Comments on: Theater review: “Spring Awakening,” the Tony-winning musical on teen sex and angst, comes to Atlanta

By: Strange Phenomenae and Esoteric Science

Strange Phenomenae and Esoteric Science — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:32:33 +0000

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By: Phil Kloer

Phil Kloer — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:15:19 +0000

I haven’t yet seen a play that bothered me so much with its subject that I walked out. But I generally do enough research on what I am going to see that I know what the topics are going to be. What suprises me is people who go to see “Spring Awakening” expecting “South Pacific.”
For anybody: Were you ever so shocked by something at the theater that you left early?

By: Jenny C

Jenny C — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:47:54 +0000

You’re right – there is a lot to be said for pure entertainment! I love that, too! And I don’t mean to say that one should stay put when seriously discomforted… I personally relish being pushed and pulled… so it was RIGHT up my alley!

By: Phil Kloer

Phil Kloer — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:36:24 +0000

Jenny, I sort of agree about theater being best when it makes us uncomfortable, although I would like to leave room for theater that is pure entertainment, like “Much Ado About Nothing.”
I also don’t want to be the Art Police and tell theater patrons they have to sit and watch a show that makes them squirm if that’s not what they are into. But to the main point, I felt challenged by “SA,” and was glad for it.

By: Jenny C

Jenny C — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:37:58 +0000

I had the distinct privilege of seeing SA on Broadway and thought it was fantastic. With regard to the subject matter, it was an amazing illustration of the adage, “The more things change, the more they stay the same”.
The beauty of theatre is its provocation of the heart, mind and soul. Theatre (art, in general) is at its best when we are made to feel uncomfortable. It means we’re experiencing something. Imagine that.

By: Phil Kloer

Phil Kloer — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:27:26 +0000

Truth be told, I have left at intermission myself when the play wasn’t good enough to stick around. But I had a feeling the folks who left felt it was a little stronger material than they wanted to see. Hey, that’s their right too.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:42:17 +0000

I was appalled at the amount of people who left during intermission.