Hi everybody,
The Boston Theater Marathon readers (general public who stop by the theater office to pick up a packet of plays) have commented on my 10-minute play, “The Last Resort.” The reviews were so bad that the director of the Marathon warned me before delivering them:
“Thanks for asking about the readers’ comments on your play The Last Resort. Just remember…you asked.

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Here’s her capsule of the comments:
“All three first readers noted that the play was a sketch rather than a “play”—i.e., the characters were caricatures rather than fully-drawn people—that is, only there to deliver “jokes". The exposition was too obvious for their tastes although one noted that the premise was “cute”. One called it “predictable” and “not funny enough to be a farce”. “
Luckily, I have a web site where one can take pride in publishing negative “stuff” about oneself.
Of course, my poor brother Jeff published the play verbatim on his blog just a few days before I received the Marathon verdict because he loved it so much.
http://jgcaesarea.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-last-resort-by-richard-grossman.htmlApparently Dr. Zeus (the narcissist/cult leader from the play) is correct:
DR. ZEUS
"The world has two kinds of people. There are people who, in order to survive the hardships of life, comfort themselves with fantasy and dreams. And there are people who can only see what’s real and quickly become bored and miserable."
Alas, Jeff and I (like Ken, the poor protagonist in the play) are the latter! We are one sick family! I just hope, after we die, we end up in “rooms with maintenance” next door to one another.
Thanks again (and my apologies) for the read!
Richard