Word: vanderryn
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Dates: during 1986-1986
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...play opens with Candor and Glamiss (Dan Buchanan) resolving to stage a rebellion against the Archduke Duncan (Danny Vanderryn). Whitney and Buchanan carry themselves with the kind of frantic nervousness of the classroom cut-up you'll remember from high school; they generate their fair share of laughs, but you can forget about the illusion of reality...
...suited for the role and commands a reasonable stage presence--but like most of the cast, he lacks depth. Valiulis' performance is as flat as a day-old Coke, and he is constantly and annoyingly brushing the hair out of his eyes. The best of the male cast is Vanderryn as Duncan, the cowardly archduke whose motto seems to be "safety first." Stupid but vengeful enough to keep power, Duncan laughingly orders the slaughter of thousands of enemy troops, a prelude to the hilariously stupid ballon-decapitation scene...
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