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Reyes cleverly skirted disaster on this outing. Peter Shaffer's script for The Private Ear rarely distinguishes itself from other "boy is too shy to get the girl" narratives, but the director chose three exceptional actors to portray the play's only characters...
...depths of the Adams House basement, Austin Grossman shares his vision of one man's mid-life crisis. His humorous, though often inconsistent, script is complemented by polished acting and directing. And flashes of strobe lighting add to the Uses of Enchantment...
Grossman's script has some delightfully lighthearted segments. Richard describes "the basic love equation"--"We set the value of love as an arbitrary constant...Figure has an affect sum as a real and not an integer of the domain zero less than L less than two." Later, when teaching Raymond to fight, Darryl explains, "Every human being is born able to hunt and kill to survive. But you don't see it much in the suburbs." Grossman's script captivates during these moments when the dialogue is not overtly philosophical...
Despite the script's trite monologues, pithy remarks on reaching adulthood redeem Raymond's believability. One such comment--"You've already been pulled in on one drunk driving charge and your girl-friend's pregnant and there's not much new on TV these days...
Thus, although the script drags in sections, it is saved by high quality acting, blocking and lighting. Grossman's numerous talents are displayed through his Uses of Enchantment...