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Litman brings energy, exuberance, and a somewhat different interpretation to the part. He portrays Nick as slightly more wise-ass and more adult, though he too suffers from a too rapid and mumbled delivery at the play's outset. He improves quickly and is especially good at reacting to Miller adding more grimaces and physical schtick to the role...
Ames as Sandy perfects a somewhat prim and precise nasal tone as the fumbling but concerned social worker. She is especially effective when embarassed or clumsy, although occasionally her wide-eyed tone is a bit unconvincing. A marvelous scene ensues after Sandy spends the night at Murray's apartment. She dresses nervously behind a partition, and exchanges banalities about coffee slogans to cover her insecurity about the relationship. Ames also stands out in the scene where her fellow caseworker stalks out, as she futilely tries to pick up the folders which keep dropping out of her hands. The director...
Bruce P. Cranston's fine direction is evident throughout the show in the establishment of the fast pace and quick pick-up of cues essential to good comedy. The blocking is generally excellent, and the comic scenes are very well-conceived. One of the rare problems is a somewhat distorted sound system--in a critical scene when Murray listens to his boss over an intercom systvm, the words are marred by static...
...dance, one to mime), are interesting but unwieldy. The cast seems unable to overcome the problems presented by this proliferation of main characters, although two of the three speaking leads and several strong supporting performances save the show. They make it an interesting, if somewhat weird, evening of theater...
With only five players returning from last year's team, which was ranked third in the country, the Crimson squad is young and somewhat inexperienced. Freshmen Mitch Reese and Peter Sidman are two of the newcomers who are trying to fill the empty spots...