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But its rare to see a poster rendered so accurately in the flesh.
Everyones racist and were all alone, spouts Jane, one of Friedlichs two main characters.
Thats sort of our brand in 2020 as humans.
Its a death match between nihilism and paternalism.
She complains that what hes saying is not that original of a thought.
He counters that it has that in common with most thoughts.
The characters are at this point stock types, one generations nightmare of the other, but theyre well-embodied.
Otherwise, were stuck in a flame war.
Instead, Friedlich feints into a twist, which throws nuance out the window.
Its hard to focus on Lemmon and Friedman while blinking boxes resemblingMIDI notationdance behind them.
More frustrating, however, is the twist itself, which turnsJobfrom chilly to lurid.
Im all for feel-bad theater, but if its not precisely concocted, you quickly develop an immunity.
SeeingJobagain on Broadway, I didnt experience the same queasiness when the twist arrived.
Maybe the experience suffered because I didnt have the same physical proximity to the performers.
The director is baffled.
The woman refuses to believe hes a director.
When Robertsons character resists her intrusion into his drama, she pulls a knife from her Telfar bag.
IfSix Characters, then, ends anticlimactically, its intentionally so.
A revolution may happen, a new form may be adopted, but never let yourself get too comfortable.
Jobis at the Hayes Theater.Six Charactersis at the Claire Tow Theater through August 25.
