Assassins swanking - Friday, Sept 5

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Thanks to everybody who joined me tonight! I really enjoy sharing theater experiences with friends, and I was glad to be surrounded by you while watching one of my favorite shows.

I loved Sarah Jane and Bick... was disappointed with Booth's lack of ferociousness (ferociocity?) and the Balladeer's lack of muscular diaphragm. Interesting to see their double-casting choice (though it's definitely not my favorite) and disappointed that I still don't like "Something Just Broke." I understand why they include it, I think it's a great song, but something about it - particularly in between that brilliant "BANG! - Hail to the Chief - Everybody's Got the Right" arc - squeaks away inertia like a deflating balloon.

Still, I quite enjoyed the production. Staging was great, there were some great performances and you just can't beat the material.

There's something deeply unsettling, though, thinking about assassinations right now. Wondering what might happen to the play if ever there's another.