- Centaur Theatre
Okay, so after shunning away from the social scene for the last four months, I decided to reinsert society by going to a play. Yep, quite adventurous, I know!!! I figured that I could kill two birds with one stone simply because it was – or so I though it was – a lesbian play… and I figured other lesbians would show up. Boy was I wrong!!! I think the youngest (and the most lesbian!) person there was my friend J.! Who would have thought that the golden age would be interested in seeing “A Beautiful View”! How open of them! And then I figured they had season tickets for all the plays at the Centaur! This being said, I was still very surprised to see so many people from an older generation sitting in on a play about lesbianism. Times are changing after all!
Hitchcock said that a good movie was a movie that was worth paying for the food, the admission and the babysitter! I must say that this play was not worth the admission I paid for. You expect a play to deal with a specific topic in a CLEAR matter even if the message may be implicit. The play did not quite address lesbianism, nor friendship, nor relationships per say. Also, the audience was spoon fed throughout the play, explaining what was actually taking place on the stage… as if watching the story come alive wasn’t enough. The characters turned around the bush from beginning to end… except for that obvious and funny moment that gives the preview its full hype! But it is the only hype of the play. I came to the conclusion that this play was a lesbian story for a straight audience, not quite willing to deal with gay issues, gay issues among friends or even the characters coming to terms with their homosexuality. It’s a little bit of everything put together but not thoroughly making sense of it all. I admit, maybe accidently reading the spoiler didn’t help! I know, I know it ruined whatever anticipation the director built along the play but it still didn’t make much sense to me.
If you go see it (or you already have), let me know! Maybe I am the one trying to find meaning in the wrong places...
For a preview of the play:
http://www.centaurtheatre.com/42_abeautifulview.html
Ally L.