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Another of the production's great moments comes when Giugliano, adorably clad in a nightshirt and cap, makes very tidy work of dubbing Don Quixote knight, though he must do it three times in order to get it to Greene's satisfaction...
...Though "Man of la Mancha" might be light, it's hardly simple. One can almost watch the script wander off in pursuit of deep philosophical riddles like "who was really the fool, Don Quixote, or the people that had no illusions?" or "which is really real? Wasserman's imagined Cervantes? Cervantes' imagined Quijano? Quijono's imagined Quixote? The play we are seeing, or the world outside...
...most part, though, Gfaller (who himself takes the role of an Inquisitor) manages to keep things light, showy and appropriately over...
Turkey was a different story, though. Unlike much of the Mediterranean in the summertime, where tourists are packed on beaches like sardines, Turkey was breathtakingly serene and surprisingly unadulterated. We lived for a week on the 75-foot sailing vessel Acanthus, navigating the incredibly calm, warm, clear waters of the Turkish coast. The sea in this region is dotted with tiny, mountainous islands covered with nothing but trees, rocks and, occasionally, goats. There are no giant hotels spoiling the landscape, and boats are certainly the preferred mode of transportation--most of the places we visited could be reached only...
...looked over the side of the truck and out over the cliff, I felt like I was going to throw up. At this point, Sugar, one of the pilots, asked me if I was scared. Managing my most sincere smile, I assured him that I wasn't. Even though I was on the verge of screaming WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! this wasn't a total lie. I was so consumed with my vision of the truck tumbling down the side of the cliff that I didn't have time to think about the trip down...