Thriller The Collector from Ruskin Group Theatre Company
Ruskin Group Theatre (3000 Airport Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90405)
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The last date listed for The Collector was Friday April 2, 2010 / 8:00pm.
Goldstar Member Tips
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the reflective viewer on Where to Park
Free....you could park across the street to be nearer this theater
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Ron Di Costanzo on What to Wear
Casual
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Me Ortiz on What to Wear
Nice-Casual
24 Goldstar Member Reviews
the reflective viewer
Someone is channeling Anthony Perkins. I do not know the novel but this play had feel of the film Psycho at least in the male character. It is hard to grade it except that it held attention for 2 hrs though that was the attention one has when we know something bad is going to happen. Highly manipulative, certainly not uplifting, just a little short of Grand Guignol. Welcome to a nightmare.Written on Mar 04 2010
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Happypoet
Excellent play, revelatory of a very disturbed personality. The acting was excellent and very realistic. The set naturally complimented the play.Written on Feb 27 2011
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Goldstar Member
Both Miranda and Fredrick were very believable. At times he almost seemed sympathetic. Like while trying to explain himself. Or mesmerized by the smell of her hair. Then at other times he would have a look of such evil.Written on Mar 23 2010
Miranda reactions were true to a hostage.
I would recommend it
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Ms W
Oh my God, I was on the edge of my seat the entire performance, and was totally drained by the play's conclusion. The tension was so thick, and Frederick so eerily calm, you knew there would be an explosion, and tried to anticipate when it would be. The acting was superb, well cast, and it was all too believable. Bravo!!Written on Feb 27 2010
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Quotes & Highlights
- "Impeccable performance...I was simply bowled over. In my view, Dane Zinter could become this generation's Meryl Streep. You've got to see it for yourself...well worth your time and attention!" --Santa Monica Daily Press
- "Outstanding...gripping the audience with its ever-mounting aura of quiet danger. Gutsy and multi-layered performances. It should not be missed." --reviewplays.com
Description
JOHN FOWLES (Writer) has been celebrated as one of the most seductive storytellers of the late twentieth century. He burst from obscurity with the spectacular debut of his first novel, The Collector. John finished his first draft in a month, but spent more than a year making revisions before showing it to his agent. When the paperback rights were sold in the spring of that year it was close to the highest price that had hitherto been paid for a first novel. The Collector was also optioned and became a film in 1965. Over the next two decades, the books rolled out: The Magus, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, The Aristos, The Ebony Tower, Daniel Martin, Mantissa, A Maggot, and a host of critically acclaimed dramatic translations and penetrating essays. The appearance of each of Fowles’ romantic and fiercely intellectual works became a major literary event.
EDWARD EDWARDS (Director) has worked on Broadway in Mike Nichols production of Streamers and played the title role in The Nerd. In Los Angeles his theatre credits include Another Part of the Forest at The Ahmanson, Porgy and Bess at LA Opera and The Hasty Heart at Pacific Resident Theatre, for which he won the Los Angeles Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor. Edward has worked on nine feature films including the David Fincher project The Social Network, which opens 2010.
MARK HEALY (Playwright) adapted The Collector for stage. His writing credits include a translation of Racine’s Britannicus, and John Fowles The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Jane Austen’s Persuasions, Sense and Sensibility and Dracula, as well as Lord of the Undead.