How was everyone's Valentine's Day? Exciting? Romantic? Steamy? Expensive? We here at PFTC love romance. In fact most of us are self titled Romantics. That being said, we could all go for some post Valentine grit. Here are our picks for the most UNromantic plays that we absolutely adore...in the least mushy way possible.
Time Stand Still: Told through the clear-cut style of photo-journalism, this new play teaches us that sometimes even people truly in love can't make a relationship work. And sometimes men are just happier with perky and kinda dumb young women who work in event planning. There is one romantic element to Time Stands Still: the set design. I've never seen a loft in Williamsburg that big or awesome. But I'll keep looking.
Doubt: A Parable: Even the name is a mood killer. Nuns, pedophiles, The Bronx. Lord Jesus, I love this play.
The Last Five Years: Nice work, JRB. You found a way to make a MUSICAL- a genre that is inherently romantic- not. Since we see the ugly downfall of these lovers right at the top- all we can do is enjoy their descent into loneliness... in musical reverse.
Incest Plays:
We're looking at you Fool For Love and How I Learned To Drive. Don't get me wrong. We love sex and we love to watch plays about it. Unless those characters involved are related. Then we just get awesomely skeeved out.
Anything By Neil Labute:
...No seriously, anything.
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