Wednesday at large...

what do I mean by that---I don't know, but the choices of things to do in the next few days (weeks!) seem to be overwhelming.
Let's begin by describing last night. Left for Williamsburg about 8 for 10:00 showing of my friend Todd's short narrative film at the Wythe Hotel, part of the Brooklyn Film Festival. Traversed the quiet streets west of Bedford as I traveled there, of courses the area is full of new buildings, but few people on the streets, plenty in the Wythe Hotel bar. Got to the Hotel screening room (in the hotel's basement) early, had a $5.00 coke to keep me awake (tired from two sessions earlier)---accepted the fee because I did not want to shlep through the streets of Williamsburg  for another two blocks. Met my friend Tod and his cohorts who made this short film starring Oscar I. Brian, the director and writer of the film, explained to me that he and Oscar had met when they both were performing in a play together, and they had remained close--so Oscar had consented to be in this twenty minute film. Then entered the screening room, it is very nice, and saw the short--in which the protagonist finds himself with a boil on his face (may have come from a mushroom shaped cloud that exploded earlier) and isolates himself in his apartment as he withdraws from the world. Intense, well filmed, good use of color, goes on a little too long, but made its mark, The next short continued in the same surreal, isolationist vein, and was a bit too much for me to take, left immediately after--was tired, but on the way out let Todd know that I  found the film viable. Will talk to him later about it at South Fourth, the next time we find ourselves there. Hurried back to the L train after that, was tired, not interested in exploring the Williamsburg nightlife, which now, seemed to be unfolding before me. L and 3 train pretty good at getting me home at a reasonable hour.
      Today, a possible stop at a party for Micah, leaving chairman of the language department at Friends, then on to Littlefields, to see the preview of the Team work which has people in it of many ages. Should be interesting, nice to mix with that group again.
  The rest of the week is up in the air now. Days probably free---after reading the Voice realize that there are an enormous amount of movies I could watch this weekend--but what about the plays I need to see---enough to be done every day.
   Micheal F wrote a really interesting and incisive review of the three Signature plays, he likes them but believes that they were misdirected---I found the last play striking, he explains why the current production is misshapen, I admire and respect his insight and I think he is right---does not take away from the excitement that I felt as I left the theater---the tremendous acting that I experienced. But I think it is a great review; I can consider all of his points---they are all valid, and rethink the play.
  Stay tuned for further reports...