How else to explain the fact that, back in, audiences could be needled by Boys’ Life, Howard Korder’s now-trite dissection of the.
Hunter Madden rated it liked it Feb 05, He can undertake an adventure. THE STORY: Told in a series of fast-paced, sharply etched scenes, the play traces the misadventures of three former college buddies now seeking to make their. Stanislava Klymova rated it it was amazing Nov 20, Bethany rated it it was amazing May 02, Melissa rated it liked it Aug 03, There he worked his animation magic [ To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Zac marked it as to-read Jan 10, Paperback55 pages.
THE STORY: Told in a series of fast-paced, sharply etched scenes, the play traces the misadventures of three former college buddies now seeking to make their way in the big city-and with various women of their acquaintance. Brendon Smith rated boh really liked it Mar kodder, Tracey Mellon marked it as to-read Feb 26, Biggs has made a specialty of this sort of nervous overgrown kid and introduces him again the always marvelous Scanavino is a properly hyperkinetic Don and Coiro’s Jack is an indelible portrait of a thoroughly unlikable cad. Dramatists Play Service Inc, 1988 - Literary Criticism - 55 pages.
Scanavino is eager-to-please stoner Don, who falls in love and seems to want to become an emotional adult, even if he has trouble fully convincing himself. Stephen rated it it was amazing Jun 02, When you read something or watch something you hope to take something away from it. Noah rated it really liked it Dec 19, Panagiotis Skoutelis rated it really liked it May 01, Refresh and try again. Boys’ Life and Other Plays by Howard Korder Kenny rated it liked it Oct 29, Kat rated it really liked it Aug 15, The only play worth reading is Boy’s Life.Ī good play that I wanted to hate, but still loved! He can misjudge his strength and he can destroy himself. Boys’ Life and Other PlaysĪ couple classics are [ Grainne rated it liked it Jun 03, There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Please fill out this field with valid email address. Ultimately, though, Lisa is just one of the characters unable to exit long after people in real life would have hit the dusty road - because if they did leave, there would be no play.Ĭ rated it liked it Jul 26, Alex Cardall marked it as to-read Mar 25, Cruz Castillo rated it liked it Feb 01, Its illustration of protracted iorder, sexual predatoriness, selfishness, emotional insecurity and competitiveness no longer has anything fresh to teach us. Male angst in the futon years is the subject of “Boys’ Life,” Howard Korder’s sensitive comedy about a trio of young urban dwellers trying. How else to explain the fact that, back in, audiences could be needled by ” Boys’ Life,” Howard Korder’s now-trite dissection of the. The final scene which depicts the demise of the connection between these men just doesn’t hit the mark, it lacks the climactic gravitas that sews all the previous scenes together.Two gripping plays by one of America’s most exciting playwrights Boy’s Life: love, relationships, and growing up in New York City “a substantial play. There is no clear demonstration of the sexual politics either – whilst we get the rhetoric surrounding the lads’ attitude towards women, the underlying context of the period is missing, leaving the characters as a hollow pastiche of what was a highly charged era of change. The delivery seems to skim the surface of what are actually complex characters. What is missing is the real understanding of the insecurity that all these men are crippled by – there is no genuine conveyance of the sensitivities, the seriousness and the sarcasm that the story requires to get the message across. Warrick, Trebilcock and Crowley are enthusiastic and pick up the personalities of these characters reasonably well. Don (Matthew Crowley) represents the changing attitudes toward women and relationships of the time, but falls to his peers’ level when tested.
Phil (Luke Trebilcock) is desperate and needy, saying and doing anything to get attention. Jack (Max Warrick) is cocksure and carefree, and although already married with a child he does not let this inhibit his pursuit of female conquests. The three central characters are college friends in their thirties, each of them with different motivations in their endeavours for relationships with various women.