#26
Posted: 4/14/13 at 12:05pm
I saw this and can't say that I liked it. I'm not sure what the play is trying to say about the events. There really isn't much meat to the play other than a lot of stereotypes traipsed out one at a time to each have their moment. All of the straight characters in the show are vilified which I didn't really agree with. I'm not claiming that they should be portrayed as saints but it seemed laughable to me.
I would say that the staging was nice although I doubt ever side has a good view. The impact of the raid on Stonewall is a little meh since there is only one (very sadistic poorly drawn) cop. The brutality of the violence seemed in place more to shock the audience into a state rather than getting to that point with real emotion. And while I'm a fan of on-stage nudity I think sometimes it can be used as a crutch to get the audience back into a show that's kind of dragging.
The theatre was definitely not crowded and I wouldn't say that the audience who was there really enjoyed it.
I would say that the staging was nice although I doubt ever side has a good view. The impact of the raid on Stonewall is a little meh since there is only one (very sadistic poorly drawn) cop. The brutality of the violence seemed in place more to shock the audience into a state rather than getting to that point with real emotion. And while I'm a fan of on-stage nudity I think sometimes it can be used as a crutch to get the audience back into a show that's kind of dragging.
The theatre was definitely not crowded and I wouldn't say that the audience who was there really enjoyed it.
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