Word: capsulon
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Dates: during 1984-1984
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...play progresses, Fifty becomes increasingly rebellious, clashing with fellow citizens, particularly the man in charge, The Capsulon. The play climaxes with Fifty challenging the Capsulon by calling his omniscience--and the whole social structure--into question...
...play's power consists primarily in the political statements implied by the struggle between Fifty and the Capsulon. Fifty (John Lawrence Chatty) plays the individual battling the system with the proper mixture of defiance and control, never allowing his frustration to erupt into histrionics. Similarly, Fifty's friend (Michael Preston) offers a solid, if at times overly affected, picture of the archetypal blind follower...
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