Word: parts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...demanded more compensation for their lab work. Eventually the university proved that their workload was in fact a necessary part of their education," Goetz says...
Zoole spends a lot of time saying and doing things that are calculated to be funny, and usually are. However, O'Keefe knows what parts to look for in his stereotype, and he telegraphs those parts so well that any lameness is overlooked. In one scene, Zoole throws vegetables (yes, vegetables) out of the window after his fleeing ex-girlfriend, shouting derogations that make up part of his terrific repertoire of one-liners. He then stops, turns away from the window, dejected, and says, "Life is a shit sandwich, and every day you take another bite." There...
...good straight man, strengthening O'Keefe's role with solid, if uninspired acting. While Vito is sometimes boring, he is the most believable character in the play. (Of course, given the competition...) Condon submerges himself in the character, so his accent and mannerisms are those of Vito. When the part requires him to convince the audience that he's homosexual (did I forget to mention that?), he pulls...
...worst part. The climax takes place at least 15 minutes before the end, and by now the audience knows exactly what will happen, so there is no suspense. Playwright James Kirkwood takes out the humor, so the audience is no longer interested. He leaves us inwardly saying, "End, end, end..." I hate that feeling, but leaving early would have been rude...
...hardest part of putting on Woody Allen's Play it Again, Sam is convincing the audience to accept that someone other than Woody himself can play the lead role and still make it funny. He'd better be good, we say to ourselves, choking our resentment, or we want Woody back...