My first NYC review.

[rob_matsushita]

No time to talk, but check this out:

http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/prnn/369.htm

Note to self:  Try not to alienate the NYC critics.

Comments

[joakleaf]

Most Excellent. Conratulations.

Seriously, I didn't see much in that article to merit a Critical Blowback Feature, even one that would need to be friends protected.

I mean, it's not like the reviewer accused you of creating self-gratifying masterbatory fantasies, or anything.

[popebuck1]

Congratulations!

And I gather, from the plot description, that you wrote out the third act?

[rob_matsushita]

Yeah--the festival is for hour-long shows, so Rick and I decided that the first two acts would work best. Personally, I don't mind so much because cutting act 3 distances it from the movie "Saw."

I'm actually planning on rewriting the whole thing--and giving it a FOURTH act, that takes place in the minutes before the daughter gets abducted.

[popebuck1]

An excerpt from Act 4:

"Hey, you wanna see this cool stuff I have in my basement?"

"Sure, why not? What's the worst that could happen?"

Oops, I guess that's actually ALL of Act 4.

[rob_matsushita]

"Yes, it's a half-hour of JUST THIS."

[fountainal]

That's awesome! The reviewer obviously felt it worked great without the 3rd act. Now I would be really curious to see this version.

[rob_matsushita]

I think we're taping it, so when I come back, maybe we'll make a party out of it! What cool is that these actors are really great, and are making all different choices in the material, but they're all VALID choices. In some ways, it's a totally different show.

[mrsveteran]

Holy shit, man.

You swear you didn't write that yourself or pay the guy or dope him up with da X?

Yowza!

[thatthingido]

Sweet!