Ego Actus presented a second production of what do you mean by Bruce A! Kraemer, directed by Joan Kane.
The show opened July 21, 2014 at 59e59 Theaters and July 30, 2014 at Spotlights at Merchants Hall in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
description
Everyone who has seen a play thinks they can write one, but can they? A wannabe playwright has had his play accepted by a play festival, but he has not written it yet! He types frantically as the real theatre people, the producer, director, designer, actor and intern, teach him how it’s done. A hysterical look at how plays are created for festivals. This is a very physical comedy with iconic charters that anyone can relate too. The script is now available at the New Play Exchange.
cast
The cast featured Ioan Ardelean, Ivette Dumeng, Nick Palladino, J. Dolan Byrnes, Teddy Lytle, and Dev Brand.
crew
The crew included costumes by Audrey Nauman, lights by Bruce A! Kraemer, sound by Ian Wehrle, stage manager Tyler Winthrop with graphics by Shannon Stowe and Spanish translation by Ignacio Garcia-Bustelo.
reviews
“what do you mean is a quintessentially fringe play – a play on the fringe of itself, poking a stick at its own essential process and offering us an informative, darkly comic take on the process of theatre.” Paul Levy, FringeReview, August 7, 2014
“If you love the theatre, chances are you’ll get a kick out of this clever, slapstick comedy about the business of staging a play. And if there’s something familiar about it, it’s undoubtedly the fact that it has the feel of a Woody Allen work. This isn’t a bad thing; it’s all done extremely well – and by a New York theatre company, which gives it an authentic Allen air.” Alison Kerr in The Scotsman Newspaper, August 12, 2014
“This is a hugely funny spoof on creating a play for the Edinburgh Festival. It is a mixture of boulevard comedy, clowning and absurdism. Kraemer’s technique is clever and the spine of his text borrows much from knockabout, vaudeville and clowning. What I liked so much was the way this unpretentious, entertaining comedy was exploring the human grit so necessary to getting a show on. Joan Kane’s witty production is extremely sharp and her ensemble is gifted and frequently outrageous. what do you mean is a delightful satire which had me laughing out loud with recognition.” Julia Pascal in London Grip, August 2014
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