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...have the most difficult job in a play otherwise filled with absurd, broadly-played comedic characters, but he handles the portrayal with ease and a unique brand of wit and ingenuity.Among the ridiculous and idiotic, Steven Dyer might have the flashier role with his over-the-top Count Gregor Yousekevitch, but it is the Zubritsky parents, Lenya (Dorothy Ahle) and the Doctor (Peter Cosmas Sofronas), who nearly steal the show. The two share an effortless rhythm and sharp comedic timing that help them pull off some of the more absurd one-liners and gags. All of the actors use convincing...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: F.U.D.G.E. Make 'Fool'ish Show Fun | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...young teacher Leon Tolchinsky (Benajah Cobb), arrives in Kulyenchikov to assume his new post. He gradually learns of the curse and quickly falls in love with Sophia Zubritsky (Andrea Burke) Tolchinsky has twenty four hours in which a been be lifted only in Sophia marries the repellent Count Gregor Yousekevitch (Robert Kane). In cliched though sometimes amusing fashion Tolchinsky fails Disaster is averted however when after Sophia tells him that she no longer accepts the validity of the curse Tolchinsky claims to belong to the Yousekevitch family. The townspeople accept Leon's assertion, and after Leon's and Sophia...

Author: By John P. Oconnor, | Title: Village Idiots | 4/24/1984 | See Source »

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