LITTLE HOUSE ON THE FERRYAMERICAN THEATRE OF ACTORS CHERNUCHIN THEATRE
314 West 54th Street
New York, New York 10019
THIS PRODUCTION HAS CLOSED.
OFF-BROADWAY SHOW INFORMATION
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
VariesOFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.littlehouseontheferry.comRUNNING TIME
GENRE
Off-Broadway MusicalPERFORMANCE DATES
Opening: November 3, 2011Closing: November 20, 2011
MISCELLANEOUS
Click here for maps, directions, restaurant and hotel recommendations, and more at this venue.SYNOPSIS - ABOUT THE SHOW
The show is about 6 gay men in a Fire Island share house. The main story
centers on Randall who is in an "open" relationship with his boyfriend
Timothy. Randall goes to tea, happy hour, and meets Jake; a younger
good-looking man who is a romantic and in love at first sight with
Randall. Randall must ultimately decide between staying with Timothy or
taking a chance and going with Jake. In the share house is the newbie
weekend guest, Antonio, a bodybuilder named Robby and the house mother,
Donnie.
OFF-BROADWAY REVIEWS
| Little House On The Ferry |
| Rated 1 out of 5 stars by 1 Best of Off Broadway users. |
| Click here to post your own review |
| Review: Stop The Ferry I Want To Get Off. by David G. |
| If this is what Fire Island is like, If this is what being gay is like... Please leave me home and lock me in the closet. Forever!!!!!! Could the characters in this show be any more superficial? They just seem to be off to their next cocktail and trick. Is this really the show our subculture needs right now? What probably started out as a celebration of gay life in the authors mind, had turned into a nightmare of gay life. The characters aren't developed and they differentiate themselves with one being more effeminate than the next. Lisping lines like "I've already slept with you last night. Now I want to meet him." The first act plods along explaining the Pines, the Grove, the train to Fire Island, the taxi to the Ferry, the Pantry, , the meat rack, grindr, cruising, the ferry, and then one hour later we finally get to a plot. The first act is one hour and forty minutes long--Stop the Ferry I want to get off. Doesn't the author know that the inciting incident has to be early in the play to hold the audiences attention? (Hint-inciting incident usually on page 23-not 123-23) He needs to go back to play structure 101. So one hour later, we have a plot: Gay guy #1 is lovers with gay guy #2. He seems perfectly happy as the lover offers him shelter, puts him through graduate school, gets him a job, and focuses him. Ok, the lover is controlling and slightly abusive but nobody's perfect right? Come along, this blast from the past, a free spirited d.j. gay guy number 3. In a chance meeting they meet again... the DJ decides he made a mistake and guy 1 is the love of his life..............and suddenly--oh my god "Who do I stay with.?" Frankly my queer, I don't give a damn. We know nothing about the characters. They aren't developed. There is some really nice choreography and some great dancers to boot. And there are some nice sets, fun costumes, and production values. And some fun cartoon videography. And there may be a musical in there somewhere but the characters need development, the book needs editing. It needs to decide if its a travelogue or a love triangle. It really shouldn't be both. And the boys on stage really don't have to be that nelly.. do they? They are nelly enough without being directed that way. Right now this show is a well produced mess. There may be a cute song in their someone but its hard to find in this chaos. The author, an attorney, produced it himself. I hope his law practice is a success and has a secretary to keep his mind organized. Stop the ferry. Go back to play structure 101. Find a director to help hone your vision. |
| posted on Nov 5, 2011 @ 11:06 AM |
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