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The trouble with most new plays I see these days - not just commercial fare but also the supposedly more adventurous work off-Broadway - is that they are too simple: the characters too familiar, the stories too formulaic, the messages too spoon-fed. Donald Margulies' new Broadway offering, Time Stands Still...
David Cromer - the Chicago-based director who won acclaim for his recent off-Broadway revival of Our Town - handles all this with sensitivity and solemnity. (This is a real rara avis in New York theater: a play without laughs.) A cast of mostly Americans (among them Mary Beth Hurt and...
“This is significant. It sends a message to the world that Williams and liberal arts colleges value the sciences,” Avis said.
Though Falk gained much of his teaching experience at larger universities, Avis said he does not believe Falk’s transition to a small liberal arts college will be very difficult.
“There is a sense of community in rural Massachusetts that is very different from urban Baltimore and that will require an adjustment, but the search committee really trusts in his ability,” Avis said.