Word: swados
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Dates: during 1985-1985
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...college of songs and monologues, Runaways originated in 1975 as a collaboration between author composer-director Elizabeth Swado, and actual runaways or "problem" children many of whom eventually appeared in the New York production. Swados--and the cast-succeeded in conveying the distinctive power of their perspectives and stories, but such an approach remains hard to transfer to a production by students, especially those restricted in both time and experience. The script does not develop the characters; it assumes their previous formation, and the actors in this production seem forced to bear their souls on cue, drawing on little consonant...
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