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...Sturgess stars as an MIT student with aspirations to Harvard Medical School...
...most memorable profiles are those of Dot Robinson, an 82-year-old who refuses to ride anything but a girlie-pink Harley, and of Jaqui Sturgess, a Madison Avenue lesbian who rides not only to live but also in order to challenge societal constructs of femininity. The great thing about Dot (besides the lipstick holder attached to her bike's rearview mirror) is that she is completely unaware of her own place in the annals of feminist history, even though she rode a bike long before our mamas were born. "I was a woman in a man's world...
...movingly stylized and austere show, using Gilbert Murray's not too satisfactory translation (Yeats' is no better; there is still need for a truly actable translation). Barry Morse, whose forte is high comedy, made an admirable Oedipus, but he could not plumb the depths of his final scene. Sydney Sturgess was badly miscast as Jocasta; but Ellis Rabb acted as cathartic a Tiresias as one is ever likely to see. The corporate delivery of the Chorus of Elders lacked rhythmic precision...
...other supporting roles are also extremely well handled. There is not one bad performance. But particularly fine are Hayward Morse (son of Barry Morse) and George Connolly as Michael and John Darling; Samuel Waterson and Charles Lewes at Tootles andSlightly, two orphan children; and Sydney Sturgess as Mrs. Darling. Chase Crosley makes a warm Wendy, though she is a bit too mature for the role. Gus Solomons, Jr. doubled nicely as Nana, the St. Bernard "nurse," and the crocodile who snapped off Captain Hook's right hand. His choreography, however, is rather colorless and insufficiently rehearsed...
Chase Crosley makes a sweet and loving Stella. As a matter of fact, she seems to be the only character who is allowed to have any compassion for anything. Sydney Sturgess and Ralph Drischell provide some humorous moments, particularly in their raucous offstage fight, which is highlighted by Miss Humphrey's perfectly timed question, "Did he kill...