All good things come to and end. For the extended holiday break I was able to bank in a dozen shows – – from the awesomeness of Mark Rylance, the beauty of The Band’s Visit to the dinner theatre of Party Face and the what-the-hell of Cardinal and all wonderful things in-between – not to mention some good ol’ nudity in a shower. God is good. Theatre is good. NYC is good and cold. And now its back to Florida to pay the bills and plan March!
Daily Archives: January 15, 2018
Cardinal
Cardinal
Written by Greg Pierce
Directed by Kate Whoriskey
2nd Stage
January 14, 2018
Production website
💉 out of 5.
In all the plays in all the world – why would anyone chose to do this play? I just don’t get it I am not sure what someone in authority was about when they read this play and said, “This is what I need to commit valuable time and resources to.” Why? Why? Why? This was one of those plays that I sat in the middle of a full house and peeked out to my fellow audience members to see if anyone was getting more out of this play then I was – cause I wasn’t getting anything. I was not interested in any of the characters or their struggles. I didn’t believe them and certainly didn’t believe the “development” of the story. There wasn’t an ending moment (much less a climax) where everything came together except a gun shot that no one on stage seemed to care about and the concern on the freshness of hospital muffins. Continue reading Cardinal