![]() It's kind of like ignoring "Macbeth," "Hamlet" and "King Lear" and deciding to do "King John" or "Titus Andronicus" just to prove you can be different. Nobody doubts that Dietz can write a good play, but sometimes theater companies decide to ignore the great works of a playwright and instead choose to mount some obscure work by the playwright. He's kind of like a pitcher who never quite makes it to the majors. Dietz never commits to Donny or his life, instead saddling him with an anger that seems to have sprung from some secret we will never know about.ĭietz is something of a minor-league phenom, having written more than 30 plays performed in regional theaters around the country. In order for this play to work on any level, we have to care about what happened to Donny in his past and what may happen to him in whatever future awaits him. In short, it is hard to understand or be engaged with this play. But, this play is neither dramatic nor important. SOULSTICE THEATRE MILWAUKEE FULLPlays about a man's journey from something old to something new are full of dramatic potential and important discussions. He's got a buddy who is a bumbling numbskull and friend and co-worker who he may or may not be in love with. He has a 16-year-old daughter he doesn't understand. The story concerns Donny, a man in his early 40s, who has had enough of his life going around surveying land and has decided to give everything away by putting it out on his front lawn. There are several problems with this show, but standing head and shoulders above all of them is the play itself. ![]() So it isn't a small budget that makes the Soulstice Theatre production of "Rocket Man" by Steven Dietz so unsatisfying. It was about the play, the actors and the creative staff. ![]() He took the job and in a short time the magic of that play took it to Broadway and a Tony nomination. ![]() The play was "Next Fall" and all they could offer Smith was a couple hundred dollars and a sleeping spot on a couch. Live theater is not a function of budgets, despite the complaints you hear all the time from the people who create live theater.Ĭotter Smith, one of the best actors Milwaukee has ever seen, got invited to do a play several years ago. ![]()
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