Comments on: A Feminine Ending

By: n rakha

n rakha — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:36:18 +0000

I give the actors and director high marks for an excellent performance. The play itself, however, I would not rate very well. Although many of the lines were amusing, the story itself was very predictable and, in the end, marginalized by the use of several writing devices that neither added tension or character interest. I felt that this was a play in it’s toddler stages. The playwright obviously wants to say something important about women and career, and mothers and daughters, but the characters themselves did not seem flushed out enough in the author’s mind to give the audience a palpable sense of their inner struggle. Even the main character, though a good actress, did little to convince me that her chosen career – being a composer — was all that very important to her, or even that she had a great deal of talent. I was told of her struggle to achieve and her fear (unfortunately through the recounting of a dream sequence) but I was not shown that emotional struggle. I was told she loved her boyfriend, but I felt no emotional loss or grief associated with the character’s choices. I was told a great many things (another devise, using the audience as a foil) but I was rarely showed the emotional world that lay beneath those statements. I found elements of the play, the mother’s panties for example, lacking character motivation or incongruent with the character as presented. In other words, an interesting prop with no true purpose. I also found the playwright’s determination to and method of resolving the majority of conflicts trite and unsatisfying. In all I would give the play a 3 out of 10.

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:27:58 +0000

I loved this play! It was so lovely and inspiring!

By: thomt

thomt — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:49:40 +0000

Hi Suzanne,

So sorry for the delay. Girls Night Out on the 18th is indeed full at this point. You might try calling the Box Office about it closer to the event just in case someone cancels, though that is pretty unlikely. Are you able to come on the 11th?

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:42:49 +0000

This was a great play – very well performed; great direction and perfect set design. I wanted to say Kudos to Portland Center Stage for bringing us such a great season. I have had opportunity to see four shows this year and while all were well done, A Feminine Ending is going to stick with me for a while. This has cemented my decision to renew my subscription for next year…

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:40:21 +0000

Hello,

Are there still tickets available for the Girls Night Out event on March 18?

thanks!