#and yeah in TRADITIONAL productions it gets glossed over for the sake of an overall lighthearted (and uncritical) experience

[supercantaloupe]

now i am just in a bad mood in general so i know i’m primed to be really bitchy about things i disagree with or don’t like rn but nevertheless hearing/reading reviews about sexy oklahoma is making me really pissy right now. “the directors made weird choices that didn’t exactly work” to YOU. III get it tho. hope u recover from covid soon luv cause idk why else you’d have completely lost ur sense of taste <3

#sasha speaks #like mate im sorry but getting upset at all er nuthin being a comedic number right between two tense scenes is like. huh? #first of all did you expect them to cut a musical number from one of the most well known and beloved musicals ever? #(this isnt ivo van hove west side story we are NOT that bitch) #second of all the tonal whiplash is the POINT #it's the POINT!!!! #comedy makes tragedy and drama more serious tjhrough juxtaposition!! you cant have true darkness without light in comparison!! #nearly every tense/dramatic moment in the show is cut pretty quickly with something more 'comedic' or light #and yeah in TRADITIONAL productions it gets glossed over for the sake of an overall lighthearted (and uncritical) experience #but in this production which leans into the tense moments and lets them sit with the audience. #you're SUPPOSED to feel the tonal dissonance there. you're SUPPOSED to go 'hey wait a minute' #'lets not gloss over that??' #that's the POINT. #i kick over a chair