The Submission

[jbm2]

The Submission#1

Posted: 10/9/11 at 12:59am

Has anyone seen this yet? Is it worth seeing?

[thismyshow]

The Submission #2

Posted: 10/9/11 at 2:02am

saw it tonight, really enjoyed it, the last 20 minutes are phenomenal, never have i heard so many gasp in a theatre before.

[jbm2]

The Submission #2

Posted: 10/9/11 at 2:12am

Its between this and Venus in Fur..
Sounds like this is the one?

[henrikegerman]

The Submission #3

Posted: 10/9/11 at 7:33am

Why not a matinee of The Submission, an evening Venus and Fur, and top the night out at Paddle's?

[musicalbluemirror]

The Submission #4

Posted: 10/9/11 at 11:30am

I went this past week and really loved the piece!
It kept me engaged and I walked out of there loving it
I thought it was really well written

[BroadwayGuy12]

The Submission #5

Posted: 10/10/11 at 9:41am

I went on October 1 and ended up enjoying it much more than I was expecting. The cast was excellent and I've been thinking about the piece a lot ever since I got out. I almost went to see it again this past weekend, but couldn't swing the $65.

[adamgreer]

The Submission #6

Posted: 10/15/11 at 12:43am

Have there been any rumors of a Broadway transfer for this?

I really want to see it, but it closes next weekend, and I might not be able to make it there.

[AC126748]

The Submission #7

Posted: 10/15/11 at 7:56pm

I haven't seen or heard a word about a transfer, but I can't imagine it would play very well in a bigger house. Despite the hot button topics, it feels like a small play that works best in an intimate space. MCC also doesn't have the best track record with transfers as of late (REASONS TO BE PRETTY and FROZEN both flopped).

Also, it would be a pity to transfer the play without Rutina Wesley, who really gives her character a lot of spark that is missing in the writing. I believe she goes into production for TRUE BLOOD very shortly after the run ends. I assume Groff has other things lined up as well.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[PitPro2004]

The Submission #8

Posted: 10/15/11 at 10:00pm

"Also, it would be a pity to transfer the play without Rutina Wesley, who really gives her character a lot of spark that is missing in the writing. I believe she goes into production for TRUE BLOOD very shortly after the run ends. I assume Groff has other things lined up as well."

I've heard nothing but wonderful things about Rutina and the TB fan in me is kicking myself for not finding out about this sooner. And yeah, the $65 didn't fit in my budget this month. I'm hoping maybe it comes back or transfers with her in mind for a future run sometime.

"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium!"

[AC126748]

The Submission #9

Posted: 10/15/11 at 10:02pm

She is the reason to see the show, in my opinion.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[dshnookie]

The Submission #10

Posted: 10/16/11 at 2:01am

I saw the show this evening, and it's definitely worth seeing if you have the chance. I LOVE Rutina in True Blood, but I felt she was a little inconsistent in this. It may be my fault for going in with only ever having seen Rutina in True Blood and so maybe "Tara" was in my mind - I guess at first I didnt know who she was supposed to be personality-wise, everyone else was more "natural" I suppose.

She certainly has some explosive moments later on in the play that are just incredible to watch, but I couldnt connect with her in her first handful of scenes.

I had never seen Jon Groff in anything, but my is he a spitter when he speaks. Poor Rutina who got sprays of it in their face-to-face scenes.

The story was quite good, though a little too drawn out in the final scenes. I felt it could've been cut short or fleshed out a bit more as it just felt like what started off as a great scene was reduced to name-calling, lots of name-calling. What I really enjoyed was the music in between each scene that was both pulsating and melodic - nice touch.