![]() ![]() There are lines to die for, and mostly Gavin gets them: "They hate dialogue out there. ![]() Tobias Segal, local young actor, is fresh, light, and winning in the role. In a memorable dance to the strains of "Flying Down to Rio", he uses a bathrobe as a partner. Overcoming possible underlying personality disorders, he turns into a promising film writing student under Gavin's tutelage.Ĭrazy for old movies, particularly Fred Astaire movies - especially Top Hat - Jeremiah dances in real and imagined scenes. Jeremiah, the earnest, old testament-quoting son of a missionary, is a stumbling, shy, religious studies major. He wins Gavin over and gets a place in class through his unusual knowledge of old movies. But Gavin is busy taking and placing calls to the West Coast, flirting with Tinseltown deal mavens.Ī new student, Jeremiah Collins (Tobias Segal), begs to join Gavin's closed screenwriting class. She'd like her husband to settle into teaching and forget about Hollywood. Wife, Mel (Carmen Roman) has settled into a comfy, neighborly, and socializing early retirement. On the home front it's a different story. Graham's great trump lines and McCarty's nonchalance combine to make Gavin Miller quite the fascinating guy on campus. He's a sharp cookie with an acerbic sense of humor, the bright and entertaining teacher we all wish we'd had. The Goldman of the title is of course William Goldman of screenwriting fame.īruce McCarty is absolutely fabulous as Gavin Miller, a screenwriter with minor screen credits turned college professor. During the course of the evening maybe fifty movies are mentioned. PTC is Philadelphia's only non-profit professional theater dedicated to producing regional and world premieres of works by contemporary American playwrights.Īs the play opens the audience sits in on a college screenwriting class, which will be woven into the play's fabric. A Bruce Graham play, it's having its world premiere performance by the Philadelphia Theatre Company. According to Goldman is a film buff's delight. ![]()
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