#51
Posted: 9/13/06 at 11:29pm
"He told me that It is not convincing with male actors because males sorta fight back and forth like they do in the play. He said that you could see the same thing that happens in that show at any Wall Street office. "
-What? It's not convincing because you can see it in real life? Wouldn't that make it more realistic? I am so confused? I have read a lot of criticism about GG/GR but I don't think I've ever heard it called unconvincing. To some degree GG/GR... and a lot of Mamet from that period... is about male roles in society... and male agression and all of that... I guess there could be some post modern argument made by casting women in the roles (as is done when the genders are reversed in H2S)... but it would really seem to betray the point and purpose of the play.
Anybody here familiar with former Chicago actress/cabaret performer Alexandra Billings? She's transgendered and is regularly cast in straight female roles here in Chicago. Most recently she was Mayzie in a children's version of Suessical... and it raised nary an eyebrow.
kmc
-What? It's not convincing because you can see it in real life? Wouldn't that make it more realistic? I am so confused? I have read a lot of criticism about GG/GR but I don't think I've ever heard it called unconvincing. To some degree GG/GR... and a lot of Mamet from that period... is about male roles in society... and male agression and all of that... I guess there could be some post modern argument made by casting women in the roles (as is done when the genders are reversed in H2S)... but it would really seem to betray the point and purpose of the play.
Anybody here familiar with former Chicago actress/cabaret performer Alexandra Billings? She's transgendered and is regularly cast in straight female roles here in Chicago. Most recently she was Mayzie in a children's version of Suessical... and it raised nary an eyebrow.
kmc
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