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Door Prize

July 14th, 2008

We saw Tracy Letts’ August:Osage County on Sunday. It was easy to see why it won 5 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer.

There have been volumes said and written about the play and the Broadway production… I’d like to comment on the audience reaction at our performance, namely the comments of a patron we walked out of the theatre with.

Somewhat sarcastically she said, “That was uplifting!” She went on to say, “I feel like I just stepped into someone else’s life, and now I want to leave.”

And I think that’s the best prize he could have gotten… She worked, like the rest of the audience did, to understand that world, those people… Letts didn’t make it easy… but we stayed there with him, though the tirades and the meltdowns — occasionally punctuated by wit. And I have to admit, as much as I got out of it, I was just as drained as she was… but I’m sure no where near how drained those actors were.

If it’s worth it, they’re willing to work for it. I love Broadway audiences!

–Sue

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