Word: comics
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...show playing a man, no less!), he finds himself in the director's chair, helming a play driven by its actor interpretation. Reckless, Roulleau claims, stands out among the fall clutter because "the actors we have chosen all possess a keen sense of the fine line between the comic and the tragic-- a central element of this play." One of these talented actors is Julie Rattey; capable of finding any emotion on the gamut, she injected new life into an old part as Susie in last year's Wait Until Dark. She landed the almost impossibly difficult lead role...
...loved his use of comic strips to help illustrate his points," said Julianne A. Lombardo '03. "His overhead presentation really helped to clarify his reasoning. I was hoping that he would talk more about the history of language...
This promising comic beginning is quickly dissipated by the curious affliction that overwhelms McCourt in his new surroundings: the total loss of his sense of humor. He is treated well in the U.S.--a job at the Biltmore Hotel, a room of his own, new friends--but it all seems like ashes to Frank: "New York was the city of my dreams but now I'm here the dreams are gone and it's not what I expected at all. I never thought I'd be going around a hotel lobby cleaning up after people and scouring toilet bowls...
...every indie trope of the past few years? Guys on the run, heartland town, a goofy pageant, the career-gal blues. Oh, and some real gay people. All of which proves there's nothing new under the sun. And nothing so original as a writer who can make comic haute cuisine out of the ingredients for hash...
...Danson as the self-centered, insensitive Jeremy Brockett and Short as attorney Lional Dillard, who is at the forefront of opposition to Doctor Mumford's questionable practice. On a more cheerful note, Short and Danson, in each of their shining five-minute cameos, provide glimpses of some much-needed comic relief...