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More info from last week…
We began staging Act II scenes on Thursday. One of the highlights is a lovely two-person scene with Helen and Ralph Cosham. It’s a humorous, touching, quiet scene of a husband trying to reconnect with his wife now that he’s finished his professional life and is facing retirement. It’s just beautifully written by Julie Marie Myatt, with Helen and Ralph approaching it honestly and subtly. I joked afterwards to them, “When they say you’ve got Washington’s best…,” but I truly mean it. Their confidence, experience, and generosity make them a pleasure to work with. As for the rest of the cast… okay, I’m a sucker for them all. Within the cast there are several generations and it’s been enriching to hear the different experiences people have had in relation to the play. The cast have lived through many periods of American life from Ralph’s work as a reporter for the International Press Corp in the 1950's to the present-day life of Megan MacPhee, a current sophomore at Catholic University. It’s been useful to compare and contrast how American attitudes towards women have changed drastically in many ways, but hardly at all in others. I’m still hard-pressed to find a cleaning or cooking product advertised for or towards the male-user. However, I don’t think “Desperate Housewives” is a hit by mistake. American men and women are still struggling with the idea of the perfect suburban life. This play makes the topic all the more accessible, and like “Desperate Housewives” it understands the importance and necessity of having a sense of humor in times of change. I’m beginning to feel like Carrie Bradshaw on “Sex in the City,” asking such questions as, “Do couples have more sex if they sleep together in twin beds? Full beds? Queen-sized beds? King-sized beds? The California-king?”
— Michael
We began staging Act II scenes on Thursday. One of the highlights is a lovely two-person scene with Helen and Ralph Cosham. It’s a humorous, touching, quiet scene of a husband trying to reconnect with his wife now that he’s finished his professional life and is facing retirement. It’s just beautifully written by Julie Marie Myatt, with Helen and Ralph approaching it honestly and subtly. I joked afterwards to them, “When they say you’ve got Washington’s best…,” but I truly mean it. Their confidence, experience, and generosity make them a pleasure to work with. As for the rest of the cast… okay, I’m a sucker for them all. Within the cast there are several generations and it’s been enriching to hear the different experiences people have had in relation to the play. The cast have lived through many periods of American life from Ralph’s work as a reporter for the International Press Corp in the 1950's to the present-day life of Megan MacPhee, a current sophomore at Catholic University. It’s been useful to compare and contrast how American attitudes towards women have changed drastically in many ways, but hardly at all in others. I’m still hard-pressed to find a cleaning or cooking product advertised for or towards the male-user. However, I don’t think “Desperate Housewives” is a hit by mistake. American men and women are still struggling with the idea of the perfect suburban life. This play makes the topic all the more accessible, and like “Desperate Housewives” it understands the importance and necessity of having a sense of humor in times of change. I’m beginning to feel like Carrie Bradshaw on “Sex in the City,” asking such questions as, “Do couples have more sex if they sleep together in twin beds? Full beds? Queen-sized beds? King-sized beds? The California-king?”
— Michael
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