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I Attended And Viewed Escape From Happiness

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On Thurs. Feb. 18, I attended and viewed Escape from happiness. The play was a success, in my opinion, because it was a comedy that captivated and entertained the audience. At the end of the day, just like marketing, customer value is important. In theater, any production is said to be successful as long as the audience leaves satisfied in all ways. Overall, the whole show was satisfying. I am not familiar with the show Escape from Happiness, so it was a new experience for me when I watched the production. Although it was a great play, there were two issues I had with it. The telling of the story took a large chunk of time. In today’s society time is one thing that we lack. We have all these things going on and a two hour and a half play isn’t something that I would like to spend my two hours watching. I could have loved it more if it was short and sweet. In fact, the majority of the play was a build up to the point of the character getting beat up and the situations that were going on in their families. While not familiar with Escape from Happiness, I do know the two thieves were notorious outlaws. I was disappointed I did not get to witness scenes of them making a name for themselves. Sure, they did a couple bad things, but nothing in the production led me to believe they were as big as their infamous real-life counterparts. As when I was thinking about it, I came to agree with myself that the conclusion of the first part was too abrupt and left much to be desired. I

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