Word: metier
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Shelley Berman, who broke through to mainstream success, was in awe of Mike , Nichols and enamored of Elaine May. Nichols, a struggling Method actor from New York City, found his metier in improvised comedy and a partner, a lover and a nemesis in May. Everyone at the Compass played for laughs, but of all the hothouse talent there, only Nichols, May and a few others turned out to be playing for keeps. The Compass foundered in conflicting ideologies and ended in a welter of mangled egos and bad feelings. But it pointed the way to a kind of comedic theater...