Sunday, September 21, 2008
Come, Mommy
The hot encounter between the tenant and the landlord, starts off with enough casual realism to make the visit from the landlord mundane and believable. The door is opened to reveal Pearl, and I'm hooked. The salty dialogue doesn't fit the visuals. I was incredulous listening to the abusive verbal exchange. Finally the hot air rushes out of the little windbag and the final line "Come, Mommy." is my favorite in the whole play. It underscores the silliness and reveals the construction as Toto revealed "the man behind the curtain" for Dorothy and her friends. Even funnier,little Pearl, the actress, is still completely "the Boss".
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I agree when you told that "Im hooked", because it also made me feel interesting to know what would happen after. I also loved the dialogue, and how little kids can learn words so fast. Her abusive verbal exchange was a like two adults talking to each other.
This was my favorite blog. I think that although the little girl used verbal abuse, and violent behavior, at the end she showed that this was all just a joke.
I agree the whole piece was funny and original and the final line is inspirational to the humor community and for those he find this tasteless can't accept a well round comedy piece.the Landlord is truly amazing
I liked how you said you were hooked once they introduced the landlord because so was I. I also like the “come mommy” line too because it just ends her part of that scene well.
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