tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483505295089405072.post7456103317492626273..comments2023-10-19T09:53:41.438-07:00Comments on Janet's Journals: Bay City Players "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little" offers fine performancesJanet I. Martineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04135328075405252724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483505295089405072.post-1672845818150563932013-01-24T14:08:48.222-08:002013-01-24T14:08:48.222-08:00I love your points made. Both of them. Thanks for ...I love your points made. Both of them. Thanks for sharing so I too can chew.Janet I. Martineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135328075405252724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483505295089405072.post-91876878538336270542013-01-19T07:30:59.687-08:002013-01-19T07:30:59.687-08:00Your comment, "weird but funny," set me ...Your comment, "weird but funny," set me to thinking, Janet. Is this play weird; is it about anything; why do I like the resolution in this comedy-drama better than those tied neatly with bows at the end. So, I looked back at shows Players performed about this same time (1973-74): "The Lion in Winter," "Summertree," "I Never Sang for My Father," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," "Our Town," "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds," These are all plays about nothing--but how people interact, how families or couples turn into who they are. And actually there is no resolution in any of them. To quote Scarlet: tomorrow is another day--for them. And perhaps this was particularly significant in the 1970s. <br /><br />Personally, I did find a significant point at the end of "Reardon" when older sister Ceil lets Catherine have it. She points out we are who we are because of decisions we made. Once adults, there is no one to blame for what we continute to choose except for ourselves. You made your bed; now sleep in it. You won't drag me down with you; I worked too hard to get where I am. Some where along the way, Ceil decided she was not going to be a reflection of her upbringing. And right or wrong on Ceil's part, this is also her decision.<br /><br />Well, I've enjoyed our little chat. Thank you for giving me some theatre to chew on.<br /><br />Leeds Leeds Birdnoreply@blogger.com