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...explanation for the contradictory voting patterns is that controlling growth has become a motherhood issue for political candidates: no one dare oppose it. "Nobody in his right mind stands up and says, 'I'm the pro-growth candidate,' even when he is," notes San Diego campaign consultant Thomas Shepard. Voters themselves are of two minds about development. "We're schizophrenic about growth," admits Peggy Rubach, the mayor of Mesa, Ariz., a Phoenix suburb whose population has nearly doubled, to 290,000, in the past 10 years. "We want the jobs, but we don't want the problems that come with...
...menu is simple but nutritious: fillet of trout meuniere, accompanied by steamed red potatoes, glazed beets and stir-fried vegetables. Sixteen students clad in double-breasted white cook's blouses take notes as chef Kathy Shepard begins her lecture at one of eight stoves in the crowded kitchen. "I want to see lots of colors on the plates," she says of the stir-fry. "Put in garlic if you want. That will be your outlet for creativity today." Then she picks up a slab of fish and shows how to ready it for the saute pan. After the demonstration...
Like many of Shepard's plays, A Lie of the Mind is set in the American West. This play takes a close look at the horror of wife abuse and its effect on two families. Jake (Ian Lithgow), driven by jealousy, beats his wife, Beth (Bina Martin), to a pulp and leaves her for dead. Confused and scared, Jake returns home to his mother, Lorraine (Jacque line Hayes) and sinks into a deep depression...
Director Woody Hill proves that minimalism can be successful. The Working Title Repertory Company's production of Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind is scarce on props and features a bare-bones set. But creative directing and sophisticated acting combine with a masterful script to make the repertory company's debut truly memorable...
...Mind a theatrical gem. Every performer seems to spit out a Western drawl with ease. Martin's character is particularly demanding because Beth is physically as well as verbally handicapped, and Martin performs as though her disability is real. Hayes handles the fast-paced rhythm of Shepard's dialogue almost flawlessly and commands the audience's attention every time she appears on stage. And Jeanne Simpson is convincing as Beth's airheaded but well-intentioned mother...