Word: lanford
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...HRDC mainstage production of Lanford Wilson’s Balm in Gilead (directed by Scott Zigler, co-directed by Ben D. Margo ’04) is solid, entertaining, and professional theater. Set in ‘an all-night coffee shop on Upper Broadway in New York City, October 1965’ Gilead offers a snapshot of a grimy metropolis populated by lowlifes and outcasts, all struggling to make a living and deal with the sadness of their lives. In the middle of the mess of it all, a young prostitute and a reluctant pusher find each other...
...small gripe: it is necessary, for ethical reasons, to display the playwright’s name on the cover of a playbill. Though Lanford Wilson’s work is a little forgettable, this practice should be observed nonetheless, and Gilead’s staff should follow through on their evident commitment to professional production values and reprint their playbills accordingly...
...audience members do not disappear during Two Ex-Smokers, they are rewarded with theater which steadily increases in its quality. The next show, Ludlow Fair by Lanford Wilson, follows an evening in the life of Rachel (Elizabeth Marie Hanson), a twenty-something with a history of bad relationships. The evening in question finds Rachel, fearing she is going crazy and chatting with her roommate and confidant, Agnes (Rushing...
...Lanford Wilson...
...Time Goes By - Tony Bennett 2. Fascination - Nat "King" Cole 3. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Platters 4. Yesterday - Beatles 5. Crying - Roy Orbison 6. American Pie - Don McLean 7. If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley 8. Till There Was You - Beatles (written by Lanford Willson, from "The Music Man") 9. Young Girl - Union Gap 10. Everyday - Buddy Holly...