#1
Posted: 2/3/05 at 8:08am
I wish I had time to post a more thorough review but I wanted to get this out there.
I saw this play at the Producers Club last night (opening night).
IT's a lovely little evening set in San Francisco in the gay 90s. Centers mostly around one gay man in school there and his relationship with another man.
Harris Doran (who some might remember from the recent benefit concert of Hair) plays the main character and does a wonderful job of being both likeable and unlikeable with his many flaws.
There are also very fine turns by the wonderful Natalie Joy Johnson (Bare) and Becca Ayers (Sarah, Plain and Tall) as two lesbians who don't move in together. Christopher Sloan is also very charming as Harris' boyfriend...and be sure to take note that Ben Curtis ("Dude, you're gettin' a Dell!") is in the cast.
The evening is very well directed by Ben Rimalower and flows very well, moving in and out of direct address with the audience into inter-character dialogue very seamlessly.
There's not a lot of conflict in the play, however, so you won't necessarily worry about these characters but you will come to like them and possibly love them. There's a great little speech at the end that has some real emotional payoff.
I believe the show runs through the 21st. IT's an Equity Showcase so if there are evenings that are not sold out, show your card and go. Or better yet, drop a few bucks and support the production. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
I saw this play at the Producers Club last night (opening night).
IT's a lovely little evening set in San Francisco in the gay 90s. Centers mostly around one gay man in school there and his relationship with another man.
Harris Doran (who some might remember from the recent benefit concert of Hair) plays the main character and does a wonderful job of being both likeable and unlikeable with his many flaws.
There are also very fine turns by the wonderful Natalie Joy Johnson (Bare) and Becca Ayers (Sarah, Plain and Tall) as two lesbians who don't move in together. Christopher Sloan is also very charming as Harris' boyfriend...and be sure to take note that Ben Curtis ("Dude, you're gettin' a Dell!") is in the cast.
The evening is very well directed by Ben Rimalower and flows very well, moving in and out of direct address with the audience into inter-character dialogue very seamlessly.
There's not a lot of conflict in the play, however, so you won't necessarily worry about these characters but you will come to like them and possibly love them. There's a great little speech at the end that has some real emotional payoff.
I believe the show runs through the 21st. IT's an Equity Showcase so if there are evenings that are not sold out, show your card and go. Or better yet, drop a few bucks and support the production. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
