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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Directed by Fred Pletcher...
...only thing that mars these otherwise solid performances is the actors' tendency to adopt a certain gesture or mannerism and repeat it over and over, as if Director Fred Pletcher had told his cast that nervous tics make characters more human. As a result, Raphael slicks his hair back, Hurewitz stammers like James Stewart, Paulus taps her foot, Bader walks around with her hands folded in her lap, and Tolins picks the wax out of his ear with his pinky and bellows, "Hehhehhehheh," like Jackie Gleason snapping at Audrey Meadows. All this becomes annoying quickly...
Other fans had a more humorous attitude while waiting. "I'm hoping to get the front row. I love Elvis Costello," quipped Fred R. Pletcher...
Directed by Fred Pletcher...
Literary merit, however, is not the only reason to see this play. The Lowell House production sustains this long and difficult tragedy with surprising effectiveness. Thanks to the direction of Fred Pletcher, variations in lighting, vocal volume and pacing give much needed energy to what could easily be four monotonous hours...