[NEohioPAL] CJN "Vastly entertaining ‘Arms and the Man' at Actors' Summit" Review
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Vastly entertaining =E2=80=98Arms and the Man' at Actors' Summit=20
Reviewed by FRAN HELLER, Contributing Writer
The folly of war is on a lot of people's minds these days.=20
No less so on the stage at Actors' Summit theater, where George Bernard=20
Shaw's 1894 anti-war comedy =E2=80=9CArms and the Man=E2=80=9D reverberates=
louder than ever,=20
more than 100 years later.
Subtitled: =E2=80=9Can anti-romantic comedy,=E2=80=9D this early work satiri=
zes idealized=20
notions of warfare and the military.
The production, running through Nov. 19, is vastly entertaining and=20
instructive, proving the staying power of Shaw's trenchant observations abo=
ut the=20
idiocy of war. Neil Thackaberry's insightful direction and a vibrant cast=20
illuminate Shaw's genius with startling clarity. The restrained comic emoti=
ng never=20
smothers the comedy itself. =20
=E2=80=9CArms and the Man=E2=80=9D is the first of what Shaw called his=20=
=E2=80=9Cpleasant plays.=E2=80=9D=20
Less didactic, lighter and funnier than other works, the play's serious ide=
as=20
are leavened with a volley of pungent wit.
In a production I saw at the Shaw Festival in Canada this past summer, the=20
satire was carried to farcical extremes. This production strikes a better=20
balance between low comedy and the play's weightier themes.
The setting is Bulgaria, where the Petkoffs are the richest and best-known=20
family in the country. The Petkoffs' daughter Raina is engaged to be marrie=
d=20
to her soldier fianc', the self-inflated Sergius Saranoff. When Raina learn=
s=20
that Sergius has won an important battle against Serbia, she is thrilled th=
at=20
her romantic hero has lived up to her ideals.
Meanwhile, Captain Bluntschli, a renegade Swiss soldier and mercenary who=20
has just escaped the losing side of the battle, breaks into Raina's bedroom=
. A=20
practical man who sees war for what it really is, Bluntschli is the opposit=
e=20
of Sergius. He, too, will seek Raina's hand in marriage.
Shaw's characters, more prototype than real, serve as mouthpieces for the=20
playwright's ideas. =20
The play pokes delicious fun at the romantic notions of war and the militar=
y=20
hero, as well as at the English. While the Petkoffs flaunt their social=20
status, a thin veneer of civility hides a peasant-like coarseness underneat=
h.=20
Major Petkoff cleans his ears with his table napkin, pinches the maid's bot=
tom,=20
and boasts of washing only once a week.
His father never washed and lived until 98, declaims the major, as he=20
lampoons the English who wash every day because their climate is dirty.
Raina tries to impress Bluntschli about having the only library in Bulgaria=
,=20
but there are few books on the shelves.
The class system also comes under comic scrutiny. =20
Her porcelain prettiness framed by a mop of Victorian curls, Alicia Kahn is=
=20
delightful as the starry-eyed Raina, whose love for Sergius is akin to hero=
=20
worship. She is in love with the idea of being in love, rather than the man=
=20
himself.
The play could easily be subtitled, =E2=80=9Cthe education of Raina,=E2=80=
=9D a girl who is=20
transformed from youthful infatuation with an ideal, to a mature woman in=20
love with a real person, instead of a figment of her imagination.
Dana Hart is excellent as Captain Bluntschli, a man of reason who carries=20
chocolates rather than ammunition in his pocket. As the voice of the=20
playwright, Bluntschli exposes war and the men who fight the battles for wh=
at they=20
really are.
Completing the love triangle is Joseph Bishara as the vainglorious Sergius,=
=20
whose victory in battle proves a Pyrrhic one; his cavalry charge escaped=20
annihilation only when it turned out that the enemy had the wrong ammunitio=
n.=20
Bishara plays Sergius like a matinee idol with just the right blend of pomp=
and=20
flourish. =20
The understated naturalness of Bluntschli contrasts well with the=20
exaggerating posturing of Sergius.
Sally Groth charms as the cheeky and clever maid Louka, who refuses to=20
accept her lowly position in life. Louka's rebellious nature differs from t=
hat of=20
her fianc' Nicola (Bob Keefe), a compliant, practical-minded servant who is=
=20
only too happy to remain a subordinate as a means to further his own ends.
Reuben and Dorothy Silver are a treat to watch in the supporting roles of=20
Raina's parents, Major Paul Petkoff and Catherine Petkoff. Dorothy's Cather=
ine=20
is a mix of cunning and innocence, while Reuben delivers a droll portrait o=
f=20
the easily duped Major.
MaryJo Alexander's costumes, from military uniforms and smoking jackets to=20
exotic cloaks and dresses, are fabulous.
The manual set changes (on a shoestring budget) are nothing short of heroic=
.=20
Working in full view of the audience and with hand-held power drills, the=20
crew physically tears down and rebuilds the set for each of three acts whic=
h=20
take place in the bedroom, the family patio, and the library, respectively.=
=20
It's like seeing the magic of live theatre from the inside out. The comedy=20=
is=20
well served in such intimate surroundings.
=E2=80=9CArms and the Man=E2=80=9D was Shaw's first commercial success. Thi=
s delightful=20
production easily proves why it remains as popular and successful today.
Actors' Summit theater is at 86 Owen Brown St., Hudson. Tickets:=20
330-342-0800 Website: _http://www.actorssummit.org_ (http://www.actorssummit=
.org/) .=20
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<P class=3Dcontent style=3D"MARGIN: auto 0in"><FONT size=3D3>Reviewed by FRA=
N HELLER,=20
Contributing Writer<BR><BR>The folly of war is on a lot of people's minds th=
ese=20
days.<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dcontent1><FONT size=3D3>No less so on the stage at Actors'=20=
Summit=20
theater, where George Bernard Shaw's 1894 anti-war comedy =E2=80=9CArms and=20=
the Man=E2=80=9D=20
reverberates louder than ever, more than 100 years later.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
class=3Dcontent1>Subtitled: =E2=80=9Can anti-romantic comedy,=E2=80=9D this=20=
early work satirizes=20
idealized notions of warfare and the military.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN=20
class=3Dcontent1>The production, running through Nov. 19, is vastly entertai=
ning=20
and instructive, proving the staying power of Shaw's trenchant observations=20
about the idiocy of war. Neil Thackaberry's insightful direction and a vibra=
nt=20
cast illuminate Shaw's genius with startling clarity. The restrained comic=20
emoting never smothers the comedy itself.</SPAN> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></=
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<P><SPAN class=3Dcontent1><FONT size=3D3>=E2=80=9CArms and the Man=E2=80=9D=20=
is the first of what=20
Shaw called his =E2=80=9Cpleasant plays.=E2=80=9D Less didactic, lighter and=
funnier than other=20
works, the play's serious ideas are leavened with a volley of pungent=20
wit.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR><=
FONT=20
size=3D3><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>In a production I saw at the Shaw Festival i=
n Canada=20
this past summer, the satire was carried to farcical extremes. This producti=
on=20
strikes a better balance between low comedy and the play's weightier=20
themes.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>The setting is Bulgaria, where=20=
the=20
Petkoffs are the richest and best-known family in the country. The Petkoffs'=
=20
daughter Raina is engaged to be married to her soldier fianc', the self-infl=
ated=20
Sergius Saranoff. When Raina learns that Sergius has won an important battle=
=20
against Serbia, she is thrilled that her romantic hero has lived up to her=20
ideals.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>Meanwhile, Captain Bluntschli,=20=
a=20
renegade Swiss soldier and mercenary who has just escaped the losing side of=
the=20
battle, breaks into Raina's bedroom. A practical man who sees war for what i=
t=20
really is, Bluntschli is the opposite of Sergius. He, too, will seek Raina's=
=20
hand in marriage.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>Shaw's characters, mo=
re=20
prototype than real, serve as mouthpieces for the playwright's ideas.</SPAN>=
=20
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN class=3Dcontent1><FONT size=3D3>The play pokes delicious fun at the=
=20
romantic notions of war and the military hero, as well as at the English. Wh=
ile=20
the Petkoffs flaunt their social status, a thin veneer of civility hides a=20
peasant-like coarseness underneath. Major Petkoff cleans his ears with his t=
able=20
napkin, pinches the maid's bottom, and boasts of washing only once a=20
week.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR>=
<FONT=20
size=3D3><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>His father never washed and lived until 98,=20=
declaims=20
the major, as he lampoons the English who wash every day because their clima=
te=20
is dirty.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>Raina tries to impress Blunts=
chli=20
about having the only library in Bulgaria, but there are few books on the=20
shelves.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>The class system also comes un=
der=20
comic scrutiny.</SPAN> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN class=3Dcontent1><FONT size=3D3>Her porcelain prettiness framed by=20=
a mop of=20
Victorian curls, Alicia Kahn is delightful as the starry-eyed Raina, whose l=
ove=20
for Sergius is akin to hero worship. She is in love with the idea of being i=
n=20
love, rather than the man himself.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
class=3Dcontent1>The play could easily be subtitled, =E2=80=9Cthe education=20=
of Raina,=E2=80=9D a=20
girl who is transformed from youthful infatuation with an ideal, to a mature=
=20
woman in love with a real person, instead of a figment of her=20
imagination.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>Dana Hart is excellent as=20
Captain Bluntschli, a man of reason who carries chocolates rather than=20
ammunition in his pocket. As the voice of the playwright, Bluntschli exposes=
war=20
and the men who fight the battles for what they really are.</SPAN><BR><BR><S=
PAN=20
class=3Dcontent1>Completing the love triangle is Joseph Bishara as the=20
vainglorious Sergius, whose victory in battle proves a Pyrrhic one; his cava=
lry=20
charge escaped annihilation only when it turned out that the enemy had the w=
rong=20
ammunition. Bishara plays Sergius like a matinee idol with just the right bl=
end=20
of pomp and flourish.</SPAN> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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he=20
understated naturalness of Bluntschli contrasts well with the exaggerating=20
posturing of Sergius.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font=
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EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR><BR><SPAN=20
class=3Dcontent1>Sally Groth charms as the cheeky and clever maid Louka, who=
=20
refuses to accept her lowly position in life. Louka's rebellious nature diff=
ers=20
from that of her fianc' Nicola (Bob Keefe), a compliant, practical-minded=20
servant who is only too happy to remain a subordinate as a means to further=20=
his=20
own ends.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>Reuben and Dorothy Silver are=
a=20
treat to watch in the supporting roles of Raina's parents, Major Paul Petkof=
f=20
and Catherine Petkoff. Dorothy's Catherine is a mix of cunning and innocence=
,=20
while Reuben delivers a droll portrait of the easily duped=20
Major.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>MaryJo Alexander's costumes, fro=
m=20
military uniforms and smoking jackets to exotic cloaks and dresses, are=20
fabulous.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>The manual set changes (on a=20
shoestring budget) are nothing short of heroic. Working in full view of the=20
audience and with hand-held power drills, the crew physically tears down and=
=20
rebuilds the set for each of three acts which take place in the bedroom, the=
=20
family patio, and the library, respectively. It's like seeing the magic of l=
ive=20
theatre from the inside out. The comedy is well served in such intimate=20
surroundings.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>=E2=80=9CArms and the Man=
=E2=80=9D was Shaw's=20
first commercial success. This delightful production easily proves why it=20
remains as popular and successful today.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN=20
class=3Dcontent1><I>Actors' Summit theater is at 86 Owen Brown St., Hudson.=20
Tickets: 330-342-0800 Website: <A href=3D"http://www.actorssummit.org/"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
color=3D#0000cc>http://www.actorssummit.org</FONT></A>.</I></SPAN> <BR=20
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>From Leigh Angela" <lovetolaugh at earthlink.net Fri Nov 10 06:42:08 2006
From: Leigh Angela" <lovetolaugh at earthlink.net (Leigh Angela)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:42:08 -0500
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Where can a girl work out in this town?
References: <20061110060232.994F562773 at mailman.siteprotect.com>
Message-ID: <01f401c70493$57fa8d10$04419f04 at LeighAtHome>
Hey all,
I'd like to take some aerobics, toning, pilates, and yoga classes weekly.
Is the cheapest option the Y? ($100 to join, $38 a month.)
Thanks!
Leigh
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