I've been thinking about Rob's visit yesterday and wondering, now having met the man in charge (and a writer/actor for) the company, how has your experience of the show changed, if at all...
What did you think was the most interesting thing he talked about?
let's get some comments on the board!
~eric
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
what'd you think?
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It was great to hear about how "Too Much Light" has realyl grown over the years and has gotten a cult following...but at the same time, I don't think Rob really enlightened me about the whole thing. I'm still hung up on the whole "only people under 30 would likely appreciate this show, whereas the rest of us will think the neo-futurists are just being silly and avant-garde." I don't know...it's also the fact that each play is only 2 minutes; off the top of my head, I can only think of only one out of the 30 plays that was actually serious (the one where joey talks abuot how he'll be there for his son). The rest of the plays are just mostly silly and even if they touch upon serious topics, what can you really say in 2 minutes?
"Too Much Light" just seems like the kind of late night show you'd enjoy with a bunch of friends...preferably drunk.
But what's so negative about being silly? I don't see having a target audience as being a bad thing either, and I'd also like to think that when I'm a bit older and wiser (ha!) I'd still be able to chill for an hour and enjoy the moment while some people going bananas on a stage. I mean, there are plenty of "serious" productions that target the 45+ age set aren't there?
Serious messages can be pointed out through comedy. Things are funny because they're true, they don't have to be moronic to get a laugh. Take "Yeah, Right", it was short and people laughed, but they were sarcastically talking about the illusion of safety in the post-911 world. Not exactly Steve-O getting hit in the nuts on Jackass, am I right?
There's nothing bad about being silly and having a target audience. Because of that, though, it could be hard for them to reach out to more people and go beyond a cult following. But then again, Rob did say that they cater their show to each gig...
Serious messages can be pointed out through comedy. But with only two minutes (or maybe five seconds, like "Clown Climax") per play, the message barely touches the surface.
Oh, I understand what you're saying now. I guess they can't please everybody. You're right to say that it's simply not for a lot of people, and that's not really a good thing for their company. But I think for what they're doing more popularity would not enhance the experience. Paying more money to see the neo-futurists in a larger venue might just flat out ruin the intimate experience.
Since it's not exclusively a political show, I say more power to them for trying to do it in that amount of time. And if they really did take more time for deeper issues, people might leave bummed out. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's just not that kind of a show.
they seem really enthusiastic about what they do, in any case.
I was surprised that Rob said most of the performers weren't from New York, I thought only this city could produce people so kooky.
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