Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet
Directed by Stephen Malloy
Little Mountain Studio (195 East 26th Ave)
Main Street Theatre Company
Nov 19 to 29, 2008 (not on Nov 24)
Vancouver, BC: Land-line, cell-phone, I-phone, Blackberry - whatever you use to communicate, call the Main Street Theatre Equity Co-op info line at 604-992-2313, and tell them you want to see Glengarry Glen Ross. Stephen Malloy's tightly directed production of Mamet's play about a bunch of unscrupulous fast-talking real estate salesmen is especially timely in view of events in the US. As I watched the slick tag-team of has-been Shelly Levene (Bill Dow) and current top-of -his game Richard Roma (Alex Ferguson) bamboozle the timid, elderly Lingk (Patrick Keating), I found myself saying a silent thank you to my wonderful, careful and considerate realtor-friend who helped me in my downsizing phase and didn't try to sell me the Burrard Bridge!
This was an apt play for the rather awkward playing space at Little Mountain Studios. The first act is set in a restaurant booth and the second in the office of the real estate company. Reconfiguring the seating at intermission, Malloy made the best possible use of what really is not an ideal space for a play.
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