I'M HIGH ON FEAR! (repeat fifteen million fucking times)

[thehefner]

Has anyone read or seen Kenneth Lonergan's play LOBBY HERO? Because I can't find it anywhere, and Serge wants me to do a selection from that for my class' final scene.

I'm hesitant because I didn't care for the only Lonergan play I'd seen, THIS IS OUR YOUTH (the fact that Chris Klein and Freddie Prinze Jr. were in it probably didn't help). Also, last night when I talked with Serge, he seemed very interested in letting me play Alan in EQUUS, which I had just been told by a friend that I could and should play. Well, it looks like Serge is offering the part of EQUUS to another guy, but much as I wanted to play that, I think that the role will more benefit this guy than it will me. So I can be cool with that, even though I had kinda wanted to explore Alan, if only for one scene.

But I sure hope THIS IS OUR YOUTH is not indicative of Kenneth Lonergan. So, again: LOBBY HERO, motherfuckers, did you read it?!



Also, my father just turned 75. I sang him the birthday dirge, and was frankly amazed by how much he loved it. I just cannot predict that man. I'll be buying him a lasagna from Ledo's, as per his request, and we'll watch a movie. We haven't seen WHAT ABOUT BOB? for several years, and it's one of his favorites. Could be fun!

"GETOUTTATHCALARRALLRARAHH!!!"

Comments

[sharrainchains.livejournal.com]

I saw a local production of Lobby Heroes four or five years ago; I thought it was an excellent play! If you cannot find a copy at The Actors Center/elsewhere, the Studio Theater will have a copy in the library.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Hmm... mwell, I may not have a choice in the matter, so that could be encouraging. Thankee!

[lonebear.livejournal.com]

yup, at studio, when i did sound design on YOUTH.

[charisma18.livejournal.com]

Saw it at Studio a few years back. Not the greatest thing I'd ever seen, but it had its moments.

I could actually see you in the lead role of that, come to think of it, so it makes sense.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

The part being good is better than the play being good, seeing as how we're only doing one scene. So I could live with that, not like I really have a choice. So thankee!

[suburbfabulous.livejournal.com]

Baby steps, disarm the bomb.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

FOR LEO MARVIN'S A GEEEENIUS! YOUR DEATH THERAPY CURED ME, YOU GEEEEENIUS!

[suburbfabulous.livejournal.com]

And then the daughter started solving crimes, alongside the space cockroach from MEN IN BLACK.
Spooky, no?

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Was that before or after she became a super fucking creepy serial killer on death row who seduced equally psychotic Mr. Eko?

We can take comfort that the son is probably still in Neverland. Perhaps he's the new RU-FI-OH! RU-FI-OH! RU! FI! OHHHH!!!

[suburbfabulous.livejournal.com]

Creepy? She was HOT.
And Mr. Eko was a bad man. He usually is, like when he attacked Doctor Fate and the Encino Man in Egypt.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Yes, working for Darkman, but they were all ultimately defeated when Evelyn Ann Thompson revealed the whole thing was a college art project. The cold, evil bitch.

[suburbfabulous.livejournal.com]

That wasn't Darkman. That was the asshole from HARD TARGET.
Darkman is Ra's Al Ghul.
And yeah, Evelyn's a beatch. Watch CONFIDENCE, if you can.

[plasticity.livejournal.com]

I thought my sister and I were the only people on the planet who loved What About Bob?. we quote it all the time. although the most recent rewatch my mom just kept saying, "God Bob's annoying." heh.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

The more I think about that film, the more amazed I am by how well it works. Bob could be such a scary fucking stalker if Bill Murray weren't lovable and Richard Dreyfuss weren't such a smug, hateful prick (I'm convinced it's Dreyfuss who's the real comic genius in that film, much as I love Bill).

[adaptor.livejournal.com]

Baby steps. Baby steps...

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I was stressed out over the sheer amount of work I had to do for my thesis in college, and one of my professors said, "John, do you know the Dr. Leo Marvin method?"

It took a couple seconds to sink it. That's why I loved her so.

[ortugatay.livejournal.com]

Volansky has copies of it--we read it in her class a while ago and someone's doing it for their thesis next yr. You might wanna email her and have her mail you a copy!