The Prodigal Son

[+ beethoven]

I don't think there has been a thread at this 90-minute play by John Patrick Shanley, author of "Doubt," now at Manhattan Theater Club. I saw this today and liked it a lot. Highly recommended. The lead actor, Timothee Chalamet, has been on TV and in the movies, but this seems to be his Broadway debut. He's outstanding! The ending was a bit unsatisfactory, but just a bit, as it was purposely ambiguous -- at least to me! Anyone else see it?

[edjames]

And perhaps if you had looked just a bit harder, you would have found this on the thread:

 

http://www.companyofmen.org/threads/the-prodigal-son.111481/

[Becket]

edjames, were you a third grade teacher with a class of 35 kids in another life? Just joshing brother.

[+ beethoven]

Thanks for referring me to your earlier post. I do remember reading it and appreciating your personal recollections. When I saw "The Prodigal Son" yesterday, I also wondered why "Quinn" never started psychotherapy, but perhaps in those days, it wasn't done a lot. He reminded me of Holden Caulfield. When I read "Catcher in the Rye" 60 years ago as a college freshman, I thought that Holden was really cool. When I read it again about 10-20 years ago, I wondered why he hadn't sought psychiatric help.