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They remain in the cage even during intermission. Thomas Babe never lets the captured Resistance fighters of Sartre's Morts Sans Sepulture (The Tombless Dead) out of their makeshift warehouse prison except when the Vichy officers want them to leave. The magnificent cage of playwright-philosophe Sartre, director Babe, and designer William Schroeder is inescapable for the actors. For the audience it is a powerful philosophical paradigm that is often more lucid than the words exchanged inside...
...Babe's direction emphasizes Schroeder's cage. Actors unashamedly play with their backs toward the audience, or careen outward against the flexible but unyielding cagework. All movement in the cage is taut and restricted...
...predecessors are Treason, the drama of Benedict Arnold, and the non-historical Pageant of the Awkward Shadows, by Thomas Babe...
What do Y. A. Tittle, Bart Starr, Joe Willie Namath, Fran Tarkenton, Babe Parilli, George Blanda and Charlie Conerly all have in common? They all are, or were, masterly pro quarterbacks...
...vote-catching gimmicks. One Chicago hopeful tours bowling alleys distributing plastic earrings bearing his name to the ladies. In California, a congressional candidate has his volunteer aides play a short tape recording of his pitch from door to door. To raise funds, Connecticut Republicans are auctioning baseballs autographed by Babe Ruth. Wisconsin Republicans sell cookbooks at $2.50 each. A California Congressman gave away a $5,000 Cadillac as a door prize to attract potential contributors. Most thoughtful of all was the Michigan candidate who netted $2,000 by selling $15 non-tickets for the privilege of not attending a campaign...