tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822178819496339840.post397117259951148884..comments2016-08-14T15:53:27.101-07:00Comments on DavidGoingOn: Alvina Krause on The Comic AttitudeDavid Downshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603495122136867789noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822178819496339840.post-85455312488285751672012-09-28T19:41:50.058-07:002012-09-28T19:41:50.058-07:00Thanks for the great shout out, John. I don't ...Thanks for the great shout out, John. I don't remember that rehearsal all that well, but I remember a tight, bright, funny, well-acted, meaningful production that sent its ideas straight to an audience it constantly disarmed with its theatricality. You directed magnificently.David Downshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603495122136867789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822178819496339840.post-4530226556356635352012-09-17T15:02:03.648-07:002012-09-17T15:02:03.648-07:00Well, Alvina helped David, so indirectly, she save...Well, Alvina helped David, so indirectly, she saved my production of CLOUD NINE during my junior year at Northwestern. It was dress rehearsal and David was seeing it for the first time. He was a little worried because my auditions had been like an acting class so whoever didn't get cast was pissed but anyhoo. It took him only a few hours ---- he pulled it a bit and prodded it a bit and it came into view --- it was missing the comic attitude; it was asking to be laughed at instead of being funny. David made it all work. He kept it from commenting on itself and made it authentic. That's just what Mr. Downs does.<br /> jkiblerhttp://ethelanns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822178819496339840.post-3918214763628761382011-04-30T10:48:04.859-07:002011-04-30T10:48:04.859-07:00Let's hear it for David Downs: hip, hip Hoora...Let's hear it for David Downs: hip, hip Hooray! hip hip Hooray! hip hip Hooray!!!!!!!!!! Love you, david.Keep talking, Jack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MARTHAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152607808265273357noreply@blogger.com