As we are steadily reminded throughout the hour and half hour of Park Avenue Cat , the new play by Frank Strausser, which had its "world premiere" this week-end at the Arts Theatre, time is money. Most of the play takes place in the office of a posh LA therapist who charges $200 per hour. So, having sat through the play, I am wondering why the author spent time writing it, why a production team spent time putting it up and why I and any audience member are asked to spent time (and money) watching it. The play, said to be "a triangle with four corners" (!), brings together a therapist (Tessa Peake-Jones), who is probably not enjoying her job all that much), Lily (Josefina Gabrielle - the eponymous Parc Avenue cat) as well as Philip (Gray O'Brien - aka Tony Gordon in Coronation Street) and Dorian (Daniel Weyman), Lily's lovers. In an interview on the play's dedicated website, Strausser (who was in the audience) explains that he thinks comedy comes out of a
hi, i'm jpns from Tokyo. i arrived at your blog in Google. (keyword : the boy i love marion husband) i've just reading this book in commutation time in the subway. It had not already read entirely yet (It is slow to read very much because my mother language is not English.) but became steadily interesting. Have you read yet? Would you tell me your impression? i'm sorry for question only. (Btw, your english is very awesome. i envy you!)
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