Word: disunion
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...political scientist at the American Enterprise Institute, points out that the losers in past elections have often blamed the electorate. In their despair they have decided that the voters were "a bunch of jerks," not "the good peasants and yeomen" of yore. This time, says Ranney, the sense of disunion may be greater than ever. The group of inbred Democrats who have controlled the thought and mechanics of official Washington for so long is exquisitely geared to "issues," having encyclopedic knowledge of programs and laws but limited sensitivity to the intangibles of leadership, like boldness and enthusiasm, that cannot...
...good play should grow into a gestalt; Rimers remains an assortment of pretty parts. The metaphors of disunion in Rimers' lighting and staging, as dramatically effective as they are, serve finally to reflect the essential fragmentation of Wilson's script. The actors play their parts with conviction, but you're never really sure just what it is that they're convinced of. The audience sees a good production, but never discovers why Rimers is there in the first place...