to recap: here’s what you had to say about which show was worthy of closing out the SC07 season…

What should the 4th Summer Cabaret production be?

Euripides’ The Bacchae (60%)
Shakespeare’s King Lear (21%)
Ibsen’s Peer Gynt (19%)
Total Votes: 187

36 Responses to “SC07: the vote - pick our 4th show”

Jerry Ruiz Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 3:18 pm e
I love the story of the Bacchae, specifially the psychological interplay between Pentheus and Dionysus. Given the conservatism of our country and the marginalization of the arts, I think this play has a political importance right now.

a. knox Says:
May 8th, 2007 at 4:51 pm e
THE BACCHAE clearly fits the best with the rest of the season. It will be the perfect season closer for a summer of wet, hot theatrical madness!

Cordelia Says:
May 8th, 2007 at 6:33 pm e
I am not one to disregard political importance, but I would love to see one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies taken on by the YSD Summer Cabaret.

Eric Wood Says:
May 8th, 2007 at 6:56 pm e
There’s too much Shakespeare, not enough Ibsen.

Izzat Jarudi Says:
May 8th, 2007 at 9:21 pm e
Lear is certainly challenging to put on stage but I think of no better school to attempt it than Yale Drama.

Irena Says:
May 8th, 2007 at 9:30 pm e
I have no idea what Bacchae is / means / all about. Process of elimination since I am not fond of King Lear and or Peer Gynt.
Good luck. Keep me in the loop.

Bill Schmitt Says:
May 8th, 2007 at 9:31 pm e
I would love to see it done as Richard Schechner’s dramatic re-envisioning of the work, Dionysus in ‘69

George Higgins Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 10:11 am e
The Bacchae, The Bacchae. We are 70 and don’t need to see kids beating up on their elders at Cabaret in Lear. Peer is a two day performance and an hour’s sample, even if it is just the Hall of the Mountain Kings, is pretty skimpy. How better to end the summer than with lust, intoxication and madness?

Suzanne Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 11:34 am e
Ibsen is tough. Let’s see Yale Cabaret take it on!

DJ Mbarky Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 11:39 am e
All this talk of Bacchae and Gynt makes my blood boil. Give me Lear, demolished by love and made to endure unimaginable torment, any day over some Nordic spaz or a bunch of orgy-crazy Greeks. Bam!

Jason Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 11:52 am e
I agree with the Bacchae lovers. It’s one of the most theatrically explosive Greek tragedies, and I’ve never seen it on stage before. Imagine the Cabaret turned into a Dionysian frenzy - too wonderful to be believed!

Esposito Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 11:54 am e
Eric wants to be in Lear and I have to do what he says!

SmackHappy Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 12:23 pm e
Yale Drama virtually never touches the Greeks in production or curriculum, whereas they splurt us with gooey bits of Shakespeare three times a year… and aren’t we going to see Peer Gynt in it’s meaty thickness next year as this same director’s thesis production. It’s the summer, y’all! Gynt is for autumn and Lear for winter… and especially with the actors you’ve got on board… it’s just got to be the Bacchae.

chris Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 2:21 pm e
the bacchae rules! ‘nuf said

Maria Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 4:07 pm e
Audiences know King Lear and Peer Gynt. Bring on THE BACCHAE for the summer audiences.

James Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 4:39 pm e
The Bacchae.

zak Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 5:03 pm e
Fellow voting villagers, please don’t start a mob in retaliation for my disparate vote, but I will go on a limb and say Peer Gynt…always a sucker for the underdog.

McFarland Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 5:30 pm e
Eric wants to be in the Bacchae and I have to do what he says!

Marty McFly Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 5:35 pm e
I think too many people want to see the Bacchae - it’s a bad sign. We should be giving the audience what WE want, dang it. And what we want is naked old men. Lear, please.

john Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 5:41 pm e
i agree with the person that said we have already seen ibsen plays and shakespeare plays and not greek plays… i’ve never seen the bacchae before. do that one.

Teresa A. Lim Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 5:45 pm e
The Bacchae, baby ! All the way… Anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot. I stand by that.

Putin’s Cup of Tea Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 5:49 pm e
If the same director wants to do Peer for her or his thesis then shouldn’t we support that by doing a trial run over the summer? Also, you see the other two plays all the time.

Coco Klepikov Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 6:00 pm e
I am afraid the show’s time limit would compromise Shakespeare’s language which is so sacred to me, whereas the Bacchae is more physical. Also, J. Tipton said Bacchae is about how we don’t respect passion in our society. I want to explore the place for passion!

Cat Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 11:37 pm e “Yale Drama virtually never touches the Greeks in production or curriculum”…as a Greek-American, this makes me sad.

gregor Says:
May 10th, 2007 at 1:30 am e
The Bacchae. I hope you use the William Arrowsmith translation. He was my classics prof in college and I have never seen a production of it. All the other I have.

Bryuce Bunch Says:
May 10th, 2007 at 2:50 pm e
It’s all Greek for me! I’m a Bacchae guy. I’ve seen many fine performances of the other two contenders, but not Bacchae.

Buckshot Says:
May 10th, 2007 at 4:38 pm e
I vote for which ever play gives Eric more stage time. I ain’t driving 8+ hours to see him portray Crow #2 again!

arthur nacht Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 1:12 pm e
PG is a true “epic”.

Rebecca Says:
May 15th, 2007 at 10:36 am e
The Bacchae is the one. We aren’t old enough to do Lear, and Peer is going up next season anyway, and we are young hotties, so what better than ancient debauchery to close out the season?

mary b. Says:
May 15th, 2007 at 12:08 pm e
lear. game on, mike donahue, game on.

lokstah Says:
May 17th, 2007 at 1:28 pm e
Could it be? Am I voting against the more naked show? Something tells me the Bacchae is too easy a fit for the SC. I think I’d rather see Mike D sex up Lear. You hear that, Lear? I want Mike D to sex you up.

Randy Says:
May 18th, 2007 at 9:07 am e
The vote tallies now include the paper ballets also submitted. Cast your vote today!

Larry Says:
May 18th, 2007 at 2:26 pm e
So I am now gonna jump on this bandwagon. Why not let loose with a little gratituous hedonism in the cabaret’s forefront while the grim realities linger in the background. How better to get away from the latter and I’ll see you all there soon.

Sylvia Traeger Says:
May 18th, 2007 at 5:00 pm e
I love all three suggested productions, but The Bacchae is very seldom produced. YRT just did King Lear a few years back and The Bacchae has it all over Peer Gynt. I think the SC could breathe new life into that great piece of Greek literature.

Marcia Ryan Says:
May 19th, 2007 at 1:05 pm e
The Bacchae

Vickie Says:
May 21st, 2007 at 12:20 pm e
King Lear…totally confusing to me in it’s entirity,so… scale it down, cabaret style, so I’ll know what the hell is going on!