I love how there's always something happening, and you can decide two hours before that a show sounds like a good idea.
Last night, Tyler and I headed to These Seven Sicknesses, at the Flea Theater downtown. A New York Times critic's pick, the show is an adaptation of all seven of Sophocles' surviving plays -- timed at just under five hours. As people regularly known to leave 3-hour Bollywood movies at intermission, we were a bit wary. But as the NYT review notes, one of the most note-worthy aspects about the play is just how short it feels! Of course, it helps that dinner and dessert are served during the two intermissions (much like ancient Greek performances). Throughout the performance, the energetic cast engages with you and it feels like one big party... with a lot of blood and Greek tragedy for good measure.
The show is out until July 1st; highly recommend it! (and I'm not just saying that because my cousin John works on the set :)
Last night, Tyler and I headed to These Seven Sicknesses, at the Flea Theater downtown. A New York Times critic's pick, the show is an adaptation of all seven of Sophocles' surviving plays -- timed at just under five hours. As people regularly known to leave 3-hour Bollywood movies at intermission, we were a bit wary. But as the NYT review notes, one of the most note-worthy aspects about the play is just how short it feels! Of course, it helps that dinner and dessert are served during the two intermissions (much like ancient Greek performances). Throughout the performance, the energetic cast engages with you and it feels like one big party... with a lot of blood and Greek tragedy for good measure.
The show is out until July 1st; highly recommend it! (and I'm not just saying that because my cousin John works on the set :)
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