Sunday, July 25, 2004
The Good Reviews for "Red" Keep Coming In
Check out the one from the Mountain View Voice here.
The consensus has been really positive for "Red", and the praise being heaped on Francis Jue's star turn is lavish.
You still have two more weekends in which to see the show, and all of these critics seem to be urging you to make it.
But let me tell you the reaction of my companion the night I saw the Preview, so you can also get the Everyman view.
This companion is a woman in high tech here in the Valley, originally in engineering , now in marketing. Hailing originally from Israel, she has been dealing a lot with Asian clients in her work, including several trips to Asia in the last couple of years. Although someone who generally appreciates the arts, as a 12-hour-day high tech worker and a mother of two, it's not like she gets out to live theatre all that often.
After the show ended, her first comment was "It was beautiful. I loved it."
But her next comment was very interesting. She remarked how the show gives you a perspective on the recent historical context of people who we deal with now as adults, who may have grown up in the time period depicted in the play. It fosters an understanding of their background.
I thought that was an illuminating comment, and one that confirms the power of art to transform reality!
The consensus has been really positive for "Red", and the praise being heaped on Francis Jue's star turn is lavish.
You still have two more weekends in which to see the show, and all of these critics seem to be urging you to make it.
But let me tell you the reaction of my companion the night I saw the Preview, so you can also get the Everyman view.
This companion is a woman in high tech here in the Valley, originally in engineering , now in marketing. Hailing originally from Israel, she has been dealing a lot with Asian clients in her work, including several trips to Asia in the last couple of years. Although someone who generally appreciates the arts, as a 12-hour-day high tech worker and a mother of two, it's not like she gets out to live theatre all that often.
After the show ended, her first comment was "It was beautiful. I loved it."
But her next comment was very interesting. She remarked how the show gives you a perspective on the recent historical context of people who we deal with now as adults, who may have grown up in the time period depicted in the play. It fosters an understanding of their background.
I thought that was an illuminating comment, and one that confirms the power of art to transform reality!
