(Limelight). Based almost entirely on the authors personal experiences; this concise handbook follows a directors journey from the casting process to opening night; revealing the hidden or unspoken aspects of play and stage production that are rarely; if ever; described in theater manuals and textbooks. Mr. Marowitz discusses topics such as rehearsals; characterization; blocking; tempo-rhythm; dramaturgy; and actor-and-audience psychology; demystifying an art form that is often dealt with only in terms of concepts and ideology rather than the mundane; nitty-gritty nuts-and-bolts requirements of just "getting the show on the road."
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I Cant Care About these CharactersBy Carol DeChantI have not seen this play. and accept that the right actors might have made it more entertaining than it was to me on the page. But on the page it bored me. I didnt like and couldnt care about any of the characters: the men are hustlers and the women are caricatures of gals who follow such men. Friends whose taste I usually share loved a 2013 Chicago production of Simpatico. But after reading it. Im not motivated to buy tickets. Shepards world is not a place I care to inhabit; this authors famed "American masculine energy" leaves me cold.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. SIMPATICO film is so different from the play--and that is not necessarily a bad thing.By D. J.We read the play. viewed the movie. went to the play and then discussed all. Although our group is used to that process. we had problems remembering what this film offered that was not in the play as written or staged.Interesting mix of opinions...some hated the script. loved the play and hated the film and some loved the film over the script or the play.I liked the script and the film more than the stage production we saw. SIMPATICO. however you experience it. promotes great discussions.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. SimpaticoBy Victor A. Terenzio Jr.Shepard has been a favorite playwright of mine since the 80sSimpatico stands out as being a modern film noirIt is in my top 5 this season for submissions to direct at local theatersSee the film. Nolte. Bridges. Finney. Stone KinnerGREAT
