Word: roleplaying
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...multitude of different endings. And some trickery is afoot in Damsels (directed by the author). In play No. 1, GamePlan, a disturbing drama of teenage prostitution turns into a hide-the-corpse farce; in play No. 2, FlatSpin, a lonely-gal romance becomes a spy thriller; and in RolePlay a meet-the-parents dinner comedy morphs into a piercing study of social class...
...Obvious Rule No. 1" Ayckbourn admonishes: "Never look down on comedy or regard it as the poor cousin of drama." Both GamePlan and RolePlay make this case to devastating effect. In the first, a 16-year-old's determination to raise funds through prostitution is made more harrowing by the sight of her tearfully shy friend dressed as a brothel maid. Her exaggerated make-up and outfit provoke laughter - and unease...
...trickier in other courses. More than 55 companies have each paid a minimum $6,300 to send more than 10,000 salesmen through the 25-hour "professional selling skills" course. In small groups of six or so, the pitchmen analyze realistic, tape-recorded selling situations, then break off for "roleplay" sessions with "pretend" customers. The students soon overcome what Xerox's Ted Lee says is the salesmen's major hangup: "Most salesmen hate to ask for a final sales commitment because they are afraid of getting turned down...