Four other actors, aided by the quick-change fluency of the contemporary clothes provided by Robin I. Shane, each depict two individuals.
Swanberg and the actors, aided by Mora's images and a lavish score by Dan Romer, infuse the nocturnal, glossy elegance with an undercurrent of frustration and gloom; the passionate currents of its brittle comedy offer echoes of Jean-Luc Godard's "A Woman Is a Woman".
But the actors, aided by the sensitive lighting (Dan Covey) and sound design (Neil McFadden), conjure up all sorts of atmospheric images with the simplest of means.
The casting of low-profile actors aided in keeping the production budget low by avoiding the larger salaries attached to stars.
After all, which would you rather see, an actor aided by prompting and arguably less engaged in the moment-to-momentness of the live event, or an actor struggling for a line?
Before the New York previews, Mr. Leigh spent several days with the New Group actors to aid the cultural translation.
"In addition to the pressure from declining public giving, there are other competitive pressures," says Michael O'Donnell, head of effectiveness and learning at Bond. "The variety of actors pursuing aid funds is increasing to include more private sector and civil society organisations".
A proposal for redefinition of roles of key actors in aid administration is therefore presented in Fig. 3.
International partners can often bypass national interests and actors, providing aid in overly technocratic ways that under-estimate the importance of harmonising with the national and local context, and support short-term results at the expense of medium- to long-term goals including capacity building.
Surely present-day technology could come up with some actor's aid.
