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He also appears to minimize [Buddy]'s honored military service and to question his future as part of rheir family - and by extension the family that is America. Vet may not identify as a "birther," but his largely hostile attitude toward Buddy may call to mind the ongoing racist assertion by many Americans that President Barack Obama was not born in Hawaii. Not surprisingly, Vet contends - * much as Tea Party members often do - that "sometimes me alien is at home."
Steve Barkhimer catches the seething volatility in Vet but never overplays it; the result is a truly scary portrait of a bitter individual and disgruntled prototype. Jess Tblbert delineates Buddy's remarkable warmth, profound hurt and wounded integrity with the right combination of alternating energy and pathos. Equally affecting and memorable is Frances Idlebrook's appealing evocation of Grace's optimism and enormous heart even in the face of Vet's unrelenting meanness.Jesse Tolbert (Buddy), Steve Barkhimer (Vet) and Frances ldlebrook (Grace) star in Company One's production of "Book of Grace," which is showing at the Boston Center for the Arts Plaza Theatre through May 7. The play, chronicled by Vet's wife [Grace], focuses on Buddy's return from military service and the tumultuous relationship between him and his father Vet. (Liza Voll photos)See the full content of this document
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Company One Ensemble Delivers 'Book of Grace'
Company One ensemble delivers 'Book of Grace'
Suzan-Lori Parks is a writer determined to make large statements about American life. This was all to the good with her Abraham Lincolnchampioning and racism-decrying, Pulitzer Prize-winn...See the full content of this document
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