Word: cocktailing
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Students punched by a final club attend a series of dinners and cocktail parties at which the club's members decide whether to offer them membership...
...COCKTAIL HOUR. Nancy Marchand is at her tragicomic best off-Broadway as a Wasp matriarch in an elegant comedy by A.R. Gurney, author of The Dining Room...
...Mather House Drama Society's production of T.S. Eliot's The Cocktail Party, the three acts seem more like eight, and often the laughter does not come from Eliot's script but rather from the blunders of the actors...
...weak and uncreative blocking in this scene and others serves as a reminder that Cocktail Party is Todd Brun's first attempt at directing a full-length play. But while Brun's direction generally leaves something to be desired, he has moments of genuine promise. The scenes with Edward and the Uninvited Guest (Jeff Hass) and the confrontation scene between Edward and Lavinia (Ginny Marston) are wonderful. These scenes obviously are the product of talented directing as well as good acting...
With any luck, future performances will not reflect this lack of discipline. Brun and his cast demonstrate that they are capable of better. Nevertheless, The Cocktail Party is not cause for a blowout celebration...