Has anyone actually seen this show?
JW musical
by richard 5 Replies latest jw friends
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Joyzabel
Yes!
There were about 12 of us who were at the off-Broadway theater when it played last fall in NYC.
Good play. Really moved me to tears in one part. I thought Harold did a good job displaying what JWs go through, both in the community and in the congregation.
You can order a tape of the play. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/27/66794/1.ashx
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/27/60691/1.ashx
Go see it and enjoy!
Joy
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SuperMommy
Sounds like an interesting play.
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Nathan Natas
It is a pretty interesting play - I bought a video of it from the guys who put the play together.
Although it is "based" on the experience of Richard Rawe from central Washington state, I think the story was altered by the playwright to make it more agreeable to "mass consumption," and in doing so, the Dubs come off as a bunch of "holy roller types." I know that during my 20 years of association in NYC we didn't sing quite so much as they do here, but then again, what's a musical without music?
All in all, it was an interesting play. Clever minimalist sets, etc.
It's not "The Man of LaMancha," though. Don't let your expectations get out of hand.
It might make for an interesting feature to show at an apostafest if there was interest.
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Michael3000
Somehow, I missed this. And I happen to know the musical director!
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Ozner
Watch it november 2004 in circustheater Scheveningen, translated by S. Gaikema, produced by Joop Van Den Ende!