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Walker does an excellent job of maintaining a powerful presence on stage, even though only public Gar can recognize this presence. His versatility and energy takes over the stage, making up for the occasionally unsure performances by the supporting cast...
...public Gareth (Bob Toner) and his private side (Kevin Walker) surmount the demands of the difficult premise of the Winthrop House show, a drama-comedy written by Brian Friel. The public Gareth--Gar for short--is a quiet, unemotional guy who wonders whether his father will miss him when he leaves Ireland for Philadelphia. He was too shy to ask Senator Doogan (John Claflin) for the hand of his daughter (Laura Uyterhoeven). Now she's married to someone else...
...flamboyant, energetic private Gar tries to push his other self away from a painful past and into a future of endless possibilities. With his sarcastic and biting wit, he continually pokes fun at the people of Ballybeg, Ireland...
Both Walker and Toner are dressed in green sweaters, khaki slacks, and brown shoes. Both speak in a believable Irish brogue. Alone in the bedroom, the two help each other imagine what existence will be like living in Philadelphia with "their" aunt. First, Gar is a star soccer player, then a businessman on his way to becoming president of a major corporation. Next, he's a famous violinist; later he's a powerful U. S. Senator...
...Gar's private self and his father (Jamie McInnes) work secretly together to provide continue slapstick comedy. During afternoon tea, Gar predicts every word the elder O'Donnell speaks. When the old man describes his problems with travelling (his bowels cease to function), the unseen alter ego screams "bound by the ass, tethered by the toilet" to the delight of the audience...