It may be hard to get past the paywall for this Wall Street Journal celebration of theater by Joe Queenan, my old friend and collaborator on four plays — Alms, Grudges, Genealogy, and The Oracle, but it’s well worth the effort. Joe enthuses (a rare occurrence) about putting on a play right now with a young cast and director and felt rejuvenated by people “who were still excited about their futures” and didn’t talk about their orthotics. 🙂
And, yes, of course, I am the old friend referenced in the first paragraph (who wears orthotics and has talked about them — they’re great and with that battered body of Joe’s from our basketball days Queenan should get some.)
I owe my 2018 return to theater after over thirty years away in large measure to Joe Queenan and I’m glad to see him succeeding with his latest effort The Counterfeit Moron, which only has one more performance left at 2 PM on March 2 at The Chain Theater as part of their Winter One Act Festival. I’m not sure if it’s sold out — the first 3 shows were — but The Chain often has last-minute walk-up tickets usually if you happen by 36 Street and 8th Avenue on Sunday. Terrific performances by friends and colleagues Ed Altman and Jasmine Dorothy Haefner as well as newcomer and star of Joe’s upcoming film Top Hate Tut Gregory Go Joe!
