Okay, so my theatre group's thinking about performing the play Picnic by William Inge. It was published in 1953, won a Pulitzer for drama, and was made into a movie in... '55, I believe. Anyone else read it, if so, what did you think?
2006-09-12 10:56:50 · 5 answers · asked by belladiva 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Hey genius? Yeah you down there, answer #2? They republish things. Are you always this intelligent and comprehending?
2006-09-12 14:31:42 · update #1
This is an excellent play, full of meaning and pathos. It's funny, it's sad, it makes you think. It's a timeless show, and your theatre group will love performing it. And if some of the language seems dated, well then you can change the wording a bit. Break a leg!
2006-09-13 02:09:34 · answer #1 · answered by anwie3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
KKayla
Pay no attention to that bonehead behind door #2. Picnic (which I have been in) is still an excellent play. It is now definitely a period piece (one that takes place in a specific time in the past), but the psycological workings of its characters are still alive in the now, as any good play's characters are. Remember there is nothing wrong with a little (true) melodrama. After all "The Glass Menagerie" is melodrama, and yes! it still holds up.
2006-09-13 04:14:41 · answer #2 · answered by Steve C 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This play is still performed often, thankyouverymuch! :-)
I haven't read it, but Inge is generally a big ticket seller. It is definitely one to consider.
2006-09-12 17:10:35 · answer #3 · answered by Esma 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was pretty strange, but to me all the world is a stage. so it is all strange.
2006-09-12 11:00:02 · answer #4 · answered by Shadow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh god no.... anyone who has read a script that old is dead by now.
2006-09-12 14:23:50 · answer #5 · answered by Mark 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋