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Noel Coward's hilarious com- luf
edy of manners, Present CIT
Laughter, is the second of four |jn
plays presented this summer by lra
(JSC's Summer Rep theatre. Es
The Longstrect players make jjc
comedy look easy?a difficult an
task to perform for several hours the
with a believable British accent.
They capture the high style of an br
English-mannered comedy. ab
Noel Coward's witty play is a to
modern comedy classic for the
stage. Each character, from the a
comcdic servant to the overdra- m
malic actor, is a neat and colorful Ai
thread woven into an intricate to
tapestry of drama. mi
Director Dewey Scott-Wiley ch
did her homework on Present an
Laughter. She docs a fine job infusing
this play with energy and he
me, and snc smaruy captures me d,,
high style of English comedy
while.gracefully incorporating gj
broad, sweeping gestures with m
prim, proper British mannerisms. a(]
Such mannerisms are intergral to w
the humor, accuracy and ulti- br
matcly, the success of this play. Wi
Comedy is difficult to direct
because it demands precise tim- hi:
ing of lines and pauses. Scott- af
Wiley docs a solid job, but in Tr
places the liming of delivery rc;
could have been tighter. She Cn
could have encouraged even a
little more heightened action. Oc- pi
casionally, actors seemed hesit- jo
ant and could have been encour- ar
aged to add more emotion to Tl
their characters to help draw out w;
the humor. tu
However, the acting in Present hi
Laughter is commendable, con- L<
sidering there is much for an actor
to contend with in the play.
This cast did a lovely job with ch
.ie physical aspect of th'e broad . B(
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