Bug

#1

Bug

Posted: 9/18/04 at 11:48pm

Did anyone see this?

One of my friends said it was fantastically scary and a brilliantly executed production.

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#2

re: Bug

Posted: 9/18/04 at 11:50pm

I think Margo is the resident "Bug" expert.

#3

re: Bug

Posted: 9/18/04 at 11:55pm

I loved it -- naturalistic, film-style acting, Chicago-style excess in a claustrophobic setting with creeped out paranoic direction -- the entire experience makes you want to scratch yourself incessantly and take a shower afterwards. A terrific production.

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Updated On: 9/20/04 at 11:55 PM

#4

re: Bug

Posted: 9/19/04 at 12:08pm

Great description Margo. BUG is definitely worth seeing.

#5

re: Bug

Posted: 9/19/04 at 12:40pm

So what exactly is it about?

#6

re: Bug

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:03pm

So if you have some serious issues with bugs in real life are you going to be flipping out?

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And hang on, when did you win the discus?

#7

re: Bug

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:15pm

I suppose we're in for it when we see it Saturday, Christine lol

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#8

re: Bug

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:17pm

lol when I start screaming you'll know why

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And hang on, when did you win the discus?

#9

re: Bug

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:24pm

When I saw BUG the lead actor's hair caught fire. He handled it so well, I thought it was part of the show. Margo advised me otherwise.

#10

re: Bug

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:25pm

Well that's fun. As long as my hair doesn't catch fire...

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And hang on, when did you win the discus?

#11

re: Bug

Posted: 9/23/04 at 11:29pm

If you liked X Files, you'll love BUG.

#12

re: Bug

Posted: 9/24/04 at 1:42am

Has anyone seen the new cast of "Bug"?

#13

re: Bug

Posted: 9/24/04 at 1:05pm

A friend of mine, Troy West, just joined the cast and I'm seeing it Wednesday. I understand the new cast were all from the Chicago production a couple of years back. I'll let ya know what I think.

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#14

re: Bug

Posted: 9/24/04 at 3:18pm

Thanks, I am curious. I loved Kate Buddeke in "Gypsy", she was a hoot as Mazeppa, just wondering if she can pull off "Bug".

#15

re: Bug

Posted: 9/24/04 at 3:23pm

Buddeke actually played the role in "Bug" in the Chicago production.

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"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

Updated On: 9/26/04 at 03:23 PM

#16

re: Bug

Posted: 9/24/04 at 4:33pm

My aunt's colleague directed Bug.
I think he teaches at the DePaul Theatre School in Chicago.

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#17

re: Bug

Posted: 9/24/04 at 4:48pm

Can someone give brief synopsis of what this show is about.

#18

re: Bug

Posted: 9/24/04 at 5:02pm

Check out the website

http://www.bugtheplay.com

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-------------------- Brook Arts Center closed due to flooding from April 2007 Nor'easter. Watch www.brookarts.org for more info.

#19

re: Bug

Posted: 9/24/04 at 5:04pm

" A hallucinatory tale of pests and paranoia, BUG is a dark comedy exploring themes of isolation and delusion. AGNES (Cochran), a scrappy, drug-addled woman is laying low in an Oklahoma City motel to avoid her ex-husband GOSS who is on early release from prison. His arrival spells trouble when he discovers that Agnes has forged a new relationship with an enigmatic younger man named PETER (Shannon). In this psycho-thriller, residents of this spooky motel are visited by mysterious strangers, haunted by events from their pasts, and attacked by bugs."

Updated On: 9/24/04 at 05:04 PM

#20

re: Bug

Posted: 9/26/04 at 12:43am

The Times gives a very strong rave for Kate Buddeke:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/26/theater/newsandfeatures/26calhoun.html

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"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney