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October 19, 2006
Stories of Neighborhoods Take On an Epic Proportion
The NY Times
By Jason Zinoman
From the Times's review of Heather Woodbury's latest five-hour epic play on the wake of the Dodgers' emigration from Brooklyn:
“Tale of 2Cities,” composed mostly of monologues, examines the titanic (and traumatic) effects of the Dodgers’ leaving Brooklyn. “That was like the beginning of the end for me,” says an older police detective (played movingly by Ed Vassallo). “The neighborhood feeling died at that point.”
The plotline brings to mind the current controversy over the Atlantic Yards, the new complex that proposes to bring major-league sports to Brooklyn, along with increased traffic and a new skyline of towers. But it’s characteristic of Ms. Woodbury’s evenhanded approach that people on both sides of the Atlantic Yards debate can find ammunition here.
More coverage:
The NY Times, Where Fans Were Called Out Looking
The Brian Lehrer Show, The Old Ball Game
Posted by lumi at October 19, 2006 7:35 AM