Word: darkeness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...whom seems to be the archetype of his role. After seeing the unbelievably bovine face of Regan, played by Galina Volchek, who seems dementedly swollen with her own evil, any other face for the wicked sister is impossible to imagine. By contrast, Edmund (Regimantas Adomaitis) oozes with so much dark sexuality that it's no wonder Regan and Goneril are eventually destroyed by their unrequited lust for him. The fool is aptly played by Otar Dal who with his frail, bony body and shorn head bears a haunting resemblance to a concentration camp victim...
...Ferry who remains the weekend's most important question and potentially the dark clouds on the horizon. Still hobbled by a freak accident that left foot sorely infected and sidelined from his squad's last two games, Ferry once again sat out yesterday's practice...
...TRAVELER IN THE DARK, playwright Marsha Norman creates a world where BIG concepts dominate: Faith clashes with Doubt, Youth seeks to triumph over Mortality, Innocence is shattered, and Knowledge is modern man's crown of thorns. But the concepts are too big, with too many of them vying for the audience's attention. As a result, the characters and audience are left to flounder in a sea of unanswered questions and un-satisfying answers...
...playwright's words, Traveler is "about a brilliant surgeon, whose intelligence is not enough to save him. Samuel Carter seems to have it all--a beautiful wife, a bright little boy and a dazzling career--but he is a traveler in the dark." Unfortunately, both the bitterness and the self-righteousness of this 40-year-old cynic prove unbearable. Sam preaches his doctrine of atheism and the supremacy of intelligence with more offensive zeal than the loudest Moral Majority proselytizer. Told for so long about his brilliance, Sam comes to believe that he does, in fact, know the truth about...
Norman must get annoyed when critics compare Traveler in the Dark to 'Night Mother, especially when the comparison is unfavorable, But she set very high standards for herself with 'Night Mother, and we can only hope that she will meet these standards again with her next play. Ted Osius