Take Me Out and Peer Gynt

So this past week I made my way down to Brooklyn to see a couple of shows. I won't write too extensively on them, since they're both done with their runs, but I just wanted to mention them and let you know that heading down to Brooklyn for theater can definitely be worth it.

First stop was Take Me Out at the Gallery Players, which just finished its final weekend. It's a phenomenal play and this was a very well done production. I was impressed. I'd seen it on Broadway, and this was pretty darn good. The cast was pretty great for the most part, and the play itself is just wonderful. I was impressed.

Peer Gynt at BAM was also a pleasant night of theater. It was a beautiful staging, very trippy, but very visually appealing. It was, however, just about four hours long. The first two hours didn't feel that long, but by the end it was pretty trying. I was also pretty annoyed at the subtitles; they were really really high, so you could either read them, or watch the action, and you couldn't really do both at once very well. Or at least I couldn't. It was tough.

Anyhow, while both of these productions are worth the trek to Brooklyn, they are no longer playing, so you can't go see them. But I guess keep in mind that Gallery Players and BAM have some good shows, so keep them in mind.