Radar Redux

8:28 PM naomi: hey

8:29 PM sasha: hey
naomi: so. dirty dancing
what do we remember?

8:30 PM sasha: what struck me most was the gender bending-it was done well-in a less cliché, humorous way. also I thought the live band was great

8:31 PM naomi: yes. i agree. looked them up, they are called the Motorettes
have you seen the movie yet?
sasha: cool no I haven’t
naomi: my friend has a copy, I can ask her for it

8:32 PM sasha: I thought the gender bending was interesting because
while it’s common to see a guy playing a woman, you
don’t see women playing men as often
naomi: my favorite part may have been the Mariah Carey
soudtracked fan-vid
sasha: actually I can watch it online on netflix- maybe Ill do that
yes that was awesome. despite technical difficulties
naomi: yeah and I think they were really well cast. regardless
of gender

8:33 PM they made it really approachable
sasha: agreed, and I think it’s a good sign that I thought it was funny even though I didn’t have much of a frame of reference

8:34 PM naomi: you can imagine watching that as a youtube video with
your friends.
sasha: yeah definitely

8:35 PM naomi: the whole thing sort of felt like that. like sitting around with
your friends and someone remembers Dirty Dancing
sasha: Also I think the juxtaposition of older pop culture stuff with contemporary is really interesting and cool
naomi: the costumes!

8:36 PM they were somehow true to the film and also just looked like a bunch of hipsters dancing
sasha: yeah I loved the three girls in denim shorts they looked great
naomi: the “babyettes”
yeah I liked them a lot

8:37 PM sasha: water boiling! brb
naomi: they filled the void that happened when a man plays Baby.

8:38 PM sasha: yes it was a nice touch

8:39 PM also the set and the whole production felt luscious and rich- I feel like a lot of plays are pretty dry and monotone
naomi: half of her role involves white keds and denim shorts
the live music helped that too
sasha: yes I agree

8:40 PM naomi: they also had to do some interesting time-lapsing because it was a film-to-theatre production
it added to the comedic timing

8:41 PM sasha: I mentioned the show to some of my friends and they didnt seem interested (I think that plays in general have a bad
reputation with people our age) until I mentioned the gender bending and beyonce and then they seemed really excited
naomi: yeah I had a hard time selling it too until after I saw it

8:42 PM except with those who have loved the movie since childhood
sasha: It was nice because it was a well-produced show but it was
really fun and funny

8:43 PM It was a lot better and smoother than I thought it would be- stuff at diy-ish venues can be a little painful sometimes
naomi: it’s interesting that you think so because i thought half of the fun was waiting for my favorite lines to be delivered.
I agree.
sasha: yeah the only one I knew was ‘nobody puts baby in the corner’

8:44 PM naomi: haha
and they sort of brushed past it which was even funnier
sasha: it’s one of those things that’s referenced all the time but you only have a vague and usually inaccurate idea about because
you’ve never actually seen it

8:45 PM naomi: yeah and now you’ve seen a ridiculous/warped version of it
sasha: which Im sure I like better than the original
naomi: i hope the movie doesn’t disappoint

8:46 PM sasha: it will be interesting to watch-it’s just too bad we didn’t get to
see the whole show
naomi: I know, though I think we got the gist.
sasha: yeah

8:47 PM naomi: it might have been more helpful for you. we rolled in and I knew what scene it was.
possibly sad for me
sasha: Also I was amazed by how packed it was and a lot of the ppl were older than I expected- I expected a lot of mica kids

8:48 PM naomi: and everyone was laughing!
sasha: yeah and the ppl running the show seemed pretty serious- its
making me take the annex more seriously

8:49 PM and it was a cozy space
naomi: yeah and there was some serious dancing
that guys who played the father… with the chair.
sasha: the dancing was great

8:50 PM lol yeah
naomi: that sequence was incredible
they managed to keep it light-hearted even when they were busting serious moves
sasha: there wasn’t really a dull moment- the live band def. helped
with that
naomi: yup. and the babyettes

8:51 PM and general raucous crowd
plus the rest of the dancers all kept up really high energy even when not dancing

8:52 PM sasha: yeah also I love shows that end with dancing it keeps the
energy up
naomi: we probably should have stayed for the after-dancing

8:53 PM sasha: yeah I just felt so awkward because we got there so late
naomi: yeah I know me too

8:54 PM next time. ha
sasha: yeah
naomi: ok. I need to study for a test tomorrow. if we think of anything
else we can email
or just talk in class tomorrow.
naomi: are you saving this chat?

8:56 PM sasha: yeah it should save automatically
naomi: ok cool. see you tomorrow!
sasha: alrighty have a good night!
naomi: bye

8:57 PM sasha: bye!