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...ring. The would-be actress was living with her mom in Jersey City, N.J., and laboring as an extra in movies like Summer of Sam; the thankless, anonymous work was wearing her out. Then she saw an ad in Back Stage for a Latina actress to portray a boxer in a new film. Rodriguez didn't box and had never auditioned for a speaking role in a movie before, but the ad intrigued her. "I thought, If I'm going to quit, I might as well give it a shot before I quit," Rodriguez says. "If you don't play...
...Futterman should also be praised for playing Charlie with a restraint and depth that are rare in most films. Though his character is gay, Futterman refuses to portray him as anything but a suffering human. In doing so, Futterman allows Charlie to become someone we can all identify with, further adding to the impact Urbania will have on its audiences...
...compromise of secret information. And he allowed Lee's lawyers to subpoena internal government documents that might shed light on whether racial profiling had been used to target Lee in the first place. Both rulings threatened to make a trial unpleasant for the government. Lee's lawyers planned to portray him as an unlikely spook, more bumbling and naive than clever and secretive, who had asked for a colleague's help in moving the files--curious tradecraft...
Although distracting and somewhat artificial by nature, the initial studio setup provides the audience with a unique opportunity to watch both the 'actors' and the radio personas they portray. Piece by piece, Benson then transitions the piece from radio drama to full-fledged stage production. It's a bit of a bumpy ride, but one worth taking to see the characters spring to life...
...compromise of secret information. And he allowed Lee's lawyers to subpoena internal government documents that might shed light on whether racial profiling had been used to target Lee in the first place. Both rulings threatened to make a trial unpleasant for the government. Lee's lawyers planned to portray him as an unlikely spook, more bumbling and naive than clever and secretive, who had asked for a colleague's help in moving the files - curious tradecraft...