The Public's 13/14 Season

[Kad]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 2:43pm

What a great season! So happy to see that brilliant production of Good Soul of Szechuan returning, as well as Fun Home and Arguendo. Color me excited.
Public Theater's 2013-2014 season

[Act4ever]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 3:02pm

Good Person? -- But yes, very exciting!

[Kad]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 3:07pm

Ugh, yes, Good Person. I was in a production that used a translation that had it as Good Soul and have fallen into the habit of calling it that.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 3:40pm

Looks like an especially promising season! Very exciting.

[E.Davis]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 3:52pm

A new Jeanine Tesori musical? Count me in!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 4:05pm

The "Fun Home" graphic novel is one of my favorite books ever. It was created by the gifted Alison Bechdel who did the "Dykes to Watch Out For" comic strip. Factor in Lisa Kron who wrote "Well," one of my favorite plays ever, and the music from the "Caroline, or Change" gal and well, count me in.

I saw "Arguendo" at the Under the Radar festival in January and I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVED it. And this is coming from somebody who only lasted through act one of "The Select (The Sun Also Rises)."

[Kad]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 4:09pm

Namo, I loved Arguendo, too! I was surprised at how really funny it was- I had expected it to be illuminating, which it was, but not hilarious. I didn't like The Select either, but loved loved Gatz.

I don't think you'll be disappointed in Fun Home, which really does a commendable job at adapting a graphic novel that does not lend itself to adaptation easily.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 4:15pm

When do they usually announce tickets go on sale?

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 4:30pm

Have the public announced what they are going to do at the Delacorte theatre in the park this summer?

[Kad]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 4:42pm

They announced it a while ago. Comedy of Errors and a new musical adaptation of Love's Labor's Lost.

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 4:57pm

If I may ask a stupid question, what was wrong with "Good Woman (of Szechuan)"?

Bad translation from the German?

[Kad]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 5:03pm

Essentially, yes. The German title doesn't actually denotate gender.

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 5:38pm

Got it. Thanks, Kad. I knew German has neuter nouns, but I didn't realize it uses them for people.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/16/13 at 5:51pm

The word in the German title is "mensch," which just means a person/human being. It is indeed a masculine noun. The initial translation, I suppose, decided that because the main character is female, it would make more sense.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 4/17/13 at 3:57am

Cheers Kad

Do you think there will be much interest in a musical version of 'Love's Labour's Lost?

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 4/17/13 at 11:50am

Happy to see GOOD PERSON getting a second life. I know so many who were kicking themselves for missing it.

This is a damn good season. Nice to see Julie Hagerty get a starring vehicle.