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...premise of Stephen, Scott??s Son, the new Phyllis Anderson Prize-winning play by Michael M. Ragozzino ’01, is rather unlikely. It turns out that there is only one mind behind all of the “great” (or even merely good) artistic works of the twentieth century. Picasso? Gershwin? Hemingway? Updike? The list goes on and on, and all of their work was actually produced by one Scott Anderson, who will die on his 183rd birthday. (The longevity is hereditary, but not in the way you think...
...actual substance of the play, although the script apparently began as “a short story, a writer’s attempt to come to terms with the somewhat old notion that there is nothing new under the sun,” says Ragozzino in the program. Stephen, Scott??s Son is another collaboration between Ragozzino and director Andrew Boch ’02, who staged Ragozzino’s In Between O’Clock last spring. What saves this production from its unlikely starting point and its unnecessarily long duration (running way over its supposed...
...insightful comment on how we define artistic greatness and bestow fame, it actually takes something away from the ambitious discussion of our desire for those things. The precarious arrangement behind which Scott has hidden his genius from the outside world is all about to come undone, two days before Scott??s 183rd birthday. In pursuit of relative peace and anonymity, Anderson has traditionally had so-called artists, like writers F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway, sign contracts where they get all the credit and half the money if they just keep their mouths shut. The problem...
This, of course, seems like a terrible idea to Scott??s son. Stephen is already dealing with his own need for recognition (his hopes are riding on his latest attempt, an off-Broadway play), so having to deal with his father’s sudden desire for fame is a bit much for him. The twists, turns and complications that ensue are too numerous and tedious to fully recount here, but the major point is that the action hinges on two choices. Will Scott actually go through with it and reveal his secret to the world? And will...