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"Iff essential that a playwright get the kind of feed
back and response that only an audience can give, to help
him evaluate his work and the reactions to it " Wilson
said. "It's Vfry possible that I might re-write a play after
a pioducticn-the audience is definitely a factor.
Wilson, who wrote the highly successful adaptation of
last December! A Christmas Carol, as well as last year's
Flight of the Albatross, which has since received a com
mendation from the American College Theater Festival,
said "audiences sometimes see one play by a playwright,
and feel they know what he's all about.
"With these plays, people will have the opportunity to
hear three widely different Voices,' all coming out of the
same person," he said.
Title reflects theme
The three one-act plays are grouped under the title
Rituals of Passing Strangers, the basic theme that binds
the three pieces together.
The first play, Surprise Party for Mrs. Meeker, is a
black comedy thriller with strong psychological under
currents. Hie second, Boys Lifet - Subscribe Today!, is
a farcical burlesque of the rituals -, of parenthood.
The final play, Rituals of Passing Strangers, from, which
the anthology derives its name, is the most serious state
ment of the author's ideas.
The play is "a poignant drama about the ritualized con
ceptions we have about sex as an intimate relationship,"
Wilson said. 'It looks beyond physical intimacy to the
ways we really touch."
The ensemble of eight actors and directors involved in
the project include many names and faces that will be
familiar to playgoers. In the tightly-knit company, mem
bers direct as well as perform in the other plays and sever
al actors are in two of the three shows.
Enthused
"They're very enthusiastic about the ensemble idea,"
Wilson said. "They love what they're doing. If this project
is successful, we want to do three more."
Following each performance, the group plans an in
formal "round-table" discussion for all who care to parti-
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