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...play is set in 1665. The King has deserted plague stricken London, leaving Sir John Lawrence (Colin Stokes), Lord Mayor of London, to procure doctors and sign certificates granting leave from the city. Dr. Edward Harmon's (Michael Stone) forces him to stay in the city despite the increasing danger. John Graunt (Brad Rouse) examines the Bills of Mortality and compiles statistics which he believes will help combat the plague. Rouse is incredibly sincere; he makes his troubles immediate. As the play's narrator, Rouse's performance is enthusiastic and solicitous of the audience's sympathy--it gives the show...
Representing the conflicting factions of state and church are Sir John, the Lord's Mayor of London, and Rev. Thomas Vincent. Sir John is purportedly one who profits from others' misfortunes and yet his character is too loosely constructed to deal with this paradox. He never articulates his motivations. In the many scenes devoted to bureaucratic rigors, the squabbling drones...
...refreshing breath of foppery comes from Lord Brounker (Mike Efron). An envoy to the King, he brings both good and bad news to Sir John. Fabulously beribboned in pink, Brounker is a starlet who wags his opulence in the face of the sick and the desperate. Literally a pink triangle, his effeminate manner and costuming furnish a witty reminder of the politics of our own age. Efron brings just the right delicate edge to make his performance stand...
...some time, sir, your opinion on this warchanged," the man continued in a steady but angryvoice. "Why did McNally [a man in his battalion]die when you knew this war was a mistake? Why didyou remain silent...
When McNamara responded the veteran should readthe book to find that out, he cried, "Sir!"McNamara replied, "Wait a minute! Shut...