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...Womb of One's Own attempts to do both. The "evening of works by women" is divided into six skits, the last and best of which is a one-act play by feminist Myrna Lamb entitled, "What Have You Done for Me Lately?", while the others are short vignettes written by four Radcliffe undergraduates. "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" is political art at its best, for it entertains first and instructs second. Lamb's play opens in the recovery room of a hospital as the male patient (Gary Kowalski) awakens to the piercing stare of the female surgeon...
...Lamb's play has an important did actic purpose, and its message comes through clearly and powerfully; the issues raised by the other skits, however, are not as weighty, nor are they expounded as clearly...
DIRECTOR DOWNEY conceived the idea for A Womb of One's Own last year when she read Lamb's play. The results should encourage future feminist productions to match the quality of substance and performance achieved by this cast in "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" for many other women's issues need to be confronted on the stage as well as in other media...
Just around the corner, you can enjoy more authentic Greek cuisine in the heart of New York's "miracle mile of fast food." Gyro, the Big Apple's version of a Mediterranean McDonald's makes the world-famous Gyron sandwich. It's grilled lamb wrapped in pita bread and packed with lettuce, tomatoes and onions, sprinkled with paprika and the mysterious special sauce that adds a kick to the dish. It looks like an ice cream cone with meat on top the way they wrap it up, and it's a sure fire delight...
...final segment of the play, the son's hands are crimsoned by the blood of a lamb he has just slaughtered. He has not been washed clean in the blood of the lamb, for the animal was maggoty, like the family. Despite this strained symbolic ending, Shepard has fashioned a play of eloquent intensity, whirlwind farce and resonantly poignant insight. The cast all get A's. The ensemble work they do can not be matched off-Broadway...