http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_regret_deferred I've always regretted the first sentence of my review of Ariel Dorfman's Purgatario, which played at the Seattle Rep two years ago: There's no nice way to say it—Purgatorio stinks. Today—specifically, the first sentence of this NYT review—taught me why: Ariel Dorfman’s “Widows,” having its New York premiere at 59E59 Theaters, is the kind of play that makes you feel bad for being bored. That's what was so irritating about Purgatorio too, why writing a bad review of that bad play felt so terrible: not just because Dorfman is an allegedly nice man who suffered under Latin American tyranny—but because... Copyright 2008 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:52:59 -0800 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:34:48 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I saw Purgatorio at the Rep, and to save my life, I can't remember a single f-ing thing about it. Sad.

]]> Brad http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_regret_deferred#c904460 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_regret_deferred#c904460 Theater Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:55:29 -0800 What really stinks is the Stranger's theater reviews. You suck.

]]> reader http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_regret_deferred#c904745 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_regret_deferred#c904745 Theater Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:34:48 -0800