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By GINA DiMA
Daily Arts Wri
Loose Ends, which had
past Wednesday night
series of contemporary s
with the relationship o
Peace Corps alumnus,
Kaiser), and an equally
surely determined and
woman, Susan (Rebecca
relationship unfolds lil
rosebud: so sure and
destination, only to fi
bloomed an ornery bee hd
Paul .
Susan.
Sen...
Selina
'Loose Ends'
by Michael Welle
Power Center
for the Performing A
June 17-20,1981
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ng 'Loose Ends'
SRIA Pawlak) and his "baby-bound" wife
iter Maraya (Melissa Berger). The success
i its debut this of their relationship seems dependent
presents a on their incessant bickering and bull-
cenes dealing headedness. Ironically, they're the only
if a confused surviving couple at play's end.
Paul (Scott The only characters free of love's en-
confused but tanglements are Selina (Catrina
independent Ganey) and Paul's brother, Ben
Stucki). Their (Gregory Jbara). As coworker and
ke that of a friend, Selina is also a mediator bet-
proud of its ween Paul and Susan as their "open"
nd that once communication proves to be otherwise.
as been lodged Big brother Ben plays contrast to
Paul's initial goals. He is the boisterous
businessman wallowing in success and
unable to understand Paul's simple
er desires for a home, happiness, and a
rts "little" job. Though Paul continually
fights for this happiness he somehow
gets sucked into success along with his
.... Scott Kaiser wife, Susan.
*Rebecca Stucki ULIAEY
.GreoyJbaru ULTIMATELY, this play is a lesson
..CatrinaGaney on the new tools of love. Open
marriages do not necessarily make for
, director; successful ones ; that some differences,
an Wood, even after they're laid on the table, can
k, sound. never be reconciled.
Fusing backstage hustle with onstage
performance, Loose Ends creates what
is startling in might be called the "new wave" of
t introduced to theater production with costume and
sound of their set changes being conducted onstage
lank stage in a with an open curtain.
ng excitement The acting-exudes a straightforward
arting to build and natural air appropriate to this por-
gles in for its trayal of real people working through
the problems of contemporary living.
is as Paul and Paul even says, "People are sick of
e paradise of seeing sex and violence, fun and fan-
" living in New tasy. They want to see some real
counter Paul's life . . Loose Ends satisfies that
oug (James desire.
within.
The opening of the play
its simplicity. We are firs
Paul and Susan by the
voices, as they lie on a bl
dark theater. The tingli
of a new romance is sta
and the audience snugg
development.
AND DEVELOPED it
Susan guide us from th
Bali to that of "everyday'
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