Mr. Bohemian's Blog: Dr. 2's Indie Office, page 2

Dr. 2 with patient Heads by E.M. Lewis

Patient: Heads
Legal Guardian: E.M. Lewis
Rating: ★★★★★
Insurance: Paperkutz
Symptoms: bloody claustrophobia, despair
Diagnosis: hostage




Patient Description:

“Fast and rough and terribly... methodical about it, they were. I remember thinking, ‘They’ve taken everything.’” —Conway

Dr.2: Delightfully miserable and intellectually sober, the dialogues of war trapped journalists made a convincing horror story. It's been awhile since I've been so interested in a script's context. The offstage action with the hostage videos heinously charged the scene. I hate and love the cold blooded, sordid, and awkward feelings that modern terrorism brings. The only thing that irked me was the consistent, juvenile blue wording. The drama prevails, however, to surpass these blips.

Dr. 2 with patient Alice Out of Wonderland by Jared Strange

Patient: Alice Out of Wonderland
Legal Guardian: Jared Strange
Rating: ★★★★
Insurance: Bookmarx Medical
Symptoms: tea tantrum, adolescent angst
Diagnosis: mild depression




Patient Description:

“You may think, if you must. I find it quite a trivial exercise, myself.” —Hatter

Dr.2: Poor Alice. She’s all grown up, or at least trying to be. Her nostalgia can no longer negotiate with her sober future. She no longer understands the difference between “drink me” and “eat me.” While the emotions induced were certainly poignant, I couldn't help my hunger for better phrasing and language. Rx will be a diet hunger-buster for moi. The intro could be more concise. I was a bit confused as to how, exactly, did Alice and the Hatter come to meet up in the first place? Is there SMS service in Wonderland?

Dr. 2 with patient The Bottle Tree by Beth Kander

Patient: The Bottle Tree
Legal Guardian: Beth Kander
Rating: ★★★★
Insurance: PagePay Plus
Symptoms: awkward adolescence, sober psychology
Diagnosis: ghost whispering




Patient Description:

“This whole thing— everything— it’s not who we are. It’s what happened to us, but it is not who we are.” —Alley

Dr.2: The patient smelled of evergreen cologne and symbolism. The bottle tree of The Bottle Tree is exploited generously without getting stale. The legal guardian constantly found new ways to perceive the tragedy through the bottle tree's decorated simplicity. The author's note said they want to open the discussion on gun violence from both sides, but there was no dialectical discussion. It was one sided; there was no pro-gun character on stage. It's not guns n' philosophy, but it nobly spoke on behalf of the victims of gun violence through drama, which told the best tale. A notable concern was the client/psychologist relationship that could have moved along faster. Also, the sad reflections within the drama feel spacey and redundant at times, especially with the reoccurring idea of victims dealing with gun violence stigmas, "It's not who we are."

Dr. 2 with patient Galactic Orphans by Megan Tabaque

Patient: Galactic Orphans
Legal Guardian: Megan Tabaque
Rating: ★★★
Insurance: Bookmarx Medical
Symptoms: interplanetary scrubs, annoying sister, quesadillas, weedijuana
Diagnosis: womanhood




Patient Description:

“Those French dweebs are trash talking us. I can smell their cheese breath.” —Ri

Dr.2: The patient boot up well with its ordinary to extraordinary scene description. “Sometimes the dust turns into stars, the furniture into planets, and the snacks into space trash.” The plot took off but was soon bogged down by inessential dialogue. Many chapters need a 25% slice with the scalpel. The story continued to be thought provoking via the aforementioned ordinary to extraordinary formula, but it was consistently diluted with kiddish vulgarity. Young at heart is its genre, but there were still too many quarters in the swear jar. The catharsis also felt like a work in progress. In order to cure the filler dialogue and weak phrasing within the denouement, the patient must make some repairs on the mothership before dispatching again.

Dr. 2 with patient Henry Moore is Melting by Jenny Seidelman

Patient: Henry Moore is Melting
Legal Guardian: Jenny Seidelman
Rating: ★★★★
Insurance: Paperkutz
Symptoms: grand theft pretties, Irish black tea, the fuzz and the boss
Diagnosis: fish sleeper




Patient Description:

Dr.2: Shite. Why do the Irish have the best one liners? The legal guardian kept the patient chipper with only the best in mob dialogue. One cannot do gangsters without good dialogue lest they find themselves eating the butt of their cigarette in boredom. The protagonist is the most romantic thug I've ever artistically met. His soul says “artist,” but his gun says "gypsy.” The patient is four stars healthy but grew up too quickly. I’d like to see more scenes where the brothers and bar fiancée develop further with their character bonds.

Dr. 2 with patient Big Black Balloon by Eljon Wardally

Patient: Big Black Balloon
Legal Guardian: Eljon Wardally
Rating: ★★★
Insurance: Bookmarx Medical
Symptoms: exercise exhaustion, energy drink overdose, speckles of narcissism
Diagnosis: exploding stomach




Patient Description:

Dr.2: “Henry: My ears are ringing. Gerald: Those are angels cheering for you.” Nurse, I thought we said no more jazzercise in the office. That includes patients. The dialogue between Me vs. Not-Me-Me went well. The legal guardian practiced tact when illuminating the stressful condition of eating disorder. The tone was new for me; it was a blend of bizarre, slightly scary, but often funny. The story frequently broke from reality for artistic effect and dramatic build, yet it didn't feel surreal or stretched. While the piece was memorable, for me, there was too much confusion in the catharsis. In addition, the patient had an unnecessary potty mouth. It really weighed down any progress made by the story or writing.

Dr. 2 with patient Early Sunday Morning by Dara O'Brien

Patient: Early Sunday Morning
Legal Guardian: Dara O'Brien
Rating: ★★★★
Insurance: Paperkutz
Symptoms: picky palette, depressing dimensions
Diagnosis: easel dropping




Patient Description:

Dr.2: "Flowers, the favorite subjects of lady painters." The patient tells the story of two painters who endearingly poke each other with their dipsticks until they casually decide to paint the portrait of holy matrimony. If the dialogue wasn't on par, I would have donned a mask to deal with this genre. Gushy, love scenes are typically the first things I flick into the bio-hazard bin. I was interested in the burdens of female painters described in the artistic milieu, but the misogyny was too suspicious. The writing itself, not the politics, came out as unbelievable. The ending was signature. It was fitting for a play that blended the colors of theater and pictorial art.

Dr. 2 with patient How Do You Say, Hola? by Art Por Diaz

Patient: How Do You Say, Hola?
Legal Guardian: Art Por Diaz
Rating: ★★★★★
Insurance: Bookmarx Medical
Symptoms: awkward abuelo, slow internet connection, language apathy
Diagnosis: language ignoramus




Patient Description:

Dr.2: The legal guardian's preferred theme is the cultural divide between Mexico and America. With regard to character flaws, I saw myself in the patient. I was the ignorant youth flicking vocab words through Google translate in language learning apathy. Currently learning Portuguese, I was reminded to always feel dutiful in my daily effort. Not only is the legal guardian specialized in their theme, but succinct in their story telling as well.

Dr. 2 with patient All Good Children Go To Heaven by

Patient: All Good Children Go To Heaven
Legal Guardian: M.E.H. LEWIS & Barbara Lhota
Rating: ★★★★
Insurance: PagePay Plus
Symptoms: holy headaches, back alley blues
Diagnosis: fatherly fervor




Patient Description:

Dr.2: Christians pay taxes, but still their children go to Hell if they aren't baptized promptly and exactly. Well balanced religious plays are my favorite. This one's not too blasphemous while not too teddy bear. At first I noted that the symbolism was robust, but over the different plot lines it was dispersed well. The patient is close to earning five stars, but at times the dialogue was either too telling or too simple. This really bumped down the experience. At least the patient is raw. It was almost too scandalous, but the legal guardians properly utilized their characters and tie up all story lines with tact. Perhaps I will be seeing Stoli in my office soon.

Dr. 2 with patient Of Serpents and Sea Spray by Rachel Bublitz

Patient: Of Serpents and Sea Spray
Legal Guardian: Rachel Bublitz
Rating: ★★★
Insurance: Paperkutz
Symptoms: aching adventurism, imaginative escapism
Diagnosis: reality aversion




Patient Description:

Dr.2: Enter the goddess Athena, stage right. The patient's young hero has a youthful imagination that wasn't cloy or childish. They were so darling I gave them a cute sticker. However, their major dysfunction is language. I understand that the hero is a child, but many parts of the dialogue were either redundant, amateur, or babyish. Athena is a total bloke. The French sailors were rusty with cliched parlance. The patient is not a flop story-wise. Even with the inflammation of the language, the story is healthy. An Rx for language distilling is what this patient needs.