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That Day, written and directed by Timothy Mayer '66, is a fine poem but a bad play in its present form. Mayer's verse is always economical and occasionally strong. Too often, though, it is overly economical: Mayer sometimes tries to cram so many levels of meaning into a single line that none of them comes through when the line is spoken, however clear it may be as written verse. There is practically no action in the play, and hardly any conversation to replace it. Instead, the play is a string of long speeches virtually unbroken by interludes of dialogue...
...Mayer assumes, mistakenly, that his audience will be familiar with the story of Francesca and Paolo, and will be prepared to concentrate on his verse without having to worry about following the plot. Since the play is quite comprehensible and interesting as poetry if one knows the story it uses as a jumping-off point, the audience should have been provided with mimeographed synopocs. (This will probably be done tonight...
...worth repeating that this is basically a workshop performance of a play that is not yet in its final form, a truly experimental production rather than a conventional play in a small theatre. It is likely that changes will have been made by tonight's performance, since Mayer and his actors are willing to learn from experience. The value of the Experimental Theatre lies in exactly this sort of innovation...
While the lead parts are all smooth and almost over-polished, some of the minor characters actually add a great deal of the life and spark. John Williams is a fine horse trainer, Robert Lanchester a stately, ageing butler, and Timothy Mayer a wonderful Old Family Servant who often draws as many laughs as any of the principles. Laura Esterman was quite impressive as Philip's aged, senile mother...
...production the second week of the season is a new one act drama in verse by Timothy S. Mayer, That Day They Read Of It No More. Mayer will direct his play, a masque with music based on a Dante legend. Koelb will also produce this play, which will be presented Sunday, July 14, Monday and Tuesday evenings...