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baby's future is a practical
one.
To reveal the decision and
what prompted it would be
to diminish the dramatic
turn of events that turn
what could have been for-
mula theater into powerful
drama.
Not that Mr. Polis himself
is without humor. He re-
members when two major
characters — played by Ms.
Zimbalist and another gen-
tile cast member no longer
with the drama —were con-
ceived of as Jewish by the
non-Jewish playwright.
Talk about non-traditional
casting — it just didn't work,
says Mr. Polis with a
chuckle. "They could have
spoken in Yiddish accents,
and it wouldn't have gone
down" as real.
At Mr. Polis' suggestion,
the characters were recon-
figured.
Mr. Polis figures that the
play was a good career move
for him; he has moved to his
New York apartment from
L.A. for the duration of his
run in Dance.
"I saw it as a good way of
being seen in New York. I
hadn't done a play here since
I did Claptrap " some sea-
sons back for the Manhat-
tan Theatre Club.
Mr. Polis is a member of
that enviable elite club of
actors who find work and ac-
claim in an industry in
which most members go
without.
Recently, Mr. Polis landed
yet another role — this one
in the movie Fly by Night,
playing "a music-industry
executive, a Jewish
character who gets into the
politics of the clash between
Jews and blacks in New
York City."
Meanwhile, Mr. Polis is
waltzing off with good re-
views in Baby Dance,
awaiting word on casting for
the probable movie version.
Not that Mr. Polis isn't a
celebrity already, thanks to
"Cheers," where everybody
seems to know his name —
even if the face changes. The
character has been cast with
other actors when he has
been unable to take the part
due to scheduling conflicts.
says Mr. Polis.
Conflict is the essence of
drama and the backbone of
Ms. Anderson's Baby Dance,
which has provided fertile
ground for discussion after
each curtain call.
In the meantime, Mr. Polis
plays on, cradled by good re-
views and the knowledge
that he is part of an impor-
tant and much-discussed
contemporary American
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