He loved the play of materials as much as forms and shapes and images.
"Wonderful play of materials," he says, as though he's seen furniture to chew.
And it does appear that the actors have learned several plays' worth of material to perform the 90-minute tale: the old playwright's rule is "one typed page equals one minute," yet the "Bite" script handed to reviewers at the door is 223 pages long.
The cellists say they like to play a range of material.
The play is composed of material from the New York Writes Itself Web site, submitted by New Yorkers, about their everyday lives in the city.
In The New York Times, Bruce Weber wrote an encouraging review: "Ms. Jordan understands how much it takes to fill a stage with a play's worth of material, and that her 'wrighting' skills are ahead of her life experiences.
What all this indicates is that Ms. Jordan understands how much it takes to fill a stage with a play's worth of material, and that her "wrighting" skills are ahead of her life experiences.
Their lineage extends to the Restoration, when acting troupes took over empty dining rooms above pubs to perform plays of lewd material that went well with a pint.
A bill is pending in the New Jersey legislature to criminalize the playing of obscene material in cars — say, on seat-back DVD players or in party buses — that could viewed by, and distract or offend, others on the road.
Explaining how Ben Stiller came to be cast in the role of Greg, Roach states: "I saw Meet the Parents as an anxiety dream, and in my view nobody plays that kind of material better than Ben".
