Mr. Macy's deadpan Midwestern articulations work beautifully with playful writing that only occasionally flirts with irony.
Visually, the filmmakers operate in a Gondry-esque, Jonze-ian world of practical effects work goosed with playful camerawork and punchy editing.
Set to a mash-up of world music, "Voyages" is a high-voltage work with both playful and painful moments — the shoulder wiggling and the teased hair for the women is a bit much — with little to offer than the kind of energy that bubbles up and dissipates.
Partly inspired by the New York-based Pop Art movement, this circle began producing works filled with playful references to Aymara Indian culture: the festival masks, costumes and brightly colored fabrics that stand out sharply amid the washed-out landscapes of the altiplano.
So working with the playful costumes designed by Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Mr. McVicar presents Caesar and his troops as British officers in bright red uniforms, while the Egyptians are arrayed in motley styles: Indian, Moroccan, Asian, Middle Eastern.
Each play has a different director, but the productions are flat, which can't be blamed on the shift in genres; there is nothing specific to television in the works, with their playful tone and language.
Squibb also relished working with the playful Dern.
Performing a diverse selection of songs spanning almost a century of the American musical and interspersing these works with charmingly playful patter, she gave ample room Saturday night to novelty numbers that allowed this dramatic singer a rare opportunity to flex her musical comedy muscles.
It was a bit too much, but the sexier look worked well enough with playful polka-dot dresses that were just on the safe side of transparency, or when he sobered up a suit, with a brazen slit skirt and a jacket with elasticized sleeves, with a touch of gray men's-wear checks.
I could work 18-hour days with playful people to follow good ideas and work things through.
