Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:<\/p>\n
\nI enjoy live theater.\u00a0 Well, some of it.\u00a0 I go for entertainment, not consciousness-raising (I get enough of that from the newspapers, television, internet, Bar Association, Academy awards . . . I’m inundated with people wanting to raise my consciousness to the point where all I want is a couple of hours of escape).<\/span><\/p>\n
So what does the Guthrie offer this season? A Winter Sale, buy 4 plays for as little as $80, choose from among:<\/span><\/p>\n
The Royal Family, a comedic valentine to the theater, loosely based on the Barrymore family.<\/span><\/p>\n
King Lear, Shakespeare’s epic tragedy<\/span><\/p>\n
The Bluest Eye, a moving adaptation of Toni Morrison’s novel exploring the destructive power of racist society<\/span><\/p>\n
Refugia, a relevant and evocative world premiere exploring exile, borders and displacement of people.<\/span><\/p>\n
Sunday in the Park with George, Sondheim’s artistic masterpiece featuring songs I’ve never heard of.<\/span><\/p>\n
Native Gardens, a hilarious hot button comedy exposing notions of race, taste and privilege.<\/span><\/p>\n
So that’s one classic, two musicals that may be okay, and three consciousness-raisers.\u00a0\u00a0 Leaving aside the fact that $80 gets me a seat in Area 4 (worst seats in the house) <\/span><\/a>on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings (slowest days of the week), I know I’m not willing to pay that kind of money to be harangued about racism, refugees or privilege.\u00a0 So who is? <\/span><\/p>\n