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Johnny D's--17 Holland St, Davis Square, Somerville. 776-9667. Courage Brothers and Mind Over Matter on March 5. Shirley Lewis on March...
...close their program, the Callbacks did a humorous melange of TV theme songs that included The Muppet Show, Wonder Woman, Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days and Cheers (with the requisite "Sit Ubu Sit. Good...
...repressed Shirley Valentine, Tina Packer creates an entirely believable character. When Shirley repeatedly converses with her kitchen wall, Packer makes this habit normal. She pokes fun at Shirley while sympathizing with her. The result is a fascinating and funny character who is fully aware of the ludicrousness of her provincialism at the same time that she laments...
With this self-conscious sense of her character's relationship to the audience, Packer pulls off this one-woman, two-act monologue, completely told from her perspective. We watch Shirley change from a timid, untraveled housewife into a contented and sophisticated isle-dweller. The audience cheers at her awaited sexual self-discovery with Costos, a hip Greek bistro owner. We applaud her decision to make a new life for herself on the island. By the end, the audience completely identifies with Shirley's declaration that she has not run from life but has found...
...While Shirley Valentine is completely removed from the average angst-ridden undergrad, Shirley Valentine addresses the hopes and fears of everyone. Seeing Shirley grab the chance to live her life could shed light on your...