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...Often the humor was a matter of timing, especially each time a new layer of plot was revealed. The moments of silence as David and Elizabeth waited to hear the click of the lock behind Chris as he left them alone for the first time in the evening made David??s explosive “fuck you” all the more rewarding...
...Different Strokes for Different Folks,” and “I ‘Know’ You, Biblical relations.” The game revealed that some modern scholars consider the relationship between David, a king of Israel, and Jonathan, the son of David??s predecessor Saul, to have been homoerotic. Another question asked contestants to name two popular Jewish dating Web sites. Jdate.com and Frumster.com—from the Yiddish word “frum,” meaning religiously observant—were acceptable answers. Topics also focused on more contemporary aspects...
...job—a remarkable venture for his usual laziness. Mogolov’s deadpan comedy was more likely to garner easy laughs; for instance, David claims that his biggest problem is that he is “a shmuck.” Mogolov’s portrayal of David??s lethargy was amusingly self-deprecating; although he did not have the weight of a deeply rooted pain to portray, he mastered David??s laziness with the nonchalant delivery of his jokes...
...music, directed by Dan Alterman, was well tailored to the personalities and growth of each character. Sara’s accompaniment was full of dark tones, whereas the modern instrumental music accompanying David??s scenes was lighter, more playful, and eminently suitable for his character. Kleinedler’s effective direction and blocking made good use of space, allowing the characters’ movements to become an essential, often comic part of their performances...
Ultimately, “Diptych” tells two stories of loss and anger. Despite both Sara’s and David??s difficult journeys of self-discovery, Alterman and Mogolov resoundingly evoked the power of using humor to overcome painful personal obstacles...