The gonzo journalism pioneer could be 'pretty despicable.' And unlike its bio-musical counterparts, a new SoCal show about the author doesn't shy away from it.
— has a relatively rebellious plan for showcasing this unconventional subject in what he considers an all-too-formulaic framework.
“His art, his ideas and his contributions to the world are worthy enough of a true examination, but so many of his actions were questionable in their own time, and especially when filtered through the lens of 2023. So I don’t want to sugarcoat anything or soften him up. I want to put this complex, challenging man at the center of this story, and not make any bones about the fact that he is complex and challenging.
But Thompson became as known for writing about the counterculture as he was for embodying it himself — on the page and in the flesh. “He created a hard-drinking, drug-ingesting persona for himself; … he made being way out of control his topic,”in 2008. “In the end, he became as much a prisoner of that façade as any square trapped in a nine-to-five job.
George Salazar portrays Oscar “Zeta” Acosta Fierro in “The Untitled, Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical” at the La Jolla Playhouse.
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