Word: backgrounding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Luckily, Robinson Everett brings enough that is fresh to Woody's old role that we don't even miss him in this Dunster House production. Moreover, the rest of the cast, which seemed to fade into the background in the film, has a chance in the stage version to relax and make the most of their characters, who prove surprisingly funny unto themselves...
...whole of this Dunster House production is marked by tight direction, lively acting and capable technical work (especially by the sound people, who dug up some great Thelonius Monk as background music for Felix's unlikely attempts at seduction). Everett is especially good in the lead, believably lovable and neurotic, but he really couldn't steal the show from this well-balanced cast...
...Questions I couldn't figure out: "What is my religion?" Does that mean what is my religious background or what do I believe in or both? What if I believe in several different things or none at all? "House's architechtural style"? This is one of the choices under the section about why you chose your House. Is this referring to the I-hate-Mather-because-it-is-ugly school of thought or does it mean a preference for large rooms...
...backs are unimpressive and their photos often aren't as sharp as Fleer's. Topps' front is traditional enough to enlist my nostalgia, and though the overall effect is to make the card look like the cover of a cheap sports magazine, at least the player, and not the background, is the center of attention. They're not as good as last year's Topps, but all of this year's crop of cards is generally weaker...
Score, the new kids on the diamond, are the best this year. Their front design is plain, though the background color is either flourescent blue, green, purple, yellow, or red. Every card has a sharp action photo on the front and a color head photo on the back. The effect is amazing...