Pittsburgh City Paper: The perception of time is interesting. Tigers Be Still, a play by Karen Rosenstock at City Theatre, is about 100 minutes long. But when I stumbled out of the theater, I wouldn't have been surprised to learn that it was 3 o'clock. In the afternoon. Of the following week. Two sisters, Sherry and Grace, are seriously depressed. Recent college grad Sherry can't land a job, and Grace's fiancé has been sleeping with another woman. Meanwhile, their mother lives in her bedroom, afraid to come out because she's gained weight. And the husband/father of the family has just walked out. (Who can blame him?)
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Tigers Be Still
Pittsburgh City Paper: The perception of time is interesting. Tigers Be Still, a play by Karen Rosenstock at City Theatre, is about 100 minutes long. But when I stumbled out of the theater, I wouldn't have been surprised to learn that it was 3 o'clock. In the afternoon. Of the following week. Two sisters, Sherry and Grace, are seriously depressed. Recent college grad Sherry can't land a job, and Grace's fiancé has been sleeping with another woman. Meanwhile, their mother lives in her bedroom, afraid to come out because she's gained weight. And the husband/father of the family has just walked out. (Who can blame him?)
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Tough critic. It would seem that Karen Rosenstock has some re-writing to do...
We all know how difficult a show can be when it is poorly written, even for the design team. But I appreciate the writer of the article's nod to the actors and director for the work they are doing to bring the play into a believable world.
And yay Noah!
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