Comments on: Theatre Review: “The Giver” at the IRT http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2009/10/31/theatre-review-the-giver-at-the-irt/ Reviews, rants, and raves about all kinds of live theatre in the Indianapolis area. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hope http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2009/10/31/theatre-review-the-giver-at-the-irt/comment-page-1/#comment-76770 Hope Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:26 +0000 http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/?p=2093#comment-76770 Yay! I'm glad, Rebecca! Glad you got to see this show, and glad you loved it. Yay! I’m glad, Rebecca! Glad you got to see this show, and glad you loved it.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2009/10/31/theatre-review-the-giver-at-the-irt/comment-page-1/#comment-76768 Rebecca Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:05:27 +0000 http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/?p=2093#comment-76768 i loved this show. :) That's all I have to say. :) i loved this show. :)
That’s all I have to say. :)

]]> By: Hope http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2009/10/31/theatre-review-the-giver-at-the-irt/comment-page-1/#comment-76762 Hope Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:59:28 +0000 http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/?p=2093#comment-76762 PS - I hope that if you do decide to let your 7-year-old see this show that you don't just drop her off at the theatre with her brothers. Treat yourself to a ticket, too! PS – I hope that if you do decide to let your 7-year-old see this show that you don’t just drop her off at the theatre with her brothers. Treat yourself to a ticket, too!

]]> By: Hope http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2009/10/31/theatre-review-the-giver-at-the-irt/comment-page-1/#comment-76761 Hope Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:56:26 +0000 http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/?p=2093#comment-76761 Yay, Claire! I'm glad. Machelle, I guess in general I would not take a seven-year-old to this show because it is 80-90 minutes with no intermission and it is very distracting to the actors and other audience members when someone is restless and asking to leave to use the restroom after 30 minutes. On the other hand, I don't know your 7-year-old daughter or her ability to sit still. In terms of the content, the scene in which The Giver gives Jonas the memory of War is not graphic but it is pretty disturbing. I also think that the realization that in this world they kill babies who literally don't measure up is pretty chilling and guaranteed to produce some questions. Plus, of course, there's the ending: did Jonas die and go to heaven or did he reach some other, home-like place and live happily ever after? What happened to baby Ben? I don't know what to tell you for sure. I hope this gives you some more information to make a good decision for your own daughter. Yay, Claire! I’m glad.

Machelle, I guess in general I would not take a seven-year-old to this show because it is 80-90 minutes with no intermission and it is very distracting to the actors and other audience members when someone is restless and asking to leave to use the restroom after 30 minutes.

On the other hand, I don’t know your 7-year-old daughter or her ability to sit still.

In terms of the content, the scene in which The Giver gives Jonas the memory of War is not graphic but it is pretty disturbing. I also think that the realization that in this world they kill babies who literally don’t measure up is pretty chilling and guaranteed to produce some questions. Plus, of course, there’s the ending: did Jonas die and go to heaven or did he reach some other, home-like place and live happily ever after? What happened to baby Ben?

I don’t know what to tell you for sure. I hope this gives you some more information to make a good decision for your own daughter.

]]> By: Machelle http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2009/10/31/theatre-review-the-giver-at-the-irt/comment-page-1/#comment-76760 Machelle Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:45:57 +0000 http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/?p=2093#comment-76760 Such an endorsement! I want to take my children to see this. Is there an age group that is too young for this story? My youngest is seven her brothers are ten and thirteen. M Such an endorsement! I want to take my children to see this. Is there an age group that is too young for this story? My youngest is seven her brothers are ten and thirteen.

M

]]> By: Claire http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2009/10/31/theatre-review-the-giver-at-the-irt/comment-page-1/#comment-76758 Claire Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:12:20 +0000 http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/?p=2093#comment-76758 Hope! You're funny...and no worries--I'm going to see it on Saturday! I can't wait!! C. Hope! You’re funny…and no worries–I’m going to see it on Saturday! I can’t wait!!

C.

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