tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339801051690438515.post9127216824543572623..comments2023-06-04T11:32:59.130-04:00Comments on Bob's Theater Blog: The Few **Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339801051690438515.post-8454633383529787002014-05-20T16:11:39.222-04:002014-05-20T16:11:39.222-04:00Another view: This play is VERY Rattlestick and I...Another view: This play is VERY Rattlestick and I think you are fair in citing your lack of enthusiasm for Rattlestick's focus. I liked The Few and felt it shared a lot of the characteristics that made The Whale one of the best theatre experiences I had during its theatre season. The playwright, Samuel D. Hunter, seems to be interested in exploring characters who have reached a point in their life that they question the very value of their life. His plays are heavy on character development and light on plot. But we come to understand people who see themselves as losers, so much so that they want to give up on life. That's not exactly an inviting topic, but, for me, Hunter's skill is his ability to draw the audience into the world of these characters and, in the process, allow us to grapple with issues of meaning, direction, security.<br /><br />I found the performances convincing and engaging and the writing full of interesting observations that, on the surface, seem divorced from my personal experience -- I'm not a trucker resident of a trailer park or a morbidly obese 40-something trying to eat myself to death -- but Hunter's observations on these characters resonate with me long after I leave the theatre.BShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287598392018435349noreply@blogger.com