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...Moises Kaufman...
...They're too mature to fiddle with bra straps or play with pastry. Besides, Eastwood is a gentleman of sorts, so--except for displaying the four men's naked butts, which is quite an archaeological sight--he will embarrass neither them nor us. Directing from a script by Ken Kaufman and Howard Klausner, he finds fresh breezes in familiar vectors: the residual rivalry of Frank and Hawk, the tensions between the ancient astronauts and the modern ones, the impact of decay and disease on minds that are still bright, wills that are still strong...
...Most great presidents have highly assertive personalities, are enthusiastic thinkers and are striving constantly to achieve. A lively intelligence and openness to feelings are also associated with presidential greatness." -Washington Post's Marc Kaufman...
Comedy, like drawing with cheese or playing the zither, is essentially an outsider art. It is best practiced by those who feel undernourished by human regard. This would include such admiration-impoverished individuals as a skinny, neurotic young Woody Allen; a homely, heavy Roseanne; a plain-weird Andy Kaufman and a vast number of Canadians. Nothing kills comedy quicker than acceptance...
...Laramie Project has provided catharsis for a wounded town, but will it be a fulfilling experience for audiences far removed from the events? Kaufman thinks so. "The play," he says, "tells the story of a New York theater company traveling to the heartland to listen to American voices." It was, for both actors and audience, worth the trip...