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...backdrop for Centerville is so unconvincing that the actors frequently talk about going over to the fake bar to get a fake beer. The Mothers live perpetually in fake motel rooms, where they have long moral battles about whether or not to steal the fake bath towels. The town seems to be run by Rance Muhammitz (played by Theodore Bikel, a real actor), who is either a TV quiz show moderator or a Nazi officer or the devil. It's hard to tell which...
Adedeji has been pleasantly surprised at how well this limited arsenal has been working. "These backs get involved with the slightest fake, and I have to smile when I think what would happen if I tried the same things back in Nigeria," he said...
...play. Adedeji is very conscious of the teamwork required for a successful attack. "We get together and tell each other where we want to get the ball in certain situations. If I am coming down with Charlie. I know that he'll want the ball on the left. I fake my man to the right, drop the ball to the left, and then go towards the right goalpoast for the header," Adedeji said...
...performance is very pleasant. (As I'm a sucker for spirituals, even for fake-cheery ones. I found the Negro's (Leonard Easter's) "Feelin'Good" more than pleasant.) All the parts are essentially ham turns, and they're played until every last ounce of fat is caught. The choreography is, appropriately, elbow-swinging and gymnastic (except for a nice, modest ballet by Debbie Coleman). The new Leverett House Old Library Theater, with its small scale and wood panelling, is quite cozy--one enters through the stage, which is attractively cluttered with Jack Hanick's set: bright, upended trapezoid canvases...
...controversy arose because of a play in the first quarter in which Harvard cornerback Steve Golden tackled Pollock after he had handed off the ball. Pollock was running away from the direction of the play on a fake when he was tackled. On the next play, Pollock was injured and removed from the game...