Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
TapTapTapioca
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#1Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:11pm
Here are some pictures from Frank Galati's show, after the quake, at the La Jolla Playhouse. It is adapted from Haruki Murakami's book of short stories after the quake. The two short stories it is based of are Honey Pies and Super Frog saves Tokyo It was done twice before once at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and once at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven.
It is really a beautiful show and a gorgeous production. I HIGHLY encourage anybody who has the chance to see it to go and see it.
BWW's pictures from the show
#2re: Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:12pm
Sometimes I feel like he just didn't try hard enough with "The Pirate Queen."
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
TapTapTapioca
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#2re: Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:19pm
I don't know how much of The Pirate Queen was his fault.
I think that he did the best that he could with pretty bad material.
#3re: Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:34pmNo he didn't.
#4re: Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:37pm
You all really know how to stay on topic. LOL
Tap - can you tell us what the short stories this is based on are about?
TapTapTapioca
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#5re: Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/26/07 at 6:15pmThe whole book is about the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Kobe, Japan in 1995. Frank Galati (who wrote the adaptation) weaved together the two stories so that they switch back and forth. I don't want to give it away but one of the stories is about a Frog that comes and visits an ordinary man and tells him that he needs to save Tokyo from an earthquake. The second story is about a little girl who wakes up in the middle of the night because of the 'Earthquake Man' and it tells the story of her and her family.
WellIfYouInsist
Featured Actor Joined: 12/20/06
#6re: Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/27/07 at 9:07pm
Thing is, though, he wasn't a good director if he accepted the bad material and didn't insist upon changes.
He seems easy to bully around, though, and the French can be such bullies...
TapTapTapioca
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#7re: Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/27/07 at 9:33pm
He is actually a pretty firm guy, he is just really nice.
Edit: The director does not have the power to insist that all of the material be re-written. The only person who really has that power is the producer.
#8re: Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/27/07 at 9:45pm
"The only person who really has that power is the producer."
Which we know was another major flaw with that creative team.
Anyway, this show sound very interesting.
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
#9re: Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/27/07 at 11:21pmI've read the original book, but I don't remember about the little girl's dream about Earthquake man. The frog story was pretty good. I wish they'd extend it even for a week then I may be able to see it.
TapTapTapioca
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#10re: Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/27/07 at 11:25pmIt will be going to Berkley Rep after the Playhouse.
jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#11re: Frank Galati's show at the La Jolla Playhouse- After The Quake
Posted: 7/27/07 at 11:31pmMan...how out of it am I? I read the title and thought there had been an earthquake out there. Oops! Time for me to go to bed I think!
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