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Most noteworthy about the debut <
"Fragments" during the weekend ?
Longstreet Theatre is that the one-act pis
was written by LiSC English professor Job
MacNicholas.
Appropriately, the best thing about th
production was the script.
Staged in a minimal setting, with merel
a desk, two chairs, a coat rack and a fil
cabinet in Longstreet's arena theater, th
play clearly focused on the two principal;
With this focus, the production achieve
merely mixed success.
"FRAGMENTS" OPENS as an Englis
professor, tired at the end of a long day, i
preparing to leave his office. It's late in th
afternoon, and he is surprised when
pretty, nervous freshman arrives at his doc
to explain why she has missed three week
of freshman English class.
Fi^st impressions, stereotypes and quic
reactions are toyed with, as MacNichola:
script weaves humor and drama aroun
several plot surprises.
The playwright's thoughts on huma
interaction, communication and ir
terpretation are lucid and interesting. Hi
characters, though somewha
stereotypically named, are dynamic an
well defined.
MacNicholas also possesses a brightl
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songs, ably displayed the best bariton
voice in country music Friday.
He and Cook played superb electri
guitar. Gentry provided a steady bass, an
Herndon's hard work was evident whe
cracked drumsticks flew into the ou
stretched hands of fans sitting high abov
him behind the stage.
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sardonic wit; his sense of broad humor and
77 comic subtlety is keen.
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ly THE PLAYWRIGHT has commented on
in the levels of risk in his script. One of the
largest risks inherent in such a work,
,e though, is the actors' responsibility for
considered character portrayals.
v David Cowart, one of MacNicholas'
le colleagues in the English department,
ie played the professor adequately. Perhaps
5. there is some advantage to an English
d professor portraying an English professor
in a play authored by an English professor;
if so, Cowart took the advantage.
h Beginning rather stiffly, Cowart loosened
is as the drama unfolded. His superb diction
ie and fine comic touch were well suited to the
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less success as the student. Campbell, a
philosophy major, had difficulty in
k establishing her character's necessary
5' dimensions.
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CAMPBELL COULD not seem to deliver
n her serious lines without smirking in
1- rehearsed knowledge, and her speech often
is suffered from rote repetition.
^ Directed by Phoebe Dillard, a graduate
theater major, the production employed
natural blocking and did not seem cony
trived. Dillard's touch was certainly
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7 p.m. Friday and plopped into garnet
chairs to answer the media's questions.
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how effective the director was in aiding
some of the character weaknesses.
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script was the clear foundation for any of it
the production's successes. It deserves a n
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to be released in early March. Herndon, a
S.C. native, kept reporters hooting with g
laughter with his wisecracks. r<
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and Pamela Campbell) must shoulder the
development of the characters.
epeat, or perhaps another, presentation.
If "Fragments" is staged again
>mewhere, this reviewer would encourage
udents to see it. The work certainly has
lerit, and it is genuine entertainment with
lore than an academic appeal.
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That chord was answered by the roar that
hook the Coliseum rafters.
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