Breakfast: The Dining Room - Maid, Father, Liz, Charlie, Mom

[Daveymaccadam]

Poor form, I have seen high school productions of this scene rendered to a far better degree...

[banana2cake2]

my school's doing this for the summer play! what's cool is one of the guys doing it was in The Blind Side....he was an extra, but still...

[empirevinyls]

My school just audition to get cast for this show and I am in the process of reading the script myself!! I enjoy it. I watched this to see what it is like!! (: i enjoyed it a lot you guys did tremendous!!! (:

[mdoyle1523]

worst show ever. just finished doing it.

[smilegrrrrrl]

How come it was the worst show ever? Share....

[mdoyle1523]

Bad process. Our director is a complete quack. It pulled of well, but it just seemed very "high school theater" to me.

[bcrocker33]

i am in this at the adult level. it has received some high praise. not everyone watching it likes the piece itself or Gurney's story for that matter but if it is done with quick transition and people playing their roles properly, the production has promise.

[mdoyle1523]

The issue was not the talent or the flow, the issue was the script. Its so "general play". I prefer things with more of a punch, something with more meaning. This just does not have the power and drive that some others do, and it lacks a certain risk. To me this is a "safe show", just something to do when you don't want to ruffle any feathers and i despise that.

[bcrocker33]

it's so funny how different audiences have different takes. some didn't someof the story and not for "safe" reasons. the comments were more of appreciating the flow and the acting in ours, that's all. i see where you are coming from absolutely. taking it to competition this weekend. we did Sylvia several years ago, and believe me some feathers were ruffled. ;)

[banana2cake2]

@bcrocker33 I did a one act play competition and we had an actor who got sick the day before regions, so the assistant director had to learn the entire role in one night and they had to figure out the blocking before the performance! it was crazy

[bcrocker33]

con'td... i also find a lot wrong with the script. perhaps, it is due to him putting all of his one acts into one play. i think the script has some underlying meaty parts but they have to be found as well as the humour. but yes, i agree with you about the script generally. i think we all (the royal we in our current production) have that problem as well.

[tjhoskank]

i did this yesterday

i liked it

you did very well

you just skipped several lines

but i thought you did great

[Luckynumber78]

We're doing this play at my school- I get to play Aunt Harriet (in a later scene). I love this scene, though. Our Father is hilarious!

[daiquiridick]

I have seen this play six times, it has varied tremendously in quality from wonderful and moving, to downright tedious. As with anything, it's the energy and vibrance which brings the play to life. Done well, this play is a masterpiece of theatre.

[blakeyandchopper2]

this is one of the most boring plays ive ever seen in my life, but your guys actors are great!

[bballcenter7]

ehh, I think great might be stretching it a tad, but w/e

[dragondust2121]

we're doing this for our one-act this year. i'm the stage manager =) nice acting for all, esp. the father. very nice set as well.

[LumberjackQueen]

My brother's highschool is doing this... by any chance do you attend R.H.H.S.?

[dragondust2121]

XD lol, very close actually. my school's initials are RCHS.

^^we placed 3rd at regionals this year with this play, it was a happy moment for all.

[lionfish28607]

who is mr. johnson at the end - they give him a visit before their goodbye's?

[bballcenter7]

it means they're going to go pee - you know, as in a guy's johnson. But that part of the line isn't in the original script, I think they just added it for "humor"

[sophieepstein14]

im doing this for theatre class too. i didnt realise it could be funny :)

[nomanzchick]

nice set

[collegedude04]

The character actual name is charlie, there is also a character in the play by the name of Nick. Whom ever posted the video must have just got the names reversed

[corsairstw]

Yeah, i'm the guy who played the father, and I got the names confused. I'll change it.

[bcrocker33]

@corsairstw

well you did a great job, regardless. your nuances are fantastic. who is Mr. Johnson? :)

I played Mother, Sally, Peggy, Kate, Ruth...

[AlexSaysHi2013]

@corsairstw Hey! I'm doing this play as father right now too! A little less intense then yours but you did great man!

[ORlyProductions246]

how come in the video title it says nick but the mom and dad call him Charlie?

[ccoto2005]

im doing a scene of the play for acting class.

[staghounds]

I just love this play. Thank you for posting!

[Fabala2007]

Haha! That's great! I really love your character choice in this, it's so un-Tucker-ly....I think I made up a word....