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By Lynn Roberts
A run-down steambath
portraying a sort of purgatory,
and God depicted as a Puerto
Rican steambath attendant
provide the setting for an
entertaining and
thought-provoking comedy.
Bruce J. Friedman's
"Steambath", directed by
William Morgan, lets us see a
little of ourselves in the
characters, who have been
taken from life at what seem
to them to be inopportune
moments.
A current production of the
Nebraska Repertory Theatre,
"Steambath" brings together a
group of people of varied ages
and backgrounds in a waiting
room between this world and
the next.
God, the Puerto Rican
attendant, decides the fate of
the world by tuning into a
strange looking contraption
that allow him to monitor
people's lives and make
decisions accordingly.
Amusing stories
He allows people to stay in
the steambath as long as they
can amuse and intrigue him
with their stories.
One character, Tandy, is
allowed to stay longer than the
others, but begins to see how
shallow his life was and realizes
he doesn't have much reason to
live.
The other characters include
the Oldtimer who has seen and
done a little bit of everything
and a dirty and sloppy man,
Bieberman, who irritates others
with hit gross habits.
A young woman, Meredith,
and two ov mm nrnvMa
variety along with a frustrated
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Parts played well
All parts were' played well,
but Roger Johnson as the
attendant was outstanding.
Doug Brissey as Tandy
portrayed the shallowness of
his character well.
Cindy Wallis as the Oldtimer
curses her way through the
play and Missy Critchfield as
Meredith creates a sympathetic
character.
The set, designed by Sandy
Moeller, does a fine job of
creating the steambath setting
and is effective in drawing the
audience into the play.
The smallness of the Howell
studio theatre, which seats less
than 100, works especially well
with this play. '
Lights by Jerry Lewis,
sound effects and props are
also well done and add to the
vitality of the production.
"Steambath" will be given
July 29, 31, Aug. 4, 6,16,18,
22, and Sept. 2, 5.
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