Sona Tera Roman Hess, a World Premiere Drama
Lounge Theatre, On the corner of Santa Monica and El Centro (6201 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90038)
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The last date listed for Sona Tera Roman Hess was Saturday September 20, 2008 / 8:00pm.
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14 Goldstar Member Reviews
charles Belenky
Ibsen meets Faulkner.Written on Aug 18 2008
Well acted, very well staged, thought provoking. The plot and its resolution were a bit predictable, but how many truly unique plots are there.
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I particularly enjoyed the performances of the actors who played Tera... very controlled for a character who's pregnant with her step son's child, and Sona, intentionally over the top.Written on Aug 22 2008
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Wow! First off, let me begin by saying the cast and acting was OUTSTANDING. Sona and Roman were brilliant and every single member of the cast was excellent. Additionally, the costume, lightining, and stage setting were equally brilliant. Really TOP notch people are associated with this production.Written on Aug 18 2008
What was lacking miserably? The content of the play was absolutely the most unedifying piece of hogwash that I have seen in the last three years (40+ productions). I mean really? What's the value of watching a play based on a son having sex with father's wife? The script was just plain horrible.
In my opinion, the actors and audience deserved better.
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leia morning
The play was ludicrous; the acting, for the most part, was over-the-top. Why did the director not pull these people in???? Totally overacted with, perhaps, the exception of the black female, but even she falter with the text given in the second half. Awful. Three thumbs down.Written on Sep 01 2008
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Quotes & Highlights
- "Playwright Dennis Miles imaginatively blends classical styles -- from magic realism to Greek tragedy -- to illuminate universal truths." --Backstage (Critic's Pick)
- “Strong performances…an elegy to lost love…full of heightened language and stylized charm.” --LA Weekly (Go!)
- “Sona Tera Roman Hess does have a sterling pedigree…There are some fine performances here… a marvelous feat of style and imagination." --stagescenela.com
Description
Sona Tera Roman Hess gives us a window to a time that is bold and frightening, vivid and spectacular, fantastic and deeply resonating. In language that is in turn grandiose and quietly poetic, playwright Dennis Miles has redrawn archetypal characters, grasping for purpose in a world that has no place for them. With elements reminiscent of magical realism and Greek tragedy, Sona Tera Roman Hess is a story of surviving betrayal and rediscovering hope.