Word: staging
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...freedom from British rule. Flanagan follows the twists and turns from Kilpeder and Dublin to London and New York City. His settings, from Ardmor Castle to the local pub, are natural and unforced; the language of his characters hints at hidden poetry without breaking into showy lyricism or stage Irish: "Beyond the streaky window, the land opened out before us -- the wide, green fields of the midlands, the hills of Munster, a flashing glimpse of ruined keep, a manor house half hidden by plantation, the battered, roofless nave of a lost friary or monastery...
Rondeau said that the union wasn't pushing specific programs at this stage of the organizing drive "because [Harvard] is wealthy enough to give us anything we ask for." And, of course, the union wants more than just pay equity and parental leave...
...does that mean that the union will be a better representative of Harvard's workers? I'm not convinced and am especially concerned because, even at the present stage of the unionizing campaign, organizers openly state that they are more concerned with the power of the union than with the actual issues that are at stake...
...play's prickly virtues are recaptured in a spare staging by Director Arvin Brown at New Haven, Conn.'s, Long Wharf Theater. Hal Holbrook stars in the role Wilder sometimes enacted himself, as the Stage Manager or narrator of this funny valentine to the squandered joys of everyday life. Scoffing, moments after he enters, at those who feel a need for scenery, Holbrook commands the lowering of a couple of trellises halfheartedly entwined with flowers; an instant later, they are hauled back up out of sight. From then on, the actors proceed without props or sets save for a couple...
...bounds into the studio with a flurry of high-fives for his raucous fans. Once the show is under way, he paces the stage hungrily, a cigarette dangling from his knuckles and venom dripping from his toothy grin. Liberals are "Pablum pukers"; the current presidential candidates are "baboons." Guests or audience members who rile him are fair game for ripostes like "Don't be a smartass with me, punk," or an escort out the door. He ignites the crowd -- mostly young males who appear to be bused in from the stands of some local sports arena -- into bursts of cheering...