Summary
Poletti spikes the script with hammy impressions ("I coulda' been a contenda,' " Ed Sullivan, Walter Cronkite and a whole revue-full of others). He's good with back-and-forth banter: When he asks if Ruth would sleep with a producer to get a job, as he has, she replies, "You bet." "You bet, you bet," he rejoins.
The two "chums" are long-lost friends trying to find the silver lining about going gray. Hollywood screenwriter John Alton (played with Gary Grantcharm and Rich Little-antics by Stephen Poletti) and Broadway actress Ruth Reddington (played with verve and precision by Rosemary Luke) were friends" and lovers in their distant youth before being separated by career momentum, her tumultuous marriage to a womanizer, and John's relationship with a man. After 40 years living seemingly separate lives, the two arrange to meet.See the full content of this document
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Grand Scale
Grand Scale
Tom Parks' Chums unfurls a textured story about life with a simple set and minimal cast.Walter RyceChums plays 7pm Friday and Saturday, 2pm and 5pm on Sunday at Carl Cherry Center for...See the full content of this document
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