tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829734.post1059404101290732271..comments2024-03-29T03:39:42.411-04:00Comments on The Wicked Stage: Kibitzing KaneRob Weinert-Kendthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015688507553252146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829734.post-20532661194769921142009-01-20T21:26:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:26:00.000-05:00"As time went on I could only think that there was..."As time went on I could only think that there was something about the material that Sarah was dealing with—with the way that she dealt with it—that seemed to make many people (not all—but enough to make it rough going) lose their boundaries, their balance, and project onto her like mad. In short, much of the time when she was around peoples’ defenses were on parade—whether expressed as a sort of hostile indifference, a bizarre “buddying up,” or a supposed, slightly creepy intimacy—and a tawdry and depressing parade it was."<BR/><BR/>I really like this part of the article. It's important of Greenfield makes it clear that any dislike of Kane as a person or her work means there's something wrong with you and you're simply troubled and disturbed by her dark vision! That kind of condescension to critics is really what's helping move this art form forward! Lord knows we can't have disagreement about writers or dislike of them personally!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829734.post-91174372610858696302009-01-20T16:41:00.000-05:002009-01-20T16:41:00.000-05:00I felt exactly the same way about Kane until I saw...I felt exactly the same way about Kane until I saw a local production of 4.41 Psychosis and had my perspective on depression (and perhaps theatre) changed forever. She took it to the wall, but it was all from a real place, I believe.<BR/><BR/>Great story about Jackie Mason, it is a bit of a window into the real Kane, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com