Word: play
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Frayn begins Noise Off brilliantly--for several minutes Heather Gunn, who plays the actress Dotty Otley, who plays housekeeper Mrs. Clackett in Nothing On, occupies the stage, nonsensically mumbling about sardines and trying to answer a telephone at the same time. It is only minutes later, with the entrance of the director of Nothing On, that the audience understands that Noise Off is about the rehearsal of another play...
Early in the play, Dallas gets into a tiff with Garry Lejune (Donivan Barton), who plays Nothing On's furtive Roger Tramplemain; they disagree about why Tramplemain must complete a certain stage direction. Barton is amusing with his inarticulate show of righteous anger, but most of the laughs come from Zelman's deadpan delivery. Dallas' reaction to Tramplemain's tantrum exemplifies his feeling toward his cast: "I'm starting to know what God felt like, sitting outside in the darkness, creating the world: He was very happy that He'd taken His valium...
...fake orders, which include the forged signature of Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), were not a hit among students who received them. "I don't know if they're trying to play with people's minds, but I think this was very irresponsible," said Jeremy B. Dann '92, who received a notice...
...Cornell dominated play," Riley said. "We just had outstanding goaltending and we got the breaks...
...good metaphor for The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail is the scenery used: sparse and effective, but a little empty. The play takes place on a stage bare except for the two beds in the prison cell, which sometimes turn into benches, and a chair or two, which are sometimes used as a boat. And these are sufficient...