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Monday, September 10, 2007

Bonzo on Redshirts

Mr. Bonzo, of the blog The Periodic Table, comments on the play Redshirts, currently on view at the Penumbra Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The play will soon move to the Round House Theater in UD's own 'thesda, and UD will go, although it's clear from newspaper reviews, and from Bonzo, that it ain't all that good.

The play, writes Bonzo, "deals with academic cheating and the big-time athletics/academics interface," but tries to do too many things, and lacks forward momentum. With some script work, he goes on to suggest, it could be very good.

Maybe the author will revisit Redshirts before it comes to 'thesda.
Posted at: 9/10/2007 02:45:00 PM