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2eclipseit's official.
my absolutely FAVORITE thing about my new job is that i e-mail back and forth with people who address me as "anderson san."
my absolutely FAVORITE thing about my new job is that i e-mail back and forth with people who address me as "anderson san."
susan and i saw 1776 last night at the guthrie.
it was different than i thought it would be. the music was less traditional (a lot of intentional discord and odd rhythms used)and there was both more and less depth than i hoped in dealing with the issues of the negotiations around the signing of the declaration of independence. i wish they hadn't felt the need to whitewash much of the slavery issue, making it seem like the south wanted it and the north didn't. it was a much more grey issue at the time, even though eventually those positions were taken. there was more depth and time given to the issue of soldiers dying in the war than i thought there would be, and i thought they did a great job with that. the political bickering was delightful, if you can imagine it!. these issues are matters of script-writing more than they are a reflection on the performance, however. in all cases, i thought the cast and production staff did as much as they could with what they had.
there was also a wonderful john adams quote, "there are only two kinds of people who are worth anything; those who value commitment and those who require commitment." very nice. when ben franklin's quote about those who sacrifice liberty for the sake of security deserving neither there was spontaneous applause from the audience. it seems to be a sentiment that rings true for most people these days. the acting was great and it was a VERY funny musical. the only thing that really disappointed me was the choreography. about half of the dance scenes seemed forced and un-natural.
it was different than i thought it would be. the music was less traditional (a lot of intentional discord and odd rhythms used)and there was both more and less depth than i hoped in dealing with the issues of the negotiations around the signing of the declaration of independence. i wish they hadn't felt the need to whitewash much of the slavery issue, making it seem like the south wanted it and the north didn't. it was a much more grey issue at the time, even though eventually those positions were taken. there was more depth and time given to the issue of soldiers dying in the war than i thought there would be, and i thought they did a great job with that. the political bickering was delightful, if you can imagine it!. these issues are matters of script-writing more than they are a reflection on the performance, however. in all cases, i thought the cast and production staff did as much as they could with what they had.
there was also a wonderful john adams quote, "there are only two kinds of people who are worth anything; those who value commitment and those who require commitment." very nice. when ben franklin's quote about those who sacrifice liberty for the sake of security deserving neither there was spontaneous applause from the audience. it seems to be a sentiment that rings true for most people these days. the acting was great and it was a VERY funny musical. the only thing that really disappointed me was the choreography. about half of the dance scenes seemed forced and un-natural.
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Date: 2007-07-19 05:15 pm (UTC)i think that the touching on slavery always felt to more as though they felt it necessary to include, and to try to be honest about, but didn't really want to go into.