[NEohioPAL]Cesear's Forum WORLD/GREEN Perspectives

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Cesear=E2=80=99s Forum is nearing its completion of the Joseph Chaikin/Sam S=
hepard=20
collaborative play, WHEN THE WORLD WAS GREEN (A Chef=E2=80=99s Fable), throu=
gh March=20
18th  (Friday & Saturdays only) at Kennedy=E2=80=99s Down Under, Playhouse S=
quare Center.=20
 (216) 241-6000.  In a prison cell, an old chef turned murderer, Glenn=20
Colerider, and a young female reporter, Kristie J. Lang, probe and cajole ea=
ch other=20
for the truth about each other.  Here are some written perspectives on the=20
play, production and company:
=20
=E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6it=E2=80=99s a play about myth =E2=80=93 how humans shape=20=
and are shaped by it.  In an=20
encounter between an old chef and a young reporter, it explores humanity=E2=
=80=99s most=20
deep-rooted psychological themes=E2=80=A6with a penetrating Glenn Colerider=20=
as the=20
chef and Kristie J. Lang as the guarded reporter.=E2=80=9D  =E2=80=93Carolyn=
 Jack, The Cleveland=20
Plain Dealer, 02/06/06
=20
=E2=80=9CIn Chaikin=E2=80=99s words, his work with Shepard was =E2=80=98thou=
ght music.=E2=80=99  That=E2=80=99s an=20
apt term to describe this one act memory play, which has richly lyrical,=20
sensuous descriptions of both childhood memories and food=E2=80=A6even the w=
ay Colerider=20
slowly peels a mango is entrancing.  As lovely as this dreaminess may be, on=
e=20
must wonder what Chaikin and Shepard=E2=80=99s message is in this play?  As=20=
in any=20
fable, what is the moral point?  Are they warning about the destructive forc=
es of=20
obsessive revenge and advocating forgiveness?  Are they speaking out against=
=20
war?  Or both?=E2=80=9D =20
-Kerry Clawson, Akron Beacon Journal, 02/13/06  =20
=20
=E2=80=9CThe playwrights are so intent on mining the symbolic dimensions of=20=
these=20
characters that they leave large boulders of incredulity in the audience=E2=
=80=99s path,=20
forgetting that even fables must have their own internal logic=E2=80=A6This=20=
unreality=20
is further heightened by Michael A. Larochelle=E2=80=99s set, which presents=
 a plywood=20
cell with a curtain for a door =E2=80=93 not exactly up to Oz code for maxim=
um=20
security.  If disbelief can be set aside, the elliptical recollections penne=
d by=20
Chaikin and Shepard are lush and resonant=E2=80=A6Glenn Colerider delivers a=
 profound=20
sense of quietly resigned exhaustion=E2=80=A6Kristie J. Lang is almost as in=
visible as=20
the playwrights intend her to be.=E2=80=9D  =E2=80=93Christine Howey, Scene,=
 02/8-14/06
=20
=E2=80=9CAs presented by Cesear=E2=80=99s Forum, the two-character one-act c=
onsists of an=20
episodic series of interviews of a death-row inmate in his cell by a young=20
female reporter, interspersed with discrete monologues from each that voice=20=
their=20
unspoken memories and feelings=E2=80=A6the piece=E2=80=A6is determinedly ell=
iptical and=20
referential, repeatedly demonstrating the imprecision of language and the fo=
gginess=20
of memory.  Admirably countering the murkiness of the text, Greg Cesear=20
directs with a clean, unfussy touch, and benefits from the equally spare tec=
hniques=20
of Glenn Colerider and Kristie Lang.  At the age of nearly four score,=20
Colerider continues to be a marvel of energy, enthusiasm and clarity=E2=80=
=A6Lang is=20
blissfully unindulgent=E2=80=A6and displays a direct-gaze simplicity that is=
 both commanding=20
and appealing.  One thing that can reliably be said about the doughty Cesear=
=E2=80=99s=20
Forum:  When you descend those steps into its basement home, you=E2=80=99re=20=
guaranteed=20
to find a theatrical something unavailable anywhere else.=E2=80=9D =20
-James Damico, Cleveland Free Times, 02/8-14/06=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman" size=3D3>Cesear=E2=80=99s Forum is nearing its completion of the Josep=
h Chaikin/Sam Shepard collaborative play, WHEN THE WORLD WAS GREEN <I>(A Che=
f=E2=80=99s Fable)</I>, through March 18<SUP>th</SUP><SPAN style=3D"mso-spac=
erun: yes">  </SPAN>(Friday & Saturdays only) at Kennedy=E2=80=99s=20=
Down Under, Playhouse Square Center.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
 </SPAN>(216) 241-6000.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>In a=20=
prison cell, an old chef turned murderer, Glenn Colerider, and a young femal=
e reporter, Kristie J. Lang, probe and cajole each other for the truth about=
 each other.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Here are some wr=
itten perspectives on the play, production and company:</FONT></P>
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=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=
=3D"Times New Roman">=E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6it=E2=80=99s a play about myth =E2=
=80=93 how humans shape and are shaped by it.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: ye=
s">  </SPAN>In an encounter between an old chef and a young reporter, i=
t explores humanity=E2=80=99s most deep-rooted psychological themes=E2=80=
=A6with a penetrating Glenn Colerider as the chef and Kristie J. Lang as the=
 guarded reporter.=E2=80=9D<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN><=
I>=E2=80=93Carolyn Jack, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, 02/06/06</I></FONT></FO=
NT></P>
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=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=
=3D"Times New Roman">=E2=80=9CIn Chaikin=E2=80=99s words, his work with Shep=
ard was =E2=80=98thought music.=E2=80=99<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&n=
bsp; </SPAN>That=E2=80=99s an apt term to describe this one act memory play,=
 which has richly lyrical, sensuous descriptions of both childhood memories=20=
and food=E2=80=A6even the way Colerider slowly peels a mango is entrancing.<=
SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>As lovely as this dreaminess=20=
may be, one must wonder what Chaikin and Shepard=E2=80=99s message is in thi=
s play?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>As in any fable, what=
 is the moral point?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Are they=
 warning about the destructive forces of obsessive revenge and advocating fo=
rgiveness?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Are they speaking=20=
out against war?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Or both?=E2=
=80=9D<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"=
><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><I>-Kerry Clawson, Akron Beac=
on Journal, 02/13/06</I><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">   </SPA=
N></FONT></FONT></P>
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=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=
=3D"Times New Roman">=E2=80=9CThe playwrights are so intent on mining the sy=
mbolic dimensions of these characters that they leave large boulders of incr=
edulity in the audience=E2=80=99s path, forgetting that even fables must hav=
e their own internal logic=E2=80=A6This unreality is further heightened by M=
ichael A. Larochelle=E2=80=99s set, which presents a plywood cell with a cur=
tain for a door =E2=80=93 not exactly up to <I>Oz</I> code for maximum secur=
ity.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>If disbelief can be set=20=
aside, the elliptical recollections penned by Chaikin and Shepard are lush a=
nd resonant=E2=80=A6Glenn Colerider delivers a profound sense of quietly res=
igned exhaustion=E2=80=A6Kristie J. Lang is almost as invisible as the playw=
rights intend her to be.=E2=80=9D<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </=
SPAN><I>=E2=80=93Christine Howey, Scene, 02/8-14/06<o:p></o:p></I></FONT></F=
ONT></P>
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=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=
=3D"Times New Roman">=E2=80=9CAs presented by Cesear=E2=80=99s Forum, the tw=
o-character one-act consists of an episodic series of interviews of a death-=
row inmate in his cell by a young female reporter, interspersed with discret=
e monologues from each that voice their unspoken memories and feelings=E2=
=80=A6the piece=E2=80=A6is determinedly elliptical and referential, repeated=
ly demonstrating the imprecision of language and the fogginess of memory.<SP=
AN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Admirably countering the murkin=
ess of the text, Greg Cesear directs with a clean, unfussy touch, and benefi=
ts from the equally spare techniques of Glenn Colerider and Kristie Lang.<SP=
AN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>At the age of nearly four score=
, Colerider continues to be a marvel of energy, enthusiasm and clarity=E2=
=80=A6Lang is blissfully unindulgent=E2=80=A6and displays a direct-gaze simp=
licity that is both commanding and appealing.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: ye=
s">  </SPAN>One thing that can reliably be said about the doughty Cesea=
r=E2=80=99s Forum:<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>When you d=
escend those steps into its basement home, you=E2=80=99re guaranteed to find=
 a theatrical something unavailable anywhere else.=E2=80=9D<SPAN style=3D"ms=
o-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-INDENT: 81pt"><=
FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><I>-James Damico, Cleveland Fre=
e Times, 02/8-14/06</I><SPAN style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></FONT></FON=
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