- Beatrice and Virgil in Paradise
By Julie Novak; The Medusa Lovely Theatre Co., San Francisco, Absurdist-Drama;- Children over 13 could enjoy it; Mature content.
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1play = Beatrice and Virgil in Paradise
2name = catullus
3email =
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = Perhaps one of the most profound theatrical statements on male/female
relationships and the nature of romantic love since the oft misunderstood
and misconstrued Romeo and Juliet. In fact this play brilliantly deconstructs
the latter, peeling away layers of Shakespeare's text in a dream like fashion
only to reveal the nightmarish subtext which lurks beneath all playfull
and loving encounters. Nothing is held sacred in this world, not even wistful
childen's melodies, (row, row, row your boat...or london bridge is falling
down, falling down) which sound more ominous with each passing repetition.
But perhaps the most remarkable aspect of the play is that it celebrates
or at least displays the disfunction without any judgment and without taking
sides...the male and female are a part of the same neurotic (gender-bending)
continuum and who really wins in this love/war dichotomy is anybody's guess.
Humorous, sad, poetic, pathetic, but never tragic Beatrice and Virgil is
a hi!
ghly entertaining and original piece of work...a must see!
1play = Beatrice and Virgil in paradise.
2name = Matthew
3email = woof2woof
4rating = 4 Stars
5review = Although Im new to absurdist plays, I didnt find it to be all
that absurd. Enjoyed the pace of the script and actors enthusiasm. Very
funny and easy to melt into.
1play = beatrice and virgil in paradise
2name = goori
3email =
4rating = 4 Stars
5review = EXCELLENT. my first absurist play and i loved it. witty and intelligent.
visually entertaining, i was very impressed by the physical nature of this
performance.
i got an insight into the insane games people play in the name of romance.
well worth it.
\1play = Beatrice and Virgil in Paradise
2name = Vince Vitale
3email = WorldGazer@aol.com
4rating = 4 Stars
5review = Beatrice and Virgil in Paradise
I heard a rumor after this performance that the secret is the male and female
characters are really part of the same person's psyche. One person. The
battling, complementary male and female parts of the same ego. The series
of challenges alone would be enough to keep you thinking about what relationship
stuff is all about. Even if the rumor is wrong, we have a very spicey look
at competitive sexual attraction marked by the characters' proclaiming,
"I win!!!!" Go and figure out what it means to you.
1play = Beatrice & Virgil in Paradise
2name = lawrence
3email =
4rating = None
5review = I rather enjoyed this playful romp into male/female relations.
The actors were committed and delivered with sensual honesty. I must admit,
however, that I do not appeciate absurdist theater and found myself wandering.
This experience did leave me with an idea for a fringe show that perhaps
one day I'll perform call "Games Men Can't Win (Games Women Never Lose)"