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March 5, 2004
TT: Among the publicists
Would you go see any of these plays, based on the way they're described in their press releases?- "A stylized, irreverent romantic comedy about loneliness and isolation – in which six awkward and impulsive innocents search for love with hilarious (and potentially hazardous) results."
- "This world premiere production explores the ways we change, the compromises we make, and the price we pay for our life choices."
- "A poignant and humorous study of three dynamic characters whose lives collide on an abandoned street corner in NYC."
I didn't think so. And I'm not going to. Sure, I may be missing something good, but a whole lot of plays are opening in New York at this time of year, on and off and off-off Broadway, and I can't even begin to see them all. Quite often I don't know anything about them except for what I read in the press release, and when I read drivel like that, MEGO MEGO MEGO. Multiply it by, oh...ten? Twenty? Anyway, multiply it by some figure in the low double digits and you'll start to see why being a drama critic isn't all champagne and roses.
Aside from which, nobody has ever sidled up to me and said in a tremulous baby-girl voice, "Oh, Mr. Teachout, I'd do anything to get a good review. Just...anything!" (Maybe I should put this URL in my Journal bio.)
Did somebody say life was fair?
Posted March 5, 2004 12:01 PM
