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...porcine heroine of Henrietta, Pulitzer Prize-winner David Mamet's eponymous children's book, appeals to both children and adults alike. Since its publication this winter, it has proven popular in Cambridge--an employee of the Harvard Coop says the book continues to be a strong seller...
...fairness, this split between drama and literature is far from absolute. Playwrights as diverse (and widely performed) as Anton Chekhov, Samuel Beckett, and David Mamet are considered great writers in much the same way that Fyodor Dostoevsky, James Joyce, or Don DeLillo are highly regarded. But this doesn't erase the gulf between dramatic literature and other types of literature. Writing a play still seems fundamentally different than writing a novel or a poem for more than the obvious stylistic disparities. I have to believe there's still a lingering senseof this difference between work and play...
...position to be in. And in this position, rather than passing judgment on characters as we might in everyday life, we often find ourselves more accepting of other people's faults. Characters whom we might find repulsive were we to meet them on the street--Chekov's Trigorin or Mamet's Don in American Buffalo--take on a surprising pathos in the theater. Much of this is undoubtedly due to the skill of the playwrights, actors and directors involved, but I would argue that just as much of it is due to the fact that the audience...
...quick, stop-and-go language and the equally rapid change of tactics behind each line. Glengarry Glen Ross follows in the playwright's tradition of plays such as Sexual Perversity in Chicago and the Pulitzer Prize-winning American Buffalo, famous for the fast-paced, in-your-face language that Mamet prefers to call "poetry" rather than realism. Ruiz directs his cast according to Mamet's concept of "practical aesthetics," which emphasizes intention and reaction. The actor's mind must work quickly, switching from one tactic to another in order to get what he wants. Although there are moments where...
...beauty of Glengarry is that Mamet presents his characters not merely as the machinations they often portray, but as people with feelings, families, and vulnerabilities that are shared and exploited. Here the character of James Lingk (Joe Gfaller '00), is essential. As a reluctant client of Roma's, Gfaller's uneasiness and pitiable entreaties serve to reveal the cruelty of the system and all its deception...