It's been a while, sorry about that.

None of my usual biting social commentary, I'm sure you're terribly dissapointed.

Saw "Heartbreak House" at the Goodman last night. Oddly enough, I enjoyed the production as a whole even though a) the lights were awful (a scene in moonlight was the brightest) b) the set was very grating (and very green. except for the bright red stairs and bright red "things" hanging from the ceiling) c) the woman playing Ellie drove me crazy (a lot of mouth-open acting--it seems her only way to express emotion was to open her mouth and make weird noises. Especially when she was in profile to the audience. Good thing there weren't any flys around) d) the only performance I thought was remarkable was the Cap'n. But that's mostly because Shaw wrote a good part. e) The added parts at the beginning and end only sort of made sense f) the 3rd act comes out of no where and is really overdone (Bombs! War! We're evil! What is happening to our way of life?!) g) It was three hours long (including 2 intermissions)

But other than that, I liked it. I didn't stay for the post-show discussion though.

Have I given my rant about post-show discussions recently? If not, I'll wait until the next time I stick around for one because I'm waiting for my friends who are contractually obligated to participate.

If you're at the U of C, it's FOTA time. So go out and celebrate the arts.

In two weeks its the "Hyde Park / University of Chicago Arts Fest". Remember when it used to just be the Hyde Park Arts Fest? I'm glad the University is increasing its commitments to the arts--really glad--but I worry a little about takeover.

And for the baseball fanatics in my audience (both of you): How about that perfect game Tuesday night?
- posted by Heidi @ 7:11 AM