Fabulous idea to end the school year with a Play. The kids loved it. I had to have a few boys play Mama each week and it was a blast, my favorite part.The story line is pretty good. I'm shocked at how many versions there are. How many times producers changed her work, how many times she changed her work. I just can't really see that being productive to something you (and the world) considers such a masterpiece. I guess the world of performance is a different one.
Poor Walter, I really feel for him. Donovan played the most convincing Walter -- cruel, animal like, pathetic, and decent. When watching the 1963 movie you really see how crucial Ruth is to the plot line. I like her role. And Mama, how can you not love Mama while all the while wishing she'd just stop meddlin with everyone else. She is so well intentioned, but you can't help but notice that if she'd butt out and let her children lead their own lives every problem would just go away. New ones would arrive of course, probably worse ones. But at least they'd be problems the characters created on their own.
Asagai is adorable, but what I want is the sequel that talks about how shocked and disappointed she was with her move to Africa. At least, that is my understanding of that whole movement to return to the homeland during the 60s. That novel truly would be interesting.
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