Philip Glass Buys A Loaf Of Bread

[Jonny2579]

U should watch Garfields play!!!!!!!!

[silverdoe121]

this is so funny!!

specially when they start running like "Let´s gogogogo" hahaha

[nickygirl375]

Ha our little group wanted to do this but then we realized that it would be too hard. I still think this is a really interesting. I think the people here do this wonderfully. My only criticism is that they kind of seem scrunched together on the stage.

[TarantulaTown]

90% of all communication is non-verbal.

[vicodin36]

I loved her once... !

[MrNoelJMIS]

WOW.

[PhamilyJules]

This video still remains to be the best version I've seen... :)

[smileygurl100]

We're doing this in drama class. It's killer! :P

[Xstina777]

lol theyre doing this in my drama/acting class and the guy who plays philip is halerious i love this one C=

[MaventaofCosta]

So awesome.

[TheOriginalGDahl]

Phenomanal!

[studmeow]

I love off-the-wall parodies like this.

thank you, joshzam.

[tofu40]

Josh why didn`t you tell me you had posted this? Incidentally I am Philip Glass in the video, this was performed as part of David Ives` All in the Timing in Barcelona 2003 was it? Great to discover it several years after the event! Yes it was a bitch to memorize.

[joshzam]

I work in strange and mysterious ways, Steffan. Not only are you Philip Glass in this video, you are and always will be MY Philip Glass. I still break into a sweat every time I watch this. It's a shame we never got a performance video, this being our final dress rehearsal (without lighting changes or uproarious audience approval). Thank you :)

[pedji23]

That's Awesome! Great Job!

[ShitMovies2000]

what the fuck?

whats this about? can someone explain it? "phillip glass loaf of bread, help you sir?" WTF

[whiggles]

look up philip glass on wiki. hes a composer

[plumtreeblossom]

I was in a production of this a few years ago. It's hard! Great job, folks. :-)

[ramoneandfatone]

Time is a moment, sir.

Brilliant.

[onstagebabe04]

We tried to read this in my drama class the other day.

It was very confusing nonetheless.

[mascbp10]

Hahahaha

Philip glass...

[BossMurdaaa]

this is the greatest thing ever. philip glass would be proud.

[pinkbunnycookie13]

ong this is soo hard! im the baker

[dramaholic11]

Aw, I just did this as Women #2. I kind of felt like killing myself in production, but it turned out fine. By far, the hardest peice I've ever had to do.

Very different interpretation, but I loved it! Especially the movements at the very beginning.

[DHAROKG]

i hav to do this for homework

[zsofiawulf]

This was a trip down memory lane. I did this in 95 with a drama group for our local Dramakend festival. HORRIBLE MEMORIES!! By far the hardest piece I ever did. Interesting to see another interpretation!

[hardcorechicano]

all that for a loaf of bread, amazing....this was done so perfect.....

[eggory]

This performance is brilliant. Or at least i'm enjoying it alot at the moment.

[KDMAnderson]

I often wonder what life would be like as a musical.

But when you're Philip Glass? Man oh man.

This is brilliant.

[beccasbagsandbeads]

im woman one

this is gonna be a bitch to memorize but I love it all the same

[Lirit331]

This is my favorite piece by David Ives, and performing as the First Woman was one of the best experiences in my theatrical career.

This interpretation is so well done! Great job, everyone, and thanks so much for sharing it. :D

[nerdburglar511]

David Ives is my hero

[MaeTobiGeri]

Fabulous. I need to get the script so my friends can do this.

[hyperKnc]

Phillip Glass would see this and think it was inspired.

[EuclidianProposition]

I think so too.

[Elmephistopheles]

I'm memorizing this now, thanks for posting this it really helps!

[joshzam]

I'm glad you find it helpful. But I really recommend that you (or your director) put your own spin on it and perform it according to your own interpretation. That's one of the reasons that I love this piece - every time I see it, it's different!

[Elmephistopheles]

OH yeah trust me it's very different! I'm Woman 2... it's taking quite a while to memorize!

[joshzam]

I hope you get a chance to upload your version to YouTube. I'd love to see it!

[mootz09]

I did this show last year for Student Directed One-Acts. It was soooo much fun! I agree about putting your own spin on it, because it makes it that much more your own. For mine, we had our baker be flamboyantly gay and made him wear a pink apron, and I played Philip, so I had to bend over to pick up some dropped change, and the baker just checked me out like there was no tomorrow. It was sooo freakin' funny, but fun.

[SkullCross]

Should have been called "Kneed 1"

[Emphica]

Think watching this sucks? I have to memorize this for a school drama assignment. -.-

Consider yourselves lucky you dont have to perform this thing.

[UnDeux]

This uninspired and boring

[UnDeux]

i mean IS uninspired and boring

[BurbankGalaxy]

I fixed your comment:

"i mean I am a tasteless, unintelligent douche who has to compensate for my tiny penis."

[bobmufin52]

Wow, you're a doushbag.

[JayaJayaPrabhupada]

lol

[TheErikaness]

good job, the script for this is REALLY confusing.

[icaj19]

actually mint!

[bepinlv]

Wow! This really sucks!!!

[PTFCNiall]

thnk fk som1s tokin sense man

its so bad!!

[morgun1911]

les acteurs jouent mal :/

[Bratgoul]

que pourraient-ils faire pour jouer "bien" à la place?

[haupper]

Haha, well done. Haha, well done. Haha, well done. Haha, well done. Haha, well done. Haha, well done. Haha, well done. Haha, well done.

[Maestrojosh87]

Done done well haha. Let's go. It's time now. Done well. Go go go go time time time time. Need money need woman no cry no CHANGE!!!!

[andyeccleston]

i was of the understanding that he had more of a penchant for steak 'n' ale pasties?

[norathorr]

If this is meant to be a piss take of Glass it seems rather accurate! I am not sure as to the intent of this play but I do believe people should take stabs at minimalism!

[elquizzle]

Don't let this make you hate theatre. Ives didn't mean for this to be a grand theatrical masterpiece. He probably didn't even mean for it to be taken seriously. In the book version of All In the Timing, it follows a longer, more serious piece, and in the original staging, it broke up the funny (but more serious) stuff. So just enjoy how completely ridiculous it is.

[JackBlair2]

They're making FUN of Glass.

[SheradZakalwe]

LOVE IT! LOL

[fourorthree]

there are less moments which can make you just hate theater

and that's one of them

[jdbs1978]

Oh, but you see, it's not theater... It's Philip Bread Glass... stuff. :P And it's QUITE Glass-esque. I think they did well.

...Bread.

[Ga7atTown]

LOL ... but i love his music ... what can I say...

[northcrossed]

this isnt even by glass, its written by ives!!!!!

[Erudecorp]

Ha! Ha! So what if it's in common time? I agree with most of you.

[aafarr2]

I've read most of the comments, and though everyone seems that this isn't very Glass, I should point out that this IS very Glass, because it is remarkably similar to Eisntein on the Beach.

[aftee]

NO ONE CAN imitate philip glass!! dun even try. He's the original!!!

[sparkmouse]

philip glass is talented these guys are not talented..or funny

[Coyote246]

That got freaky man!

[giganini]

I agree with edinbear. Still good stuff though.

[dorotheafayne]

cool! Dorothea

[Ceratinside]

Everyone how knows Glas' music will enjoy this.

[eggory]

very nice.

[noonward]

they stay in common time omg dont do that they do screw if they didnt though

[abemaximus]

oh i thoroughly enjoyed this.

[poonagerage]

GAY!!! do u understand what is funny. ihave laughed harder at the end of a pencil than i have laughed at this! you sicken me!

[Pendragonm]

fantastic stuff

i really laughed a lot. I think you showed almost all manerisms of Philip´s music/works

i just loved it

congrats!

[ravers4justice]

haha this is class, the people that have criticised this clearly are stupid or have no idea who Philip Glass is!!

[edinbear]

To me it is more a marriage between Steve Reich and Laurie Anderson than it is Philip Glass...

[tonythetiger20]

i acted in this when i was a freshman in high school. it was and remains today the most difficult play ive ever done.

[Risingson2]

Strange. It seems more a parody of Steve Reich.

[negativelife]

Whoever you are,I will always love you for making this damned play!!!! You're simply genius!!!

[CrJediKnight]

the college i'm attending just did All in the Timing with this skit on there. The one our theatre guys did added a techno beat to the background and said all their lines to the beat of the music. It was pretty good. Watching this one is kind of dull now.

[BramsConcerto]

I think this video is hilarious, if, and only if, you know philip glass' style. It is an acquired taste. For Glass lovers, this video brings you back to the reality for a moment: The music is repetition, with seemingly imperceptible variations, while at the same time, making no sense at all... Until Philip brings it all together in the end. Or sometimes he doesnt; the music is open ended; I'm reminded of Arnold Schoenberg who said "The music didnt end; it just stopped."

[turtleshoes9]

Great quote...I'll have to write that down!

[BramsConcerto]

Well thank you very much! I also love that quote! Schoenberg replied with it to a reporter who asked about one of Igor Stravinsky's compositions.

[beckkala]

in order to appreciate "Phillip Glass Buys A Loaf of Bread," you have to comprehend the styles of both Phillip Glass and David Ives, the writer of the play.

I have read the play, but never seen it performed, so this was enlightening for me.

[storehadji]

Um, Glass's music is incredible imitatable, but these bozos missed it completely. This is like dumb people wiping their collective asses on something they don't understand. Sad and stupid.

[FoxDougan]

Gogogogogo time time time time!!! Saw this on Rocketboom, rawx!

[nikiwikiii]

u need to understand minimalism to appreciate this, it is gd tho.

[megster266]

wtf...? 0_o i can tell where philip's style comes into this... but... the subject makes it too hard to take it seriously, i mean ur prolly not sposed to take this in a serious manner... but it's just too weird and cheezy, i didn't find any pleasure watching this... still, i'm glad u uploaded it joshzam. i never woulda even knew about it unless u had it on here!

[frogwog]

WHAT IN THE NAME OF DOGSHIT IS THIS!

[JagsBoy]

WTF i'm really scared he should be in a mental institution

[joshzam]

Many who hear his music for the first time think the same thing. It's an acquired taste :)

[JagsBoy]

its weird and confusing

[JenMessapotamia]

Oh thank you for having this!! I get to be Woman #2 in this!! Along with Kafka in Words Words Words

[Dnc1ngQueen]

I played Kafka in a production of Words, Words, Words. It was the best time of my life.

[daddycrockett23]

This is laugh out loud funny-I love Philip Glass,but this is a perfect deadon parody-I've got tears running down my face.

[CocteauTwinsAddict]

I think it's cool the way playwright Ives' concepts all play with the concept of time....this is an interesting interpretation of the playlet...but one could only hope it was on a multiple bill so the audience didn't get only this cute piece...would work ok as an interlude but certainly wouldn't make the evening...and at the end it just becomes an auditory mess...

[joshzam]

Yes, this piece was in fact part of a multiple bill. It is usually part of a series of pieces by David Ives called All In The Timing and this production was no different. Act I contained Sure Thing, then Words, Words, Words, and then The Universal Language. Philip Glass opened Act II and was followed by Mere Mortals and Variations On The Death Of Trotsky.

[sempriniwalrus]

someone please credit the playwrite, david ives

[jondoe2003]

Yea, not to be cocky, but the performance I was in was a lot better. And I only say that because this depressed me, and ours was a happy song! I do hope it makes it way to YouTube, along with Variations in the Death of Trotsky, Sure Thing, and Mystery At Twickman Vicarage. All by David Ives, I believe, and most of which are in "All in the Timing."

[mattthericker]

Did Philip Glass write happy songs?

[nSeriesS37]

philip glass' music is boring, then annoying, then amazing.

[renumeratedfrog]

Funny for about a minute, then it's gets goddamn annoying. :P

[rrelaxx99]

I agree.. Art seems to be lost when in collaboration with wasting time. Then again, some find a waste of time as Art in the first place. I find the acting well done..but the content far from appealing. That loaf of bread looked good though.

[GoblinGirl]

I agree.  Good concept, but then gets tedious....

[theladysman1984]

YES!!! for a while ive been looking for a good philip glass buys a loaf of bread performance and i DID!! Good job!

[DragonLady2005]

DUUUDE!! I get to perform this at my highschool! It's so nice to be able to hear it, really helps with memorization.

...Philip Glass is a loaf of bread.

[clockoutx]

Bravo! I've been after a performance of this for a loooooong time. Oh, to finally see it with talented actors... Thank you!

[agreatguy6]

HAHAHAHA!!!!

I want a script!

[joshzam]

The script is a head-trip in an of itself! Check out All In the Timing by David Ives.

[AlbertoAntonio6]

An everyday moment in the life of Philip Glass... :)

[mosquitokillah]

I loved her once!

[theroadfan]

Hilarious!