Word: sheanshang
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...only is he madly ridiculous in his quivering intensity as the mad poet, he is incredibly coordinated as he juggles--with three balls, mind you--or somersaults or tweaks noses with a paddle-ball. He and his comrade the Captain (Michael Farrell) are rescued from hunger by Leander (George Sheanshang) and Crispin (Warren Motley), who have established credit with the Innkeeper (Richard Anderson) by means of fancy clothes and fancy talk. Motley is a sleek, clever confidence man, putting it over on everybody, even his friend Leander, who in the end turns against his sneaky wiles. Leander, the ostensible hero...
Another fortunate casting choice is George Sheanshang as Leonidik, the poet. In the first act, he makes the perfect budding writer--soft voice, gay eyes, fluent hand motions. When, in the third act, the gaiety turns sour, Sheanshang becomes a horrible figure of pathetic impotency...