Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo: Surreal Iraq War Drama at Mark Taper Forum
Mark Taper Forum (135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012)
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The last date listed for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo was Sunday May 30, 2010 / 6:30pm (Closing Night).
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38 Goldstar Member Reviews
geeseherder
I am mystified as to why this was rolled over from the Kirk Douglas to the Taper. Two stars go to the actors for strong performances. Lost a star each for writing and direction. The writing tried so very hard to be groundbreaking and to grab you by the throat. Instead, we were treated to endless profanity, rhetorical questions that only indicated lazy writing and more flailing about on detours about masturbation and bloodlust. Direction was unremarkable, and oddly pushed the (understudy) Tiger character into a theme of Who-Gives-A-Damn that left me wishing for Kevin Tighe. This was an Emperor's-New-Clothes event which had reviews raving, but reality set in with audience members leaving in the middle of the first act, and a noticeably smaller crowd after the intermission. Thanks to Goldstar for only making me give up half my money for disappointment.Written on May 05 2010
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Toucan Play
My 13 year old daughter loved this play so much that she had to see it a second time. So she bought these Goldstar seats, and dragged a friend. Then - you gotta love this - she asks the usher if they can get better seats, since her friend forgot her glasses. So the usher seats these two 13 year old girls in the front row!Written on Jul 09 2010
Oh, and the play was pretty darn good too. We had already seen it a month earlier, and are debating if they got stiffed on the Pulitzer.
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Goldstar Member
Visually it worked very well and the performances were good, a little over the top at times. This is just personal taste but for me a gun on stage becomes the star of the show and it is hard to drag my focus away from it. So... it would be good if something were happening that were fascinating enough to pull me away from the gun or...not so much gun.Written on May 05 2010
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Laura L Longoria
Deeply moving, poignant portrayals of the absurdity of war; man's inability to be compassionate and empathetic; greed, ignorance and intolerance--tempered with comedic breaks for the audience to breathe in and out, alleviating the tension. I ached for one character to find hope-this play truly depicts war is hell; there is no salvation.Written on Apr 26 2010
While I understand the necessity for profanity, the abundance of expletives--it seemed as if every line of dialogue had "f--k" or mother f-----r"---the excessive use of them decreased the effect.
I do recommend this play.
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More Information About Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Website
http://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/productiondetail.aspx?id=...
Description
Audience and critical buzz brought national attention to this explosive world premiere at the Kirk Douglas Theatre last spring.
Now enhanced for the Taper stage, this remarkable play throws two homesick soldiers, a tormented Iraqi and a brooding tiger together into a revelatory situation that is both hysterical and macabre, soul-wrenching and lyrical.
Directed by Tony-nominee Moisés Kaufman (Broadway sensations I Am My Own Wife and 33 Variations), this production dares you not to look away from its honest and hauntingly theatrical depiction of the aftermath of war.