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[centuari]

Hey everyone, I don't really know if I have something to write about right now, so I might just ramble a little bit. Tech week for Hamlet has started, and it's pretty gruling. I think that the play will be just fine, although I disagree with the majority of Rob's interpretations and ideas, such as the existence of the 10000 Ophelias, a mexican

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[roseblack]

A lot of people here would tell you that vast inequality exists, and most people want to ignore it, and in ignoring it we perpetuate the systematic disadvantages of people of color. They'd say that only pointing out the problems and the inequality will allow us to improve power dynamics. That said, I think that here, we've reached a really impessive point at which, within our little community, it's white men who are systematically disadvantaged. (And that system is perpetuated through extensive effort and anger.) I also don't think that I've ever seen a decent program on race at MA.

[geinsei]

Interestingly, I thought Larkin had the best message out of everyone in the whole slam, you just kind of missed the part where she made her point. She was talking about steriotyping of white people, which, while it may seem incredibly cliche, is something no one ever talks about. Everyone talks about how "Americans" see black people as a kind of large, disorderly, often violent mob, without even mentioning how people see people like Larkin. Her poem was one of my favorites.

Also, about your criticization of the poetic styles of some of the slammers, poetry, like jazz music, is open to interpretation. If you say it's a poem, then it is. Sure, Phil's poem may have sounded more like a rap, but I think that he's trying to make hearing his poem fun and easy to comprehend. People, especially teenagers are sick of vague, artsy poetry that they don't really understand. Phil brought his message across and actually made it something meaningful at the same time. He also got the audience more involved than almost anyone else.

[centuari]

I didn't mean that his poem was like a rap, which I was fine with. It was a narration, it belonged in an essay contest. And he added a vague rhythem to make it sound somewhat poetic.

[hot_chili]

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[blowfishkill]

I think ur worng about the Hamlet stuff. Rob had a vision adn both you and me know that if there's one thing rob can do (besides his wife) it making his vision a reality. Maybe its because you havent seen the whole play yet that you don't quite see it.

[centuari]

I think that much of Rob's vision, if you will, works rather nicely. That is, I like the grim nature and colloration of the set, many of the costume choices, and so on. However, I feel that he has added a number of extremly superfluous, distracting, and simply confusing elements to the play. E.g. the 10000 ophilia scene and the mexican standoff. Maybe WE get it, but that's just because they've been explain a bajillion times, and I still don't understand the mexican standoff. I just think the audience, with crazy shakespearian language being thrown around at high speeds, cause most of the people speak to fast, will be confused enough with just the basic elements of the play.

[blowfishkill]

"crazy shakespearian language"???? Have you read the first scene?

"Who's there?" "God save the King!" "Bernardo?" "He." "You come most carefully upon your hour." "Tis now struck twelve. Get the to bed fransisco." "For this relief much thankx. Tis bitter cold and I am sick at heart."

If THAT is hard for some people to understand, even if it is in rounds, then they don't deserve to see the play.

[centuari]

I meant in the play in general. And having 6 rounds of that line where everyone gets shot in the end is a little funky.