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Dates: during 1970-1979
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True, even bad Shakespeare outdistances most of the pack, and Two Gentlemen could work onstage given sensitive direction and excellent acting. But most companies wisely steer clear of this play and opt for better known and better loved works that can carry their own weight. A performance of Two Gentlemen...
Part of Christian's problem with characterization may stem from lack of direction. On the whole, though, directors Selden and Wiprud, with assistance on Ear from Cathy Lo, have done an excellent blocking job, ensuring that the staging is interesting and dynamic. Kugelmass, however, suffers from poor pacing.
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs. Named Best Film of 1978 by the National Society of Film Critics, this film is a big hit with the Perrier crowd, and it's packed the Welles since the opening. Reminiscent of Cousin, Cousine in its playful attitude toward sexual improprieties, Get Out your Handkerchiefs...
Some of the players do play their parts traditionally, adding to the general lack of direction. Ellen Gambulos's Adele, the chambermaid who wants to be a star, showed a delicate voice and solid acting, except on occasions when she allows her pride in her steely top notes show. Brumit...
The waltzes that flow through Strauss's score are irresistibly infectious, though, even when played with frazzled spirits, as at Lowell. But aside from the dance music, J. Scott Brumit's direction denies Fledermaus's Viennese essence and replaces it with nothing--leaving the actors with a clashing variety of...