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Doubt on a Limb
Eras apart, A.R. Gurney and St. John Hankin find common spirit in class-conscious comedy by Michael Feingold June 13th, 2007 2:50 PM St. John Hankin (18691909),. . .
The Shallow End
MCC decides mounting another Neil LaBute play is a good idea by Garrett Eisler June 13th, 2007 2:58 PM Whatever his faults as a dramatist, Neil LaBute can usual. . .
Take Five
A fistful of one-acts at EST's annual marathon by James Hannaham June 13th, 2007 2:52 PM The producers of this year's Ensemble Studio Theatre play marathon have. . .
Doubt on a Limb
Eras apart, A.R. Gurney and St. John Hankin find common spirit in class-conscious comedy by Michael Feingold June 13th, 2007 2:50 PM St. John Hankin (18691909),. . .
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E-mail Impersonator
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Clubbed Thumb kicks off its annual Summerworks fest
by Angela Ashman
June 13th, 2007 2:56 PM
Most of us know to delete desperate e-mails from strangers begging for money. But in Karl Gajdusek's smart, entertaining Greedy, when well-to-do cardiologist Paul gets an e-mail from a woman offering millions of dollars in gold artifacts in return for the $100,000 needed to escape her evil brother, he takes the bait. Presented by the Obie-winning company Clubbed Thumb, Greedy is the first of three plays offered at this year's Summerworks festival (next up are Jordan Harrison's Amazons and Their Men and Amy Fox's One Thing I Like to Say Is).
Full of snappy, clever dialogue and, at times, laugh-out-loud comedy, the play successfully bounces along from one subplot to the next. While Paul (whose naiveté is perfectly portrayed by Dennis Fox) dreams of what he'll do with his money (Bora Bora!), the con artist, Kiera, is busy suckering her nice unemployed brother, Louis, into playing the bad guy. Meanwhile, Paul's sexy Bosnian trophy wife Tatiana plots to steal a baby from the hospital where Louis's mannish, Budweiser-loving wife Janet (the talented Kelly McAndrew) works as a security guard.
Drew Barr capably directs the solid six-member cast on a set that moves smoothly between Paul's Restoration Hardware–esque kitchen and Louis's raggedy apartment, among a few other locations. Gajdusek, though, relishes subtlety too much in his storytelling, skimping on character motivation and leaving some pertinent details frustratingly unanswered. But it happily all pays off in a nerve-wracking conclusion where lovable Louis and Janet, the least greedy of the group, surprisingly wind up holding all the dough. Too bad real life is rarely so just.
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Doubt on a Limb
Eras apart, A.R. Gurney and St. John Hankin find common spirit in class-conscious comedy by Michael Feingold June 13th, 2007 2:50 PM St. John Hankin (18691909),
The Shallow End
MCC decides mounting another Neil LaBute play is a good idea by Garrett Eisler June 13th, 2007 2:58 PM Whatever his faults as a dramatist, Neil LaBute can usual
Take Five
A fistful of one-acts at EST's annual marathon by James Hannaham June 13th, 2007 2:52 PM The producers of this year's Ensemble Studio Theatre play marathon have
Doubt on a Limb
Eras apart, A.R. Gurney and St. John Hankin find common spirit in class-conscious comedy by Michael Feingold June 13th, 2007 2:50 PM St. John Hankin (18691909),
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