Word: sidman
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Instead, the action is driven forward by the manipulation of voices, both onstage and off. Microphones are a favorite toy for this post-modern pair, who use them with studied playfulness. Sarah Sidman's disembodied voice as Cecile, Merteuil's niece, is an eerie relief and complement to the often static physical dynamics between Brown and Hopkins. Richard Nash's direction is at its best in his manipulation of voice and particular props, such as a book which figures in their games. The care that Nash takes with these elements helps to make up for some of the glaring gaps...
Aron's writing is at times uninspired. "He's dead! Oh God, I'm so sorry," declares the Siamese Twin, Ms. Tokatok (Sarah Sidman) upon killing her other half, Mr. Pokapok (Winsome Brown). Or the hungry sister: "Please pity us, we have hungered, we have no home...
Another interesting idea whose significance is unclear is the race and gender reversals among the cast. Actress Cori Lynn Peterson is cast as boy mechanic Billy Biker, Stranger's sidekick. Japanese Mr. Yamarama is played by Bryan Van Gorder, a white actor. "Frank" and "Hank" (Sarah Sidman and Vonnie Roemer) are two valley-girl types wearing black sunglasses and neon bolero tops...
Written by Joe Orton, What the Butler Saw describes the antics of a marginally professional psychiatrist, Dr. Prentice (Michael Mayo), who gets caught trying to seduce a prospective secretary, Geraldine Barclay (Daniela Raz). The ensuing squabbles with his wife (Sarah Sidman) and mis-timed efforts to hide his adultery draw the promiscuous psychoanalyst into a frustrating cycle of cross-dressing and duplicity...
Warranties are partially a public relations effort aimed at changing business's jaundiced view of education. "Employers see it as a positive indication that a public agency is willing to be held accountable," says Bernard Sidman, superintendent of the Plymouth-Carver school district, where high school graduates last year began receiving three-year warranties along with their diplomas. But there are benefits for schools too. Teachers, for example, like the idea as a show of confidence in their abilities. The hope is that students will feel the same. At Plymouth-Carver, average Scholastic Aptitude Test scores have shot...