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Bubriski, as Stephen, is equally impressive. During Stephen's long conversation with Mendy, which occupies the entire first act, Bubriski effectively renders his character as a witty but melancholic man on the verge of desperation. The exchange between the two is a true feat of endurance, and these actors pull if off admirably. Ingrid Sonnichsen's direction is also superb--the dialogue is taughtly paced throughout this...
These elements detract from some of the better performances. Jennifer Sun is excellent as Medea. Her portrayal of the sorceress as a strong, driven and bizarrely triumphant woman is convincing. She succeeds at the difficult feat of making an unrepentant infanticidal mother a compelling and even sympathetic character. J.C. Wolfgang Murad, as Medea's wayward husband Jason, is a little hesitant in the early sections, but reaches a convincingly enraged pitch by the final scenes...
...only in her famed later years, alone and in pain, that she says of her painting. "That's how I keep from dying." Art is part of daily life, nourishing and sustaining, not a special feat or a museum stunt...
...relives adolescent homosexual encounters, initial heterosexual experiences, marriage-bed routines, and affairs with women coyly designated Y, O, P, W, K and G. There are visits to sex clinics to observe procedures for extending orgasms, a precise description of the author's penis and details of a hydraulic feat Henry Miller would probably have thought too incredible even for fiction...
...revive sagging economic growth. It also boosts his authority to speed up peace talks with Palestinians and Israel's Arab neighbors, which start again in Washington next week. For Bush, the cheery tone of U.S.-Israeli ties should be an electoral plus. The peace talks are a remarkable diplomatic feat, capable of reinforcing Bush's campaign pitch that his international leadership gets results. And because some key electoral battlegrounds -- California, Florida, Illinois -- have large Jewish populations, the President is delighted to show that he and Rabin can do speedy business together...