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The entire audience becomes part of this set. They are seated at a table, given a bottle of wine, and after everyone has settled down the waiter starts humming and singing. This focus centers more and more on the one remaining empty table, which turns out to be the set...
What makes the Loeb show, directed by Sam Samuels, so pleasantly substantial is Samuels's choice of a setting--the lush flesh out the plot and characters with familiar details.
BUT THE GENERAL EASE pays off by letting every character expand from comic stereotype to reality, exploiting, to the full the scope and potential of Samuels's approach--not to mention the richness of the play itself. An unfunny Malvolio is inconceivable, but the part can easily become unbelievable or...
And just as the lyrics in the plays' songs sound more immediate and moving, not less, when set to popular arrangements, every facet of the play takes on more depth and reality as the open space and fresh setting give it room to breathe. Letting the script do the talking...
Then, too, there were rehearsals, which, not surprisingly, have overlapped more and more as opening nights approached. The Loeb is only so big, and when both shows rehearse every night, possibilities are limited. Observes Samuels. "There were a surprising number of nights when we were rehearsing the same scene in...