Tape

By: Stephen Belber

Narrated by: full cast

When Jon attends the premier of his movie in the Lansing Film Festival, he faces the most important weekend of his young life, but not in ways he expected. His old pal, Vince, has been stewing for a decade and their high school friend, Amy, is now the assistant district attorney in Lansing. Edgy humor gives way to fiery confrontation that examines memory and perception.

Starring (in alphabetical order):

William Mapother as Vince
Josh Stamberg as Jon
Alison West as Amy(P)2003 L.A. Theatre Works

Middling but worth a listen.

This is a good production, by good actors who are trying hard, of a fairly unimpressive play. It is little more than a one-acter, blown up a bit, and suffers from the problem of having no character whom the audience can truly like. The character who makes the title tape is wholly repugnant, his friend is somewhat less so, and the rape-victim/ADA is at best inexplicable. There are a few funny and insightful lines, especially concerning violent relationships, but it is by no means a major work. However, I enjoyed listening to it once for the skill of the actors and the few places where the author shines.

The Audience Spoil it

The Actors did a good job, but the with this being filmed in front of a live audience, it gets ruined by the audience laughing at serious issues.

This is shit. Has the writer ever had an actual conversation???

This is such shit. Poorly written. Poorly acted. Poorly directed. Why waste people’s time with this?