Word: sustainability
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...what more winning combination--yet however lavish the praise it has garnered, a main part of this production's problems lie within the play itself. A full-scale production of it is simply too long. And even the much-touted tensile strength of its brilliant wordplay and verbosity cannot sustain such ceaseless action. Compounded with this intrinsic difficulty is director Jeff Melvoin's decision to present the play at a grinding, almost gesture-tableau pace. Muffled by the heavy directorial hand, ordered to understatement, most of the actors are left to gratuitous pouting and postured gestures. The only actor...
...that further help would merely prolong the killing without affecting the outcome and that the U.S. had neither a vital interest nor a commitment to either side in Cambodia's internal fighting. Defenders of aid echoed Ford's claim that the funds were needed to sustain the government troops until the rainy season, when a negotiated settlement could be sought, thus avoiding a "bloodbath" that might be inflicted by rampaging rebels. The Administration had also argued that failure to help a friendly government, even in a losing cause, would undermine faith in the U.S. from other allies elsewhere...
...nuns on a retreat. George is a certified public accountant (almost a religion to him) en route to working on a friend's income tax. She seems exhilarated, though considerably perturbed, while he quivers with guilt as he pulls on his trousers. They are much too decent to sustain an illicit affair and too happily married (or so they frequently and wholeheartedly insist) even to contemplate divorce. They do agree, however, to meet "same time, next year"-same bed-sort of like an annual college reunion...
...allegation, waking the dancing drones of the cast for this one number. But the cast doesn't stay awake long, probably because they're tired of parading around a stage. Most of the songs serve as an excuse to bring out the full chorus, and few of the melodies sustain or deserve such a stampede...
...played high school basketball with Dave Myers of UCLA, was recruited by UCLA and others to play basketball four years ago. There was no question last night that he still had that talent, but it was equally obvious that he was out of practice and unable to sustain the Lowell House attack alone...