Favorite Movies

[kandrathe]

Although I've only see it done a few times, one of my favorite forms of theater is when there are no props, no costumes, no effects. (Jim, help me out here, what's it called?). The actors just speak their lines and act. If done well, it is excellent -- the play becomes a guide for the story unfolding in your mind. Plot, character development, and acting. That's the tripod that supports my concept of good theater. Replace 'acting' with 'writing' and you've got my standard for literature. To further mix metaphors: costumes and sets are like lettuce and tomato. They can make a good hamburger better, but they can't save a bad burger.

I'm not Jim, but I play one in a minimalist theater.

I wish Heaven's Gate had some meat. But, alas. It is all tomato.