Slog - Comments on Chinese Chekhov Out, Carrie Fisher In http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in For next April, the Rep has replaced A Winter People (an adaptation of The Cherry Orchard set in revolutionary China) with Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher's autobiographical solo show. (Despite the best efforts of Mike Daisey, Allen Johnson, and Lauren Weedman, the words "autobiographical solo show" always make me a little queasy. Still, hope springs eternal.) From the press release: Carrie Fisher is the life of the party in Wishful Drinking. Onstage, she recounts her true and intoxicating story with the same strong, wry wit that she poured into bestsellers like Postcards from the Edge. Born to celebrity parents Eddie... Copyright 2008 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:36:25 -0800 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:25:43 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by boxofbirds I know you shouldn't judge a show from a publicity shot, but that looks pretty terrible.

]]> boxofbirds http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080403 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080403 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:56:01 -0800 Comment by Mike I saw it in Berkeley and found it mostly enjoyable. Still, some did leave at intermission.

Will she get away with smoking clove cigs on stage up there?

]]> Mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080412 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080412 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:01:41 -0800 Comment by Wishful Thinking I'm only going if she puts her hair up in those giant Princess Leia cinnamon buns on each side of her head.

]]> Wishful Thinking http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080418 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080418 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:05:32 -0800 Comment by Greg Eh. Sandra Tsing Loh's show at the Rep was all right.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080426 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080426 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:09:07 -0800 Comment by JenK OMG I have GOT to get tickets.

]]> JenK http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080518 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080518 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:54:47 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber You got dirty laundry? That's what laundromats are for! This bottom-feeding gak is ridiculous. I agree with WT@3: I want to see the cinnamon-bun hairdo.

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080527 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:57:50 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways People smoke on stage all the time...they were smoking up a storm when they did The Women last fall at A.C.T...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080536 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080536 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:00:53 -0800 Comment by mattymatt She is an AMAZING speaker. One of those people who just captures you from the moment she starts talking. It's a must-see show.

]]> mattymatt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080594 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080594 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:34:59 -0800 Comment by COMTE Wow, this sounds like a knee-slapping laugh-riot, alright.

Although, given the average age of a Rep subscriber, finding out what to do when you wake up next to a corpse could actually have some educational value.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080651 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080651 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:57:45 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball I'm totally going.

And @4, I used to love her when she did stuff on KCRW in LA, but now she kind of grates on me...

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080670 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080670 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:03:39 -0800 Comment by David Schmader Comte wins!

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080752 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080752 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:40:49 -0800 Comment by RHETT ORACLE And on March 28-29 @ McCaw Hall, you'll have an opportunity to compare and contrast Princess Leia with her mother, Debbie Reynolds, who's appearing with Seattle Men's Chorus. In the meantime, here's an offering from Carrie:

http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/writers_directory/cynthia_citron/2006-11-18-wishful_drinking.htm

]]> RHETT ORACLE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080812 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080812 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:18:00 -0800 Comment by elm Wait. Why does [sic] appear after hilarious? It's a totally proper use of an. Well, if you speak English.

]]> elm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080827 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1080827 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:24:16 -0800 Comment by CP Good grief, the comedian's a bear!!

]]> CP http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1081072 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1081072 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:33:13 -0800 Comment by MarkyMark I love my old audiobook tapes of her reading from her early tomes.

]]> MarkyMark http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1081136 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/chinese_chekhov_out_carrie_fisher_in#c1081136 Theater Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:25:43 -0800