Re: hey, what's new in RATdom?

[Pwpny@aol.com]

Werner, my friend-

Mea culpa, mea culpa, guilty as charged on Rudy (it's a hot button topic for 
me, sorry to say).

As for Mac, I've seen a lot of his stuff, even performed in the En Garde Arts 
production of his "Crowbar" way back in '90 when I first came to NYC. That 
was my first exposure to his writing and I was intrigued, tho' a little 
baffled. Since my subsequent education in alternative theatre in general 
(Barry and Ralph and I go to A LOT of  shows!) and Mac in particular, I have 
come to most definitely admire his abilities as a wordsmith. Whether using 
already-existing words, or making up new ones that you can 'get'  in context, 
he's got an amazing ability to create terrific stage ideas and images. That 
being said, I haven't loved all of his plays, but some do stand out as among 
my favorite theatre-going experiences, in particular his "Dracula" which was 
done beautifully at Soho Rep a number of years ago. And, in NYC anyway (can't 
speak for anywhere else), Mac attracts extremely talented performers and 
directors for his work, which adds to the enjoyment. He's also a heck of a 
nice guy.

As for Moving Arts, Valerie and the kids - I'll fight you for 'em (Hi, Lee)!

xxxooo

Catherine
Peculiar Works, NYC

In a message dated 12/16/1999 4:29:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
werner_trieschmann@adg.ardemgaz.com writes:

<< Does that mean I get Moving Arts next or Valorie and the kids? 
 
 Actually, I've been meaning to post a followup to the smart-alecky response
 below. It was quite good to read about that Mac Wellman piece and an actual
 theater event as opposed to Mayor G., who might be quite a terror in NYC but
 means next to nothing to this Arkansas Razorback (well he did show up here 
for
 a photo op/PR spin with our governor to counter Hillary's carptebagging ways
 and it went over like lead cheese grits). 
 
 I wanted to talk about Wellman, who obviously has a lot of fans on this list
 but leaves me cold. I saw a fine production of his "Murder of Crows" at the
 Undermain in Dallas many years ago. Fine production but I walked out of there
 shrugging my shoulders. Now I'm no expert on Wellman and don't know of his
 latest pieces (funny, they don't play here a lot), but I'm wondering if the
 RATs who like his stuff like it because it doesn't make sense or because they
 can see sense in it or what. It seems clear that Wellman is quite popular
 among a sizeable group and I'm curious as to why. 
 
 So there's a theatrical topic that can be picked over or ignored as the list
 sees fit. 
 
 Werner (the wanker once known as Mr. Chili) >>