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...could they ever find anything better than this?" says Detroit Manager Sparky Anderson, who is sitting outside an enclosed batting cage enjoying the sound of ash and cowhide and the sight of veterans Darrell Evans and Alan Trammell gathering scattered baseballs, like mushrooms, to reload Iron Mike. The pitching machine is run by Coach Billy Consolo, Anderson's best childhood friend, the boy who 40 years ago in Los Angeles helped him steal all of Trumpeter Harry James' baseball equipment...
...Billy," the manager calls conspiratorially into the cage, "did Harry James have equipment...
When the lights in the Quincy Cage come up on Tom, with the frozen figures of Amanda, Laura and Jim in the background, the audience is immediately captivated by the intensity of their expressions. As the other characters remain stationary, Tom begins to tell the heartbreaking story of his sister Laura and his mother Amanda, who spend most of their lives trapped in illusion...
...wonderful performance as Tom, the highlight of which is when Amanda confronts Tom about his job at the warehouse. Hainsworth exercises amazing control as he begins his speech in a conversational tone and then gradually builds the emotion in his voice to a powerhouse level which reverberates through the Cage and reduces the audience to silent admiration. In this one speech he is able to communicate his raging inner conflict between his loyalties to his mother and to his own desires...
...small space in the Cage and the illusion themes that run throughout the play, Giani's choice to have the actors mime objects like the telephone, the door and utensils is a good one. All of the cast members, however, need a little practice miming. Sometimes the slamming of the door or the use of forks at dinner do not seem quite realistic...