Comments for Affair Play: "Murder at the Howard Johnson's," at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre through March 22 at http://www.rcreader.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.rcreader.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:48:28 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.rcreader.com/theatre/affair-play-murder-at-the/#comment-1288 To the comment by c michaels: yadda, yadda, yadda - litlun Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:53:03 +0100 http://www.rcreader.com/theatre/affair-play-murder-at-the/#comment-1285 Good heavens, Mike. Must everything be so serious? Perhaps when you are older and have tired of much of the overwrought, narcissistic drama that real life, let alone theater offers, you'll be able to appreciate that sometimes we need the ridiculous - desperately! This comedy, and others staged by Playcrafters in the past few years are no different than mindless TV fare like 'Seinfeld,' 'Arrested Development,' 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' Unbelievability and the unexpected are comedies modus operandi. Farcical chaos, and the wish fulfillment of examining what we would really like to do in a situation, but know we never could, is the release comedy gives us from the stresses of reality. Maybe you lack the well-roundedness to appreciate multiple aspects of the theatre beyond Shakespeare and contemporary dramas, which should be shared with smart comedies and idiotic farces in equal measure in a healthy theatrical diet. I just find a review about why you dislike, or don't get a farce to be of little value. If you don't get it, perhaps the Reader should send someone with a broader viewpoint. - C Michaels Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:15:36 +0100