Third one's the charm! Hiptix finally paid off big with Hedda Gabler. Jesse and I decided that if had only had Dangerous Liaison's nudity and Pal Joey's music and set, it would have been the best! The play definitely had an infinitely superior caliber of writing and acting to the others. Mary Louise Parker was absolutely riveting. It was one of those moments where I was like, oh, that's what they mean when they say "presence" because she absolutely commanded the stage and had the entire audience wrapped around her little finger. The character was nicely complex- nasty, mean, sharply witty, vulnerable, trapped, still vindictive, and deliciously over the top. If you are going to see a drama, there better be some drama right?!
It got a terrible, scathing review in the Times- a very Hedda reaction. So apparently I don't have good taste, but the NYT can't convince me that I didn't have a good time, because I certainly did! :)
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