehearsal. She confirmed that in subsequent acts it veers away from naturalism, inspired by magical realist writers like Bruno Schulz and E.T.A. Hoffmann. “It hopefully gets weirder and weirder,” she said.
Posted: 7/17/15 at 10:18am
"Totally thought that said Anita Baker and I got so excited."
this.
Posted: 7/17/15 at 12:10pm
I'm just terribly excited to see Lois Smith and Georgia Engel on stage.
Posted: 7/17/15 at 6:43pm
Posted: 7/17/15 at 7:31pm
So you can't fathom about half of Eugene O'Neill's work?
Posted: 7/17/15 at 7:38pm
I'm really excited about this. I'm a huge fan of Annie Baker's work, I think Aliens is my favorite. If a play is engaging and the acting on-point with no pacing issues then 3.5 hours can go extremely fast. Plus Annie Baker and Sam Gold together is never a bad thing.
I really want to get my hands on a copy of Nocturama.
Posted: 7/17/15 at 8:23pm
Posted: 7/17/15 at 8:49pm
You can buy Nocturama in the Vermont Plays from TCG. It's quite good, and I'd place it above Circle Mirror Transformation but below The Aliens, The Flick, and Body Awareness. It would probably be about 4 hours long on stage.
Posted: 7/17/15 at 10:24pm
After seeing THE FLICK, I will entrust myself to Annie Baker and Sam Gold any time.
I'll be there on 7/26, and I look forward to every minute.
Updated On: 7/18/15 at 10:24 PM
Posted: 7/17/15 at 10:52pm
I'll be there in the evening on the 26th...
Posted: 7/19/15 at 8:09am
Looks like I'll be seeing a matinee.
If it's a great show, I never care about excessive length. Especially because I always stand up for the entire intermission. I've never understood why so many people stay in their seats the whole time.
Posted: 7/19/15 at 10:58am
I love a long show in the summer. You get so much free A/C.
