Play: Do the Clam
Reviewer: Kim
3 Stars
First, you should know this is not what's described in the program, which
was a pleasant suprise -how often do we see something without previewing
it? I gave it three stars because I liked the abstractness of what I was
seeing - a different world that I didn't know about and some good characters
- but it could use some more work, the end feels rushed. I still think it's
worth seeing.
Play: Do the Clam
Reviewer: Frequently Fringed
3 Stars
I really wanted to like this show. The first ten minutes were brilliant
- just the sort of random, absurd comedy that I typically like. Despite
the promising start, the play started to bog down as additional - and less
interesting - characters were introduced, and eventually the story, and
the characters, seemed to go nowhere - slowly. However, even then there
were some brilliantly crafted lines, witty comebacks, and pithy jokes that
I enjoyed. There is potential to craft the skeleton of this play into a
better work. The actors were all strong and commited to what they were doing.
Maybe just one good revision of the plot might be all they need to move
this show up a notch, or a star, as it were.
Play: Do The Clam
Reviewer: Danny Rubio
5 Stars
the wonderful self aware world of a play after a play that simply was not
good enough for this group of talented people. can you pity and laugh simultaneously?
i didnt think i would ever want to, but having tasted highfalutin artistry
here, i want to return to each remaining show learning a nuanced taste beyond
the satisfaction of a dilettante in seeing a show once, to write a real
review.
Do the Clam rokx!!
-dan |