BBM Now a Dutch Play - Premier tonight

[adrian]

Thank you Melissa for this wonderful account of the play, I'm glad that you were able to be our eyes.  Now I need to take a Berlitz class for Dutch and redline it to Holland.



Adrian

[Front-Ranger]

You could probably get a flight there from Michigan!!

[Mikaela]

Thank you so much Melissa, for replying to my questions and for giving us the pictures, translated reviews as well as your own review. I sure wish I could have been there with you to see it.

There was one more question lingering in my mind originally, but it has been throughly answered by now; - the one big "make or break" question I suppose: Did they have chemistry? And from what you say and from the reviews the answer obviously is "Yes!!" 

[mvansand76]

Yes, they did have chemistry, but not throughout the play, I think that is because they alternated between being Jack or Ennis and being the narrator. I think the chemistry was most clear during the reunion scene, the motel scene and the scene during their last fishing trip, where Jack says "That is one of the two things I need right now" (I love that line and I hate that it's not in the movie!). Overall, they were obviously enjoying playing this together.

[Toast]

Thanks Melissa
Sounds like a straight presentation of our Annie Proulx's words.
As your responses/review say however, there's nothing simple about the actors or the stage presentation.
The play seems to have presented the humor with the sadness.
Thanks for doing this for us.

I'm glad I didn't have to do any more machine translations.
However can I requote myself (well quote the machine, actually):
"And exactly as onherbergzaam, infinitely harsh and tenderly as the landscape, is love."

Dank u Melissa

[Penthesilea]

I just want to add another thank you for being so enthusiastic and sharing everything with us  .

6. Yes they did! I was very happy to see that and it was very powerful, especially because Jack narrated that!

I absolutely see the fact that Jack read out the prologue made it especially poignant. I love the prologue, it gets me every time. My fav line from it is ...that old, cold time on the mountain, when they owned the world and nothing seemed wrong.


When they projected pictures of Alma, the sheep and the postcard, did they use the pictures from the movie (e.g. Michelle Williams as Alma)? Or did they create their own pictures and project them?

[David In Indy]

I just want to add another thank you for being so enthusiastic and sharing everything with us  .

I absolutely see the fact that Jack read out the prologue made it especially poignant. I love the prologue, it gets me every time. My fav line from it is ...that old, cold time on the mountain, when they owned the world and nothing seemed wrong.


When they projected pictures of Alma, the sheep and the postcard, did they use the pictures from the movie (e.g. Michelle Williams as Alma)? Or did they create their own pictures and project them?

I would like to join Chrissi in thanking you Melissa! I really do appreciate all the time you have spent telling us about the play! 

Dank u vriendelijk! 

How many people were there last night to watch the play? Can you give us an estimate?

[Cameron]

Melissa,

Just wanted to send you another thank you for your wonderful descriptions of the play.

It was great to read about it.

[mvansand76]

Thanks Melissa
Sounds like a straight presentation of our Annie Proulx's words.
As your responses/review say however, there's nothing simple about the actors or the stage presentation.
The play seems to have presented the humor with the sadness.
Thanks for doing this for us.

I'm glad I didn't have to do any more machine translations.
However can I requote myself (well quote the machine, actually):
"And exactly as onherbergzaam, infinitely harsh and tenderly as the landscape, is love."

Dank u Melissa

That translation I will never forget! 

You are all very welcome, I am so glad I could see this play and share my experiences with you all!

I just wish you could all see it, it's such a unique experience. I remember sitting in the theatre and the lights came on and Jack sitting on the right side of the stage and starting with "Ennis del Mar wordt voor vijfen wakker...", to hear this story that has become so important to me being told right in front of me by Jack and in my own language, I just couldn't stop smiling like a fool.... It made me feel extremely happy to be in love with such an extraordinary story.

I remember walking out of the theatre alone (my boyfriend was gonna come with me but he was too sick) and I just wished that everybody from Bettermost was there to discuss it with.

[mvansand76]

I just want to add another thank you for being so enthusiastic and sharing everything with us  .

I absolutely see the fact that Jack read out the prologue made it especially poignant. I love the prologue, it gets me every time. My fav line from it is ...that old, cold time on the mountain, when they owned the world and nothing seemed wrong.


When they projected pictures of Alma, the sheep and the postcard, did they use the pictures from the movie (e.g. Michelle Williams as Alma)? Or did they create their own pictures and project them?

No, they did not use pictures from the movie, they projected a video of a blonde woman on the crates and she was just staring ahead. They were all moving images.
There was actually absolutely nothing that reminded me of the movie, other than that the movie and the play share the same story, they were two completely different artistic things! That was the director's aim, he had the rights to the short story and not the movie and he wanted to make something that was seperate from the movie.