tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post6625194244529452275..comments2023-05-04T04:20:10.423-04:00Comments on Dave's Theater Blog: Late HenryDave Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01554650648344826824noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-66478241263835966172009-07-02T01:25:27.694-04:002009-07-02T01:25:27.694-04:00Bob Jones rocks!
I also loved the opening---Jerus...Bob Jones rocks!<br /><br />I also loved the opening---Jerusalem song. It was fantastic, perfect, given the end of the IV.two the earlier year. Year ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-26659646507941969112009-06-30T11:53:24.054-04:002009-06-30T11:53:24.054-04:00I really gotta go with Jennifer on this one. Ther...I really gotta go with Jennifer on this one. There was much to enjoy in this entertaining production, and kudos to Phil in particular for a great job in such a demanding role - what a mammoth undertaking. Besides, any man who looks like him really SHOULD be on stage and on camera! He also showed great comedic skills in the courtship scene with Sarah. Great job all around.<br /><br />But for my money, Bob Jones was the true master in this production. I'd never heard of this guy, never seen him before, but for anyone who has a sense of Shakespearean verse and how to best hit the operative words, employ the rhythm of the verse to greatest effect, and so on and so on with all the demands of a Shakespearean text...this guy REALLY knows his stuff. Moreover, his self awareness is very apparent in his characterization: One thing that made his character both compelling AND hilarious is how his Fluellen took himself so seriously. He was dead earnest in instructing others on how to behave, and from the character's humor great comedy was born. This is a sign of a terrific actor: One who employs the text and the characterization to greatest effect rather than chewing the scenery with overblown movements and farcical actions. He employed minimal movement to maximum advantage and audience delight. Watching him was a like a master class in Shakespeare.<br /><br />Let's hope we see a lot more of Bob in Richmond, I'm hoping to learn more (and be entertained as well) from watching him!Frank Creasyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302762603707230845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-6850534795713583842009-06-30T07:48:54.877-04:002009-06-30T07:48:54.877-04:00I couldn't agree more with your assessment, bu...I couldn't agree more with your assessment, but to forget Grant Mudge's 13 (count 'em)appearances is to miss the essence of Richmond Shakespeare. <br /><br />Can't wait for Hamlet--we already know how fantastic Midsummer will be in the open air.eraserheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-75694846394207099052009-06-29T20:05:45.788-04:002009-06-29T20:05:45.788-04:00"Even Bob Jones" - Even Bob Jones?!?! Bo..."Even Bob Jones" - Even Bob Jones?!?! Bob Jones was the MAN. There were certainly many other fine performances, and I couldn't have asked for a better Henry, but Bob Jones did so much with that part - had me in the palm of his hand. Thanks Richmond Shakespeare for a fine production of a play I know well. I played The Boy in college, and yes, the young man did a fine job. Hopefully, Mr. Bond didn't go all method on the English army like my professor did in college, and make them do an overnight camping trip improv, in which I had to carry everything. . .<br /><br /> - Jennifer FrankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com