Comments on: Nature Theater–the 2nd act is worth staying for. Plus some thoughts on Liz Haley.

By: undees

undees — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:41:49 +0000

I kind of have a problem with the whole “Trust us and stick around, the second half is much better” thing. If that’s truly the case, they should have ditched the first half and just let the second act be the performance.
During intermission, we got out of the stifling indoor humidity and started dissecting the play in the cool night air outside. We were having so much fun doing that, we missed the second act.
You might say that a conversation in the real world proved more engaging than an abstraction which promised (but failed) to enlighten us about conversation.
Still, I’m glad I went. I just don’t know that I’d recommend the performance to anyone else.

By: Carissa

Carissa — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:24:32 +0000

A beard! You’re right! Not a head. But I’m sure about the armpits and I think someone even started in on their bikini line…

By: brandy

brandy — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:54:41 +0000

beard. a beard was shaved. a really big beard. not a head.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:33:18 +0000

Yeah, I had a rough time with the first half, too. I felt like I was a wallflower at their party, and didn’t get any of the inside jokes. I tried to laugh (“like me! Be my friend!”), but ultimately couldn’t get into it. But, maybe because I was exhausted and vulnerable, I was much more engaged in the second half. Maybe it took that long to make friends with the play, and to care about what they were doing on stage. Ultimately, I’ll take away a pretty little rosy feeling from NO DICE, and forget how arduous it was to get there.