Word: talking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...whole, however. Simon avoids his usually relentless parade of quips. Chapter Two possesses none of the slick quality that mars some of his earlier plays, which made his characters sound like professional stand-up comedians, not believable human beings. Instead, the humor approaches the way people actually talk or joke, and even helps to crystallize one's impression of the characters. For example, the introductory scenes contrast her automatic efficiency with his numbed disorganization through jokes about the conditions of their respective apartments (her refrigerator is well-stocked, his contains "white bread turning into pumpernickel...
...never did use his telephone, but we had a fascinating talk about movies, extracts of which are printed here...
...what Vietnam did to America. He follows the lives of five Russian-American steelworker friends in a small Ohio valley town, while remaining largely true to actual events. This ground-level view is contrived at first--for instance, the actors are awkward and reckless with their guns, and they talk a little like displaced New Yorkers--but the emotional strength of the story wins the audience. Robert DeNiro carries the movie with the intensity of that inner distance he has copyrighted, and the supporting cast crystallizes and meshes perfectly around him. In the end, it doesn't matter that this...
...Antonio they talk about the Ice Man, George Gervin, a guy who could score 30 points in a game while passing for comatose. Curry's "ice" is a little more transparent, for a hard-working ever-caring person lies underneath the cool poise of the athlete...
AFTER THE SHOW, as the lights go up, Krieger invites the audience to talk to any of the cast and crew. People stay finally reading their programs. Several quotes connecting isolation and women's liberation, with the need for people to share their lives in order to "destroy the conditions of their common oppression..." The message brought by paper mache clouds and the jux-taposition of the plays starts to become clear. When asked about the set, Krieger said that it was supposed to create a slightly threatening environment. Only then does it make sense, but during the performance...