whodunit wrote:
> professor wrote:
>
>> whodunit wrote:
>>
>>> arb wrote:
>>>
>>>>> professor wrote:
>>>>> Anyone know which of the cities with the play Great Tennessee
>>>>> Monkey Trial Helen will appear in?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Couldn't find anything specific.
>>>> Where did you read that she's in it at all?
>>>>
>>>> arb
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/9veye
>>>
>>> "Two key people — L.A. Theatre Works producing director Susan
>>> Loewenberg and playwright Peter Goodchild — were careful about how
>>> they phrased their comments on the production, which was revised from
>>> its initial 1991 version.
>>>
>>> "We went over our narration to make sure that we were presenting this
>>> information in a neutral way," said Loewenberg, whose company
>>> includes other stars such as Richard Dreyfuss, John Lithgow, Julie
>>> Harris, Amy Irving, Helen Hunt, Marsha Mason, Tom Bosley and Michael
>>> Learned."
>>>
>>> I didn't see a mention that HH is *actually* participating in it
though,
>>> although I mostly scanned the article.
>>>
>>> CJ#2 in TX
>>> Keeper of Crumpets, and now, a blog
>>
>>
>> I read the same articles and it seemed implied that those stars
>> would appear in soom of the cities.
>>
>> I guess I read "COMPANY" as acting in the production. Silly me.
>> professor
>
>
> We're not trying to pick on you. :-)
>
> Here's two direct quotes:
> -------------------
> [Big stars play key roles. Edward Asner ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show,"
> "Lou Grant," former president of the Screen Actors Guild) plays Bryan.
> Mike Farrell ("M*A*S*H," "Providence") plays Darrow. Sharon Gless
> ("Cagney & Lacey," "Queer as Folk") is the narrator.]
>
> This implies these actors are actually IN the play.
> --------------------
> ["We went over our narration to make sure that we were presenting this
> information in a neutral way," said Loewenberg, whose company includes
> other stars such as Richard Dreyfuss, John Lithgow, Julie Harris, Amy
> Irving, Helen Hunt, Marsha Mason, Tom Bosley and Michael Learned.]
>
> This implies that Loewenberg, who represents other actors who are not
> particularly participating in the play, IMO they are just
> 'name-dropping' to show his credentials. It could possibly be read the
> way you seem to have, I admit.
>
> Here's a nice HH search site--I did a search but couldn't find ANY
> reference that she would be participating in the theatrical production
> you mention.
> http://www.helenhunt.org/news/
AAAAA Yes, I see it now.
Professor
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