Pynchonesque Play

[davemarc]

"The taste for such journeying tales has never really gone away-think of
Barth and Pynchon-but it has been dampened by the bleakness of modern life,
while a lot of its energy has leached into the TV and movie series that are
its technological equivalent: Add gadgets, omit philosophy, and it's not far
from Don Quixote to Star Trek."--Village Voice critic Michael Feingold
citing Pynchon in writing about Keith Bunin's play "The World Over."

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0240/feingold.php

Having enjoyed the production last night (you can believe all the positive
remarks in Feingold's review, but take the negatives with at least a grain
of salt, especially since Justin Kirk has been sidelined), I would agree
that there's some affinity between the play and storytelling elements and
influences in Mason & Dixon.  To me, the common influence of Gothic novels,
seafaring adventures, and fairy tales is particularly evident.  I recommend
the play to all.

Cheers,

d.