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The Hasheesh Eater | |
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Play: The Hasheesh Eaters Reviewer: RRR's pics 2 Stars First I was a bit put off for the delay beginning and then more put off when it was announced that the delay was because they wanted the cast of Sewers to arrive. Hey, we're the audience. The cast never showed and in fact when at the end of the play the main character asked whether there were any members from other productions present who may want to plug their piece only one hand came up. So remember, we're the audience. By the way the Sewers' cast never showed. Okay, well being an advocate for the decrimilization of marijuana I had to see this play. And I'm glad I did. These buffoons are just that and with the costuming, a very good job indeed, the show had a good Barbary Coast feel to it. Michael Riddle and Ron Richardson were very funny togetther and I could see were a production like this play over a period of time these two would be hilarious. Steve Satyricon played a drunken sailor but there was something missing and I never could put my finger on it. But he did all right and it never did take away from the action and that was what was lacking when ever the play went into very dimly lit scenes. You wanted more giving the lack of visual stimulation. But when the characters got together the play moved along. And then therre was this skinny dude who just took his role to another level. The bufoon of bufoons. Paul Knowles was hilarious in both his roles and now talk about body movement in a play and how to use it without it being ! boring, go see this this guy. He was 'good'. Mr. Wilcox did a fine job as Fitzhugh Ludlow, the Hashish Eater' but I was never convinced about the dreams and again when the stage went dim so did the play. But all in all it is an entertaining piece of work. And my many thanks to Artemas Rex for his fiddling which enterrtained the audience while we waited for the play to begin. I wondered how long he could keep it up as we waited and waited and waited... | |