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| Trustin Adams, Chelsie Correll, and Levi Roberts photo by Tim Trumble |
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"Neil Simon's anthology of short plays, The Good Doctor, proves to be perfect fodder for the students enrolled in Grand Canyon University's College of Fine Arts and Production. The ten short pieces, which feature a number of humorous characters and situations, give the acting students plenty of opportunities to show and stretch their comic abilities....GCU's cast is impeccable... under Michael Kary's spotless direction. Trustin Adams plays the writer with a clear, sweet connection to the audience ...In "Surgery," he hilariously portrays an untrained dentist who attempts to perform surgery on a very nervous patient...In "The Sneeze," Clinton Slay, with an expert heightened sense of madness, plays the poor man who sneezes on his boss..and spends countless waking moments and repeated attempts trying to find a way to apologize and seek forgiveness from him. James Coblentz is excellent as the commanding and sinister Mistress in "The Governess,"..Stacy Arleen's downtrodden looks and meek demeanor touchingly project the young woman who is unable to stand up for herself. Arleen also plays the object of desire in "The Seduction" with a pure sense of wonder and amusement, while Jeremy Carr is a gem as her understated and coy seducer who finds he may not be as great a seducer as he thought he was. ...Levi Roberts and Marija Petovic play two elderly individuals who don't know if it's "Too Late For Happiness" with expertly stated vocal inflections and perfect body language ...Petovic also is a wonder as a girl from Odessa who travels far in "Audition."...In "A Quiet Duel," Emily Ward Burritt and Chelsie Correll hilariously play two dueling individuals who use their imaginations and artistic abilities to get the best of each other. Correll is also a hoot in "A Defenseless Creature," as a woman who is anything but that....The creative elements are superb and evoke imagery and characters from Chekhov's late 1800s Russia. ...The Good Doctor at GCU is filled with beautiful broadly comic performances along with a few incredibly touching moments that give the talented ensemble many opportunities to show their versatility...with beautiful creative elements, excellent direction, and a superb cast, GCU's production amounts to a vibrant, funny and highly entertaining comedy.. " -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
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