Word: agafya
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...marriage of Podkolyossin (Kevin Walker), a civil servant, and Agafya (Pamela Thomas), a merchant's daughter, seems inevitable early in the play. Podkolyossin has been toying with the idea of marriage--and trying the patience of matchmaker Madame Fyolka (Chris Hayes)--for three months when his friend Katcharev (Josh Milton) steps in to settle things once and for all. Kevin Walker is convincing enough as the indecisive and bumbling civil servant to make us pity his future wife--at least, until we see her other suitors, an unambiguously...
...woman, one standing on each side of the set, symbolize in a simple way the inevitability of the marriage. As Podkolyossin's marriage plans are discussed, the cardboard man holds out a hand to the unresponsive woman. When the cardboard female faces the male, it is Agafya's turn to talk of marriage and review her suitors. The two cardboard figures face each other in Act III, and the marriage is arranged. The pattern is obvious to all but the youngest in the audience...
...further appeal to children, Weiner flattened the character's personalities, exaggerating their identifying characteristics to make them simpler and more comical. As Katcharey, Josh Milton takes on the task of marrying off his friend with all the fervent energy of a missionary; Andrew Gould's Omelet, another of Agafya's suitors, who does the best job of making the audience dislike him, shouts, screams, and schemes from the moment of his first appearance. White masks painted on the faces of the actors heighten their stylization, making them cartoon versions of themselves. These masks emphasize the actors' exaggerated facial expressions, making...
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