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Directed by Timothy Benston...
Directed by Timothy Benston...
Spell 7 tries to be too much. It not only wants to be political and poetic, but entertaining as well. That the Mather House production fails to be all three is not surprising. Director Benston & crew do succeed, though, in creating a compelling statement about the the latent racism that perpetuates stereotypes and keeps Black actors in condescending Black roles...
Director Timothy Benston's first success was in his transformation of the Mather House Dining Hall, which usually looks like an Alpine hunting lodge, into a sleek jukebox joint. There the play's nine characters--played by an all Black cast--hang out and discuss their woes as Black actors trying to make it big in show biz. By the play's end, the audience, along with the cast, is supposed to "be colored & love...
...PLAY STARTS OFF lightly indeed. Sam (John Keene) and Willie (Timothy Benston), the two employees of the St. George's Park Teahouse, are alone at work, talking and preparing for an upcoming ballroom-dancing competition. With great spirit, they practice the quick-step and kid each other about dance partners. Keene and Benston develop a pleasant, relaxed rapport, and clearly define their characters--Sam is the gentle, wise adviser to the more clownish Willie...