59 East 59th Street

Out of all the trips we’ve went to this semester, this play is the one trip I probably could have seen in my free time. I’ve always loved both Broadway and off-Broadway plays and I secretly wanted to be an actress in my young life (hehe).

I felt that the actors of On the Stool at the End of the Bar really put their heart and soles into the performance. Their talent was undeniable and was definitely something I’ve never seen before. There was intense drama, emotion, and content. As I said in class today, I found the homophobia to be very overwhelming. The “F word,” as Professor Ugoretz called it, is such a hurtful term and so hearing it consistently throughout the play was a lot to take in. Like Farzana, I didn’t realize the play was not meant to be set in the present day. It makes so much sense that it wasn’t because I don’t feel that there is as much homophobia today as their was thirty years ago.

As far as the story line goes, I definitely agree with the idea that if the family knew about Chris’s “situation”from beforehand, there would not be a play at all. I liked how there wasn’t necessarily a “happy ending” because this story could potentially happen in real life and in real life, there usually ISN’T a happy ending. The play actually had a perfect ending in such a way that no one could really determine if it was a happy one or not. The audience got to decide on their own!