Play: Brother #1
Reviewer: Brian
3 Stars
This play demonstrates the typical American reaction to foreign holocausts/slaughters.
Like Darfur, Ruanda, Bosnia, Cambodia, etc., it's no big deal.The staging
is great and Ron Evans is superb. The Minh character, so rigid in process,
I assumed to be Pol Pot's daughter. Her interaction with two caucasians
who don't give a shit about her father is done well. The Colin character
is too encyclopedic, fact after fact. Certainly, a different read on the
Killing Fields.
Play: Brother #1
Reviewer: Pat
Brother #1 is thought provoking and lends itself to lots of discussion
after viewing. The janitor gave an excellent portrayal of the typical American
response to atrocities that occur all over the world. When faced with the
tragic facts--we are shocked, disgusted but then calmly continue to go about
our daily chores with no change in coarse or commitment to prevent genocide
in other parts of the world. In some respects I found the play to be hauntingly
more realistic than absurd.
Play: Brother #1
Reviewer: Lisa
5 Stars
These people get Theatre of the Absurd! History and tragedy! Genocide and
absurdity! A must see for the serious theatre people!
Play: Brother#1
Reviewer: Bet Gioso
4 Stars
You laugh and you think. It's like Godot. The more you think about it, the
more you like it, And Jerry the custodian is a crack-up. "Adios Motherf...er"
Play: brother #1
Reviewer: mike
2 Stars
well, it's true, I didn't know anything about pol pot the dictater guy,
and now I do. but where is the rage about these millions dead? where is
the drama? what's up with the two white guys calmly dicussing genocide,
while the hysterical fanatic funny little asian woman frets about the stage?
I guess its a little absurd. |