https://smokeandmirrors.cityofsmoke.com Essays on Theater and the Arts Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:44:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.33 https://smokeandmirrors.cityofsmoke.com/archives/754 Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:21:44 +0000 http://smokeandmirrors.cityofsmoke.com/?p=754 There’s a compelling theory of art that I’ve run across from time to time, hanging around actors, which says that it’s sometimes the most glaringly problematic aspect of a difficult play or scene—the apparent flaw or lapse, the line or element that doesn’t seem to make sense or fit in—that’s actually the key to the whole thing. I keep thinking of this in connection with Tony Kushner’s Homebody/Kabul. Not that there’s anything particularly difficult about the play. It’s not hard to follow or to sit through. On the contrary, it’s thoroughly engrossing, complaints about the nearly four-hour running time notwithstanding. It’s Continue reading]]>