Medina's kitchen may serve up heaps of daring, but his staff, it seems, is firmly grounded in authenticity.
This device brings a grounding authenticity to the unfolding drama, one that allows both Woods and Gunn to indulge in some flights of fun self-satire, and Shaan Juma's comfortable, unaffected performance in this role on opening night was a credit to the production.
And in his hands, the sensational, while still sensational, is grounded in an authenticity that lends a haunting pathos to what emerges as a kind of art-house thriller, flawed but gripping.
He did not just purify form of neo-baroque excess, he embraced an extreme naturalism grounded in anatomical authenticity.
But her subtly funny dialogue and the vivid, truthful characters keep the play grounded in prickly emotional authenticity.
All of them followed difficult paths to success and authenticity, yet stayed grounded by building on their life stories.
But what we can do, like a singer, is find grounding and authenticity.
Instead of braving the mall -- again -- to buy one more present and shouting when another driver steals that coveted spot, maybe grounding and authenticity mean staying home, forgetting the present, and spending time with the child, spouse, nephew or friend for whom it was intended.
The recovery community serves as a relatively untapped well of wisdom, grounded in gratitude and credible through authenticity.
