Word: humor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wide range of postures which lifts I Read About My Death in Vogue Magazine above the diatribe while still allowing it to respect the complexity and seriousness of the the issues it takes up. Were it not for the frequent injection of humor, one might even say silliness, the play would enter that danger zone where the only receptive audience is the one already converted...
...quality of the performances varies. As the parents, Oleson and Schwartz manage to convey the pathos of their characters, but not their age. As the maid, Ellen Bledsoe tries to add a note of humor to the tragedy, but her performance is too much of a caricature for the realistic tone of the piece. As the Tyrone brothers, Zelman and Talenti give excellent, though vastly different performances. Together, they portray the wide range of emotions between the protective yet resentful James and the more accepting and hopeful Edmund. Talenti gives an especially understated interpretation well adapted to the small stage...
Davies' style is rabidly visual, propelling the chaos onwards with a manic mixture of anguish and humor. A character stopping at a video store prompts this description...
...PLAY is at its best when it satirizes the turmoil of Irish life. Reid shows an unexpectedly biting sense of humor which is best brought to life by Robin Mosely as Deirdre. Deirdre's bawdy sense of humor and her frustrated desires are capably handled by Mosely. Reid also gives her some of the best punchlines. Discussing her lack of a sex life, Deirdre declares she has found a new form of birth control-"arrest at 3 a.m. and a life sentence." Another capable performance is turned in by Susan Pellegrino as Joan...
...CONCERT itself, which followed the workshop, featured three Harvard performers (including Fox) and then Calhoun after a short break. Although there were a surprising number of songs about car wrecks, the mix was varied, with traditional and original selections and plenty of humor...