Budget cuts and frustrated teens fuel the second week of Drama drama.
Like an Elphaba standby after No Good Deed, Ms. Wolfe has heard enough.
She gives an impassioned speech that, truly, is the first good impassioned speech ofRise.
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It hurts, but she has seenThe Greatest Showmanand will not let the sharpest words cut her down.
Mr. Mazzu essentially spends the entire second episode ofRisefueled by the grumps.
Stepping into Gwens home life, we learn that its not her fault that shes feeling stifled and frustrated.
Mr. Mazzu begrudges her for it, but how could he?
Shes only got a couple of moments in this show, so why wouldnt she sing out?
And honestly, what could Mr. Mazzu?
Mr. Mazzu is still not.
Mmkay, moving on.
Robbie has been struggling because of the power struggle above him by Mr. Mazzu and Coach Strickland.
It does not go well.
Their subsequent milkshake-cute at the diner is very earnest and tender.
(Take note: A rare good decision!
Trying to quench the expression of your own child first rather than that of all other children!)
Blocks characters blood pressure from a 9 to a 5.
This whole scene is a dance, and this is the climax!
he says of the first lyric in a three-minute song.
Brigadoon, this is not.
Gordys real insecurity emerges when Mr. Mazzu approaches him during lunch, clearly a verboten thing in this relationship.
(FYI, there is aSouth Parkepisode literally about this.)
Should we feel a little bad for him when we consider his stress in full context like this?
Yes, its tough!
No, its rude!
Should Diane Paulus reviveSeussical?
Yes, its time!
