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Alfred the Great's near-success as an independent work is due in large part to the inspired direction of Jack O'Brien and the sensitive performances of his uniformly excellent cast. Richard Kneeland as Alfred, Maria Tucci as his wife Emily, Christina Pickles as his old girlfriend Margaret, and George Martin as Margaret's husband Will, are all perfectly suited for their roles and give characterizations deepened and colored by sympathetic understanding...
Each of the actors in this production manages to find a unique and distinctive voice for his or her character that brings the author's conception to life. The pugnacious bluntness of Martin's Will contrasts sharply with the desperately self-mocking sophistication of Kneeland's Alfred; Tucci's coolly arch Emily and the naive kookiness of Christina Pickles's Margaret are carefully crafted studies in opposition. These characterizations, expressed as much through inflection and gesture as in the words spoken, add greatly to the play's dramatic intensity...
...being produced this week by the Trinity Sq. Repertory Company. Trinity Rep thinks it's taking a big chance on this one because they think Bostonians will only go for the star-studded big-name shows. They like the Red Sox, though, so maybe there's no risk. Richard Kneeland, who stars as Alfred, is reportedly a marvelous actor. Horovitz, you might remember, became a victim of post-Watergate morality after The Crimson revealed that a Harvard degree he said he had was a fake. Horovitz got fired from his teaching job at CCNY for his little deception. He also...
Polly Hackett and Carol Freedenberg, the McGovern media mothers, have the sole responsibility of making sure that the press is kept aware. They travel on the buses with reporters, flirt with them, serve drinks and give out the releases that Doughrety and his staff write. When Doug Kneeland of The New York Times wants to know when he can get the name of a city where McGovern will be giving a speech later in the evening on national T.V., Hackett and Freedenberg will have to find...
...Michael Murray has directed a uniformly competent and completely absorbing production of the O'Neill play in which this problem of "illusion" being forced to confront "reality" takes on a special intensity. As Hickey, the salesman who contradicts his usual role by bringing honesty into Hope's saloon, Richard Kneeland, constantly snapping his fingers with a threatening urgency, is a chilling reminder of how frightening a spectre the truth...