Aloha Las Vegas by Edward Sakamoto (review)
Luigi Pirandello's concept—as Stanley Longman put it in a paper he delivered at the 1974 annual meeting of the American Theatre Association—of "the painful laugh that accompanies a tragic sense of bewilderment in the face of a cruel and incongruous life" amplifies the messages found i...
Saved in:
| Published in: | Theatre Journal 2023-06, Vol.75 (2), p.240-241 |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Luigi Pirandello's concept—as Stanley Longman put it in a paper he delivered at the 1974 annual meeting of the American Theatre Association—of "the painful laugh that accompanies a tragic sense of bewilderment in the face of a cruel and incongruous life" amplifies the messages found in Sakamoto's humorous depictions of real-life tragedy using actors who understand how 1990s Hawai'i shaped Hawai'i's contemporary reality and participated in the play's production development. The tenderness and hopefulness of the moment was broken by humor when Butch's sister interrupted and Deedee attempted to cover up the evidence by dragging an improbably large quilt off the couch and wrapping it around Butch's waist, taking time to tie a knot and even straighten the hems. Stefani Overman-Tsai California State University Northridge |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1086-332X 0192-2882 1086-332X |