This is great! The biggest challenge in this play is 'why doesn't peter just get up and walk away.' And, I think after there introduction, is exactly when he would! Super cute.
I loved both the representations. I love seeing how differently the play plays out. Peter was great, perfect representation of that character. Jerry was hilarious. I enjoyed that interpretation. I don't think there is a way to play Jerry. I suppose Albee had something in mind when he wrote it, but its always fun trying new things.
Pretty good presentation and good that the "Peter" character had the pipe prop(absent in the other Youtube presentations). However, the "Jerry" character should have been cast with someone more menacing than the one doing it here.
oh and jerry messed up his line it was written as "whats the dividing line between lower upper middle class and middle upper lower class?" and i really wish you would have done the entire play, Peters screaming scean is the best part, thats along with the death scean. but anyways KUDOOS! good job! to ALL of you.
right now im doing this play in school. i play Peter. i go to an acting school in florida. lol i was answering all of jerrys questions while watching!
In the beginning you guys just recite lines, you don't listen to each other at all. Your chemistry picked up immensely from where it was, once you were about 3 mins in. But that's a lot of weak energy, before we can get to anything decent. did you guys not know your lines very well? did you not have much time to prepare?
another comment on here said that they liked Peter but could tell Jerry was acting. That's sort of true, but I enjoyed wathcing this non the less, I didn't see Jerry as "acting" so much as a weirdo guy who's in the beginning stages of getting ready for his suicide-murder and also doesn't know how to act around people.
yes i understand that, its very good acting, the best i which find on YouTube so far. and this version in not pointless, this made another end which is quiet interesting. i didn't expect. i think project is successful. Congrats
Hey you cant make Peter walk a way from the bench, that his bench his honor. It was good but it would have been better to see Peter accidentally stab Jerry, its a really sad ending but powerful
This is the only piece I recall performing in my one and only acting class in college. Your efforts were well done and I personally enjoyed how it ended. Nice work!
Can't say that I'm a fan of how Jerry is played in this production. Too flaky, and drunk maybe? I feel it's much more effective to have Jerry be just as "normal" as Peter is.
After seeing the comments I thought the ending would be awful. But it's actually pretty awesome and if I were in Peter's shoes, it's what I would do. I actually just read the Zoo Story for the first time the other day and was blown away by it. Excellent job on this, wonderful performances.
Your Peter was absolutely sublime. I had the privilege of playing Jerry in a recent production, and I understand all too well the challenges inherent in both roles. Well done.
thank you, i only had one night to practice with the actors before we shot it two weeks later. it was a quick fun project. i'll let them know you like their acting.
Hahahaha!!!! What a way to blow Jerry off! Hahaa. Love it. lol. Zoo story is a remarkable play though. Everyone should check it out. (Read it or actually go see it... the movies on youtube don't do the play justice!)
i did a scene from Zoo Story for my school's scene competition and won 1st place with the first scene. I played Jerry as a homeless man, complete with grocery cart full of random objects. He entered through the back of the auditorium and talked to people the entire way to the stage. Then, at the end of the scene, he left the way he came in, and I had "When The Lights Go Down in the City" by Journey played. It was magnificent.
Oh, I love the Zoo Story! I'm doing Jerry's monologue in it for my Drama class :)
It was a good video, though I think you need to give the play a re-read. Peter's acting was pretty good, and Jerry seemed authentic, but he wasn't... Jerry. He sees himself as so insignificant that he's unbelievably desperate for attention, which is why he talks to Peter... the Jerry in this is... normal. XD I mean, it works well enough for your shorter version, but it's like Jerry is missing.
well the juicy part with Jerry I could never get to, I had to cut it short, this piece really focuses on Peter. Jerry's big moment was cut when I ended it with Peter walking away...too cold outside to keep going...
i just needed to end it with something, i didn't want to do the entire play for my small directing assignment. so i just did that, i had another ending and better one planned out but I lost my notes before the day of shooting. oh well, it is what it is now.
It's a good thing he left. He was going to kill Jerry soon. Now he won't have to go to jail or live with a conscience eating him up all the day and night.
Five people haven't been to the zoo today.
CuriousGeorgeMonkey9 2 months ago
You guys could work on Broadway or at least some run-down Community Theatre
DramaCritic1965 2 months ago
This is great! The biggest challenge in this play is 'why doesn't peter just get up and walk away.' And, I think after there introduction, is exactly when he would! Super cute.
Electricacid67 5 months ago
Tim and Eric?
OtaconNachos 6 months ago
WTH, they cut out the most dramatic scene in this play...
alexcfyung 9 months ago
I'd like to see the full version. ESPECIALLY Jerry's dog story.
Parkeeter 1 year ago
lol @ twist ending
Clockwork0214 1 year ago
i love this play...i have to write a 1200 words essay on this for my drama class..thanx for posting this..helps me visualize it better
swtglaura 1 year ago
Ahh, best one act EVER.
sophonix 1 year ago
I loved both the representations. I love seeing how differently the play plays out. Peter was great, perfect representation of that character. Jerry was hilarious. I enjoyed that interpretation. I don't think there is a way to play Jerry. I suppose Albee had something in mind when he wrote it, but its always fun trying new things.
aileanjeune 1 year ago
Pretty good presentation and good that the "Peter" character had the pipe prop(absent in the other Youtube presentations). However, the "Jerry" character should have been cast with someone more menacing than the one doing it here.
kwixotic 1 year ago
im 12 and im preforming this...wow
hipbean 1 year ago
this is how the story should had ended
Minnnt 2 years ago
Jesus, the acting is painful to watch.
AtLastOnTheGround 2 years ago
6:49ish with the two different angles, one clip had an airplane goin over it... one did not. took me very much out of the scene.
94lukepl 2 years ago
"...a sun drenched afternoon like this.."
its snowing.
LOL
HoodStarrrr 3 years ago 2
all of the comments below considered, everyone has their own opinion on acting. There is no perfect right or wrong answer. I liked this.
Jagdactor 3 years ago
Very nice peter, but that is definately not how it ends.
AlexSwanson23 3 years ago
indeed it's abridged.
94lukepl 2 years ago
oh and jerry messed up his line it was written as "whats the dividing line between lower upper middle class and middle upper lower class?" and i really wish you would have done the entire play, Peters screaming scean is the best part, thats along with the death scean. but anyways KUDOOS! good job! to ALL of you.
jakefinn56 3 years ago
right now im doing this play in school. i play Peter. i go to an acting school in florida. lol i was answering all of jerrys questions while watching!
jakefinn56 3 years ago
The guy with the black scarf seemed really natural. good stuff.
brennanthebest 3 years ago
this could have been much better. i saw this peice performed at a high school and it was much better than what you have here
theeggman027 3 years ago
In the beginning you guys just recite lines, you don't listen to each other at all. Your chemistry picked up immensely from where it was, once you were about 3 mins in. But that's a lot of weak energy, before we can get to anything decent. did you guys not know your lines very well? did you not have much time to prepare?
tpludow 3 years ago
another comment on here said that they liked Peter but could tell Jerry was acting. That's sort of true, but I enjoyed wathcing this non the less, I didn't see Jerry as "acting" so much as a weirdo guy who's in the beginning stages of getting ready for his suicide-murder and also doesn't know how to act around people.
Crematormark 3 years ago
~Nice rendition Peter!
GeneralNemesis 3 years ago
Peter is good.
Jerry i can tell you are acting.
Kasey0402 3 years ago
was really hoping to see the whole thing. i enjoyed the writen. oh well.... no shankings going on in this park
omgITSdaFONZ 3 years ago
Peter had some nice moments, but if he is going to leave his bench and hand over his book it negates him staying for as long as he did.
Jerry was different, and might have worked had he stayed a bit more grounded. As it is, he was in and out at best.
OyzukiMike 3 years ago
WTF was that!?!?!
most of the story was cut out!!!
zander9191 3 years ago
it was made into a short project....you know...short...as in not original piece...
hawkinsjoshua 3 years ago 2
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yes i understand that, its very good acting, the best i which find on YouTube so far. and this version in not pointless, this made another end which is quiet interesting. i didn't expect. i think project is successful. Congrats
TEMAxy 1 year ago
Hey you cant make Peter walk a way from the bench, that his bench his honor. It was good but it would have been better to see Peter accidentally stab Jerry, its a really sad ending but powerful
wayneg91 3 years ago
This is the only piece I recall performing in my one and only acting class in college. Your efforts were well done and I personally enjoyed how it ended. Nice work!
jaredmaks 3 years ago
Can't say that I'm a fan of how Jerry is played in this production. Too flaky, and drunk maybe? I feel it's much more effective to have Jerry be just as "normal" as Peter is.
And what the hell was with the ending...
jmoney747 3 years ago
great rendition of peter! really, so much depth.
AnIngeniousParadox 3 years ago
hahahahah!!! i LOVED that camera angle like 10 seconds in! lol!
ps.. i liked th depiction of peter i thought that was good!
jrwalkerblues 3 years ago
Got to write about Zoo Story in my A Level exam, it's a really good play I have enjoyed studying it, any other Albee play you know of this standard?
ricey23 3 years ago
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf is one more great masterpiece by Edward. A really great play and fun for the director and actors to put on.
hawkinsjoshua 3 years ago
After seeing the comments I thought the ending would be awful. But it's actually pretty awesome and if I were in Peter's shoes, it's what I would do. I actually just read the Zoo Story for the first time the other day and was blown away by it. Excellent job on this, wonderful performances.
xl1ska 3 years ago 2
thank you, I do love Edward Albee. He's a great playwright!
hawkinsjoshua 3 years ago
good acting i've performed this piece before as peter i didn't care to much for the different ending though
sleepypenguin 3 years ago
yeah, i don't care for the ending either, i just ended it to end it for the sake of time.
hawkinsjoshua 3 years ago
Your Peter was absolutely sublime. I had the privilege of playing Jerry in a recent production, and I understand all too well the challenges inherent in both roles. Well done.
jimmiej16 3 years ago
This is actually pretty good acting
7Row7enn7 3 years ago
thank you, i only had one night to practice with the actors before we shot it two weeks later. it was a quick fun project. i'll let them know you like their acting.
hawkinsjoshua 3 years ago
Edward Albee is absolutely amazing. His use of metaphore and symbolism is really indescribable.
7Row7enn7 3 years ago
Hahahaha!!!! What a way to blow Jerry off! Hahaa. Love it. lol. Zoo story is a remarkable play though. Everyone should check it out. (Read it or actually go see it... the movies on youtube don't do the play justice!)
improvmistress21 4 years ago 2
i did a scene from Zoo Story for my school's scene competition and won 1st place with the first scene. I played Jerry as a homeless man, complete with grocery cart full of random objects. He entered through the back of the auditorium and talked to people the entire way to the stage. Then, at the end of the scene, he left the way he came in, and I had "When The Lights Go Down in the City" by Journey played. It was magnificent.
mrfinkle213 4 years ago
Oh, I love the Zoo Story! I'm doing Jerry's monologue in it for my Drama class :)
It was a good video, though I think you need to give the play a re-read. Peter's acting was pretty good, and Jerry seemed authentic, but he wasn't... Jerry. He sees himself as so insignificant that he's unbelievably desperate for attention, which is why he talks to Peter... the Jerry in this is... normal. XD I mean, it works well enough for your shorter version, but it's like Jerry is missing.
charliepyro 4 years ago
well the juicy part with Jerry I could never get to, I had to cut it short, this piece really focuses on Peter. Jerry's big moment was cut when I ended it with Peter walking away...too cold outside to keep going...
hawkinsjoshua 3 years ago
great play is the zoo story. i loved what you did with the ending lol really good
MLT4PETERCROUCH 4 years ago
i just needed to end it with something, i didn't want to do the entire play for my small directing assignment. so i just did that, i had another ending and better one planned out but I lost my notes before the day of shooting. oh well, it is what it is now.
hawkinsjoshua 3 years ago
It's a good thing he left. He was going to kill Jerry soon. Now he won't have to go to jail or live with a conscience eating him up all the day and night.
znzprod 4 years ago
Wait...that's not how it really ends...
sparkles13 4 years ago
Hawkins, I thoroughly enjoyed your project! I am impressed. Good job. :)
amidalah78 4 years ago