It is the sort of confrontation that any playwright working on behalf of Katherine Cornell would have carried off with grand gestures and surprises.
Mary Bell, president of the main teachers' union there, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, insisted that the Chicago confrontation would not detract from her union's efforts on behalf of Mr. Obama this fall.
Where Nev and Max originally demanded accountability on behalf of Catfish victims, they now gleefully stage the confrontations.
But Ford also feels a sense of responsibility for speaking out on behalf of the many other unarmed black men whose confrontations with police ended differently.
"After every performance, Russell and I talk about how our scene worked that night," she said, referring to a confrontation she and Mr. Hornsby have in which Ms. White delivers a virtual manifesto on behalf of black women.
LAPD Officer Tony Im said Friday that police would write up a misdemeanor battery report on behalf of the woman, using the video and information they obtained from her at another confrontation in Hollywood on Wednesday.
Mr. Squadron relished a fight on behalf of his clients, and they appreciated the practical approach he brought to such confrontations, said Howard J. Rubenstein, a public relations consultant who sometimes worked with Mr. Squadron.
Despite all that, he was able to start this movement on behalf of the poor, the weak, the marginalized and the dispossessed that ultimately led to this confrontation with Rome.
Webley met some of their demands – he wrote a letter to the Home Secretary on behalf of the detainees and agreed to review the arrangements for hiring cleaners – and thereby defused the confrontation.
