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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)"><b style><br>
</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)"><b style><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)"><b style>Fine
acting featured in Two One-Acts Plays at Cesears Forum</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)">Roy Berko</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)"><span style="font-size:10pt">(Member, American Theatre
Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)">Arthur Miller is considered one of Americas
greatest playwrights.<span style> </span>He, along
with William Inge and Tennessee Williams, are often termed the fathers of
American modern theatre. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)">An east coast liberal, he often is called the
social conscience of America.<span style> </span>He
continued to probe social wounds of culture and exposed his personal issues for
the sake of his art.<span style> </span>He constantly
strikes emotional chords as he probes, Is this the best way to live?.<span style> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)">His ELEGY FOR A LADY finds a distraught and
seemingly grief-stricken man entering a gift store under the pretense of
purchasing a present for his dying mistress.<span style> </span>The woman has denied him involvement in her suffering and he
apparently needs to share his feelings with someone.<span style> </span>The owner of the shop encourages him to share his thoughts,
thus serving as a surrogate confidante.<span style>
</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)">The play is filled with ambiguity and leaves the authenticity
of the happenings in question.<span style>
</span>Miller is noted for his meticulous choice of words.<span style> </span>Due to the unnatural flow of language
in ELEGY FOR A LADY, one has to question whether this is an experience of
surrealism rather than journey of realism.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)">Both Dana Hart as the man and Ursula Cataan as the
shop owner are excellent in their presentations.<span style> </span>The goings on are well paced and hold the audiences
attention.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)">THREE WOMEN is a tone poem by Sylvia Plath.<span style> </span>Originally written as a radio
drama in 1962, it is Plaths only play.<span style>
</span>It was written about a year before the poetess died.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)">The epic traces three different views of pregnancy
and childbirth.<span style> </span>The
traditional birth resulting in a healthy baby, a miscarriage, and a young woman
who gives birth, but gives the baby up for adoption.<span style> </span>Some of her thoughts must have been quite personal as after
giving birth, she later had a miscarriage. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)">As with any piece of poetry, many of the ideas are
abstract and require concentration to grasp Palths ideas. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)">Ursula Cataan, Kristen Levy and Katrina Melanie
Walker all give credible performances, making clarity out of the numerous
metaphors and motifs.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)"><i style>Capsule
Judgement:<span style> </span>Cesears Forums
production philosophy centers on making social commentary while presenting experimental
theatre.<span style> </span>Though not a traditional
type of production, the evening of one-acts is a good example of thoughtful
theatre.</i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)">TWO ONE-ACTS (ELEGY FOR A LADY and THREE WOMEN) runs
through May 26 at 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 3 pm for the April 29<sup>th</sup>
Sunday performance at <span style> </span>Cesears
Forum, located in Kennedys Down Under, PlayhouseSquare. For information and
reservations call 216-241-6000.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(153,51,153)"><br>
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