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...Gamma Rays tells the story of this life, mixing agoraphobia, anguish and anger to come up with electric drama...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Marigold Madness | 10/24/1987 | See Source »

...Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Marigold Madness | 10/24/1987 | See Source »

CALL HER Betty the Loon, or call her a caring mother who just does not care about the right things in the right way. But whatever you call her, Beatrice, the main character of Paul Zindel's short play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, is a compelling figure whose life has gone awry...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Marigold Madness | 10/24/1987 | See Source »

DIRECTOR Marci Bobis opens her version of Gamma Rays with the Suzanne Vega song "Small Blue Thing," its lyrics illustrated by slides of depression and grimness. As a prologue, the song provides an interesting interpretation of the play. But the snatches of the song that play between scenes disrupt the mood and continuity of Gamma Rays. It seems little more than a cover for the noises of a scene change...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Marigold Madness | 10/24/1987 | See Source »

...strongest performance of Gamma Rays, perhaps because it provides comic relief from the plot's general despondency comes from Anna MacGregor, who plays Janice, Tillie's competitor in the school science fair. When Janice tells the audience about her brilliant achievement--reconstructing the anatomy of a dead cat--it is truly hilarious. With her New York accent and her nerdish look, MacGregor realizes the full potential of her part...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Marigold Madness | 10/24/1987 | See Source »

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