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Like Chekhovs Konstantin, he hates the current theater and wants new forms.

From The Seagull/Woodstock, NY.

and drain away our emotional investment.

Scott Elliott, directing, doesnt get the rest of the cast whirring at her level.

There are awkward gaps between bits of dialogue, and the scene transitions lose momentum, sapping the comedy.

In others, the character feels lost in translation.

The Seagull/Woodstock, NYis at the New Group throughApril 9.

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