Last Stop in Pinterland: Old Times

Today I saw my fourth play by Harold Pinter at ACT – A Contemporary Theatre. The final play in this year’s Pinter Festival. A festival that really sheds light on the works of a man who wrote in ways that challenge and force thought. Sometimes, hauntingly disturbing thought. Old Times was first performed in 1971. [...]

Pinter’s No Man’s Land No Comfort

Harold Pinter (1930-1975) was a prolific playwright who wrote – like any good writer – about that which is (or seems, at least) timeless. Life. Death. Class. Poverty. Wealth. Society. Gender. Politics. Not long ago, your Hedonista reviewed Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter and Celebration; now, it’s time for his play, No Man’s Land, the Opening [...]

99 Layoffs Off Until August 16th

In this economy, most know – either directly or indirectly – the falling of the axe. The closing of the company. The folding of the partnership. The delivering of the pink slip. If that just happens to be the case, a new play just opened on August 2nd, 2012 that may be worth relating to. [...]

Interest for Pinter

Right now it’s time to garner some interest for Pinter. And I’m not talking about the online pinboard .com, here, either. I’m referring to a month-long-plus theatre festival. A theatre festival involving 4 plays all by the same playwright. None other than modern theatre master Harold Pinter (1930-2008), dear hedonists. For Act – A Contemporary [...]

One Slight Hitch = Riotous Reality

Life can be … complicated. The experiences from generation to generation can – and do – differ. The result? Different priorities, values, desires, hopes, and dreams. And one generation raising another can lead to conflicts, misunderstandings, and disappointments. (Think inter-generational issues, here.) One Slight Hitch – a socio-political, wedding day comedic play (inspired by a [...]

The Private Search for Faith

Regardless of one’s personal beliefs, I think we can all agree that faith – the belief in the intangible (and thus possibly non-existent) – is a very personal matter. Human beings have a knack for creating a world of self-comfort. Call it rationalization. Call a survival instinct. Call it hope. Whatever you hedonists out there [...]

Last Weekend for Two Dreams

Dreams. We all have them – hedonists included. They are what drives us to get out of bed in the morning. What makes us work hard and strive to be the very best we can be. This weekend is the last run for two great shows, each with its own great dream: Damn Yankees (April [...]

Technological Transformation: First Date

They say technology makes life easier, but does it really? From the hardware to the software, at the core of it all, technology is like any other tool – it enslaves us only as much as we let it. From Facebook to Twitter, it’s all about who we are, what we share and how we [...]

Seattle’s So Vain

Mirror, mirror, on the wall…. Who’s the fairest one of all? Let’s face it, we’re all a little vain at times – you couldn’t be a hedonist without a strong sense of self-love and self-appreciation. That said, there’s a difference between healthy, high self-esteem and excessive pride in one’s appearance and successes. Remember that 1970s [...]