[NEohioPAL]Review of North Canton Playhouse's "The Bad Seed"
Jeff Holland
profbobo at neo.rr.com
Thu Feb 21 08:31:01 PST 2002
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BlankReviewed by Mike and Ike
rdoughnuts at yahoo.com
Note: The opinions expressed herein do not reflect those of Mr. =
Sternfeld, anyone on this list, or, in fact, anyone even remotely =
important.
Transcribed from a conversation eavesdropped on in a Country Kitchen on =
West Market street in Akron Ohio sometime after midnight on Saturday, =
February 16th
MIKE:(English accent) Once again, my intellectually stunted friend, you =
have it wrong!
IKE:(Strong southern accent) Since when did you become such a expert in =
the-a-ter? You only got into it about six months ago when you heard the =
soundtrack to Suessical!
M: The play takes place in 1954--I don't know when the book was =
written. I don't care--The basic themes are rooted in the 50's. The =
character's are from the 50's.
I: I flat out refuse to believe that anyone actually acted like that in =
the 50's, and I'm older than you so I should know!
M: Of course, they didn't, but that's the way they acted in every =
movie, tv show, and play produced in the 50's.
I: I mean, my God, that Landlady!
M: Monica Breedlove. There's a name for you.
I: Five minutes after her first entrance I wanted to hit her with =
pieces of the furniture! Five minutes after that I don't think anyone =
would have stopped me.
M: She is the standard stock sit com character, even today: The wacky =
neighbor!
I: I still wanted to kill her!
M: The actress or the character?
I: The character, course. What d'ya think I am, an idiot? (Pause) =
Don't even think it.
M: Too late.
I: Better yet, instead of me hitting her with heavy props, I wanted to =
see the kid do it. Come on, she's The Bad Seed! She beats some kid's =
skull in with a tap shoe. She could have hit the landlady in the living =
room with the candlestick . . . repeatedly. Who played her?
M: Um, Ginger Dougan, I think.
I: Remind me to send her a congratulatory note and a sympathy card.
(Chewing noises)
M: So what did you think of the girl?
I: She was cute.
M: That she was.
I: Mighty, mighty cute!
M: Didn't buy her as evil at all, did you?
I: I was too busy going into insulin shock over how cute she was.
M: She tries hard.
I: And her scenes with that weirdo handyman Leroy are actually pretty =
good. By the way, I thought he was the best character in the show and I =
was mad when she torched him.
M: Of course, you were. You thought you'd found a brother.
I:(Pause) I hate you.
M: Mark Stoffer did a very good job as the demented Leroy, who seems to =
have a slightly unsavory interest in the little girl.
I: God, you sound like a critic.
M: Shut up.
(Chewing noises)
M: Well, I liked the show. I thought they did a very good job of =
bringing a fake 50's thriller back to fake 50's life.
I: I hate the fake 50's. (Pause) By the way, I taped That 80's Show =
the other night.
M: Oh, good. I forgot.
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<DIV>Reviewed by Mike and Ike</DIV>
<DIV><A =
href=3D"mailto:rdoughnuts at yahoo.com">rdoughnuts at yahoo.com</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Note: The opinions expressed herein do not reflect those of =
Mr.=20
Sternfeld, anyone on this list, or, in fact, anyone even remotely=20
important.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Transcribed from a conversation eavesdropped on in a Country =
Kitchen on=20
West Market street in Akron Ohio sometime after midnight on =
Saturday,=20
February 16th</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>MIKE:(English accent) Once again, my intellectually stunted friend, =
you=20
have it wrong!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>IKE:(Strong southern accent) Since when did you become such a =
expert in=20
the-a-ter? You only got into it about six months ago when you =
heard the=20
soundtrack to Suessical!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: The play takes place in 1954--I don't know when the book =
was=20
written. I don't care--The basic themes are rooted in the =
50's. The=20
character's are from the 50's.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: I flat out refuse to believe that anyone actually acted =
like that=20
in the 50's, and I'm older than you so I should know!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: Of course, they didn't, but that's the way they acted in =
every=20
movie, tv show, and play produced in the 50's.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: I mean, my God, that Landlady!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: Monica Breedlove. There's a name for you.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: Five minutes after her first entrance I wanted to hit her =
with=20
pieces of the furniture! Five minutes after that I don't think =
anyone=20
would have stopped me.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: She is the standard stock sit com character, even =
today: The=20
wacky neighbor!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: I still wanted to kill her!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: The actress or the character?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: The character, course. What d'ya think I am, =
an idiot?=20
(Pause) Don't even think it.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: Too late.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: Better yet, instead of me hitting her with heavy =
props, I=20
wanted to see the kid do it. Come on, she's The Bad =
Seed! She=20
beats some kid's skull in with a tap shoe. She could have hit the =
landlady=20
in the living room with the candlestick . . . repeatedly. Who =
played=20
her?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: Um, Ginger Dougan, I think.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: Remind me to send her a congratulatory note and a sympathy =
card.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>(Chewing noises)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: So what did you think of the girl?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: She was cute.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: That she was.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: Mighty, mighty cute!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: Didn't buy her as evil at all, did you?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: I was too busy going into insulin shock over how cute she=20
was.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: She tries hard.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: And her scenes with that weirdo handyman Leroy are =
actually pretty=20
good. By the way, I thought he was the best character in the show =
and I=20
was mad when she torched him.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: Of course, you were. You thought you'd found a=20
brother.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I:(Pause) I hate you.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: Mark Stoffer did a very good job as the demented Leroy, =
who seems=20
to have a slightly unsavory interest in the little girl.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: God, you sound like a critic.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: Shut up.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>(Chewing noises)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: Well, I liked the show. I thought they did a very =
good job=20
of bringing a fake 50's thriller back to fake 50's life.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I: I hate the fake 50's. (Pause) By the way, I =
taped That=20
80's Show the other night.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>M: Oh, good. I forgot.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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