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...mainly aspire, as James J. Marino '91 wrote in his letter on March 14, to "the honorable trade of college reviewers: helping readers decide how to spend their weekend." It would be shame if readers take our reviews as consumer guides, or as anything other than our careful observations of a certain production...
...Marino argued that 18 inches of news copy is not enough space to explain the ambitious goals of experimental theater, which he suggests "an undergraduate reviewer" cannot understand. But college reviewers--with adequate background--can grasp the elements of theater as well as any director...
...Marino also contended that plot summary in a review is useless, and discussing the themes and intentions of a play is gratuitous. But describing the content of a play makes a review coherent, and what is sometimes viewed as "plot summary" are often important illustrative details...
Both Antipholi are confidently played. Jim Marino as the Syracusean brother has greater stage presence and creates a more complex character than Karl Lampley. Lampley, as Antipholus of Ephesus, spends perhaps too much stage time being threatening...
...Marino's romancing of the naive and earnest Luciana (Shana N. Alexander) shines as one of the more masterful and controlled scenes in Comedy of Errors. The body language and reactions of both players are convincing, and the scene does not rely on the physical comedy so much of the play does...