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...says, “and I casted students who could bring something unique to the final production.” Madoff notes that Stone is skilled in bringing out the best in his cast. “Adam is remarkably good at extracting from the script??and from...
That camaraderie was especially important in a movie without a huge star in the cast. “A lot of this movie lives and dies on the chemistry of the cast,” said Evans, “Even if the script??s great and the director’s great, if you don’t care about the characters and the relationships they have with one another then I think we missed the ball...
Compared to what is to come, however, this opening sequence is practicallynormal. Moments into the performance Margaret C. Kerr ’13, playing Leah, interrupts the play-within-a-play with an abrupt “Stop! Do my play!” before handing the manager a script??successfully hijacking the evening...
...accustomed to it,” by-and-large settle into their roles. Ilker Oztop GSAS ’12 , in particular, stands out playing both Leah’s husband and her son. The hip-gyrating, dance routine that introduces the son exemplifies his performance, elevating the script??s ludicrous dialogue to even more absurd heights with a frenzied, hyperkinetic energy. Kerr, too, handles her challengingly multifaceted role with panache, navigating dramatic peaks without overplaying them...
...pertinence to college students, places Clive firmly in the central role, but the other four cast members provide ample support. Koo has exceptional chemistry with Kramer, and Perron affects the earnest but obviously artificial upper-class airs of Louise with panache. While the cast occasionally misses the script??s dramatic peaks, especially in the slow-boiling first act, by the play’s climatic moments they’ve settled into their characters. As the simmering tension finally explodes, Madoff and DaSilva in particular provide a deeply affecting finale that gets the play’s significant...