Fast-rolling characters in 'Stones' gather no moss www.azstarnet.com ®
Fast-rolling characters in 'Stones' gather no moss
By Kathleen Allen
Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona
Published: 11.16.2007
Hollywood and rural Ireland.
Can't you just see the sparks fly?
The two meet head-on in 'Stones in His Pocket,' the season-opener for the Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. "
Jonathan Northover and Matthew Copley handle the roles that range from an American diva who can't quite grasp the musical Irish accent ("Don't worry," her director tells her, "Ireland is only 1 percent of the audience") to an aging Irishman who is the last surviving extra from the filming of the John Wayne movie "The Quiet Man" (released in 1952).
The changing of characters is done in an instant, with the crook of the body, or the wave of a hand.
There are wonderful moments in this production, especially Northover's diva, Caroline Giovanni, who was an airy hoot, and Copley's director's assistant, a delicious nervous Nellie.
