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Jay Harvey Upstage: October 2014
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Present mirth hath present laughter': Flashes of merriment, surprise and expectation in the theater. As a theater outsider since my school days, I've often wondered how directors and actors handle the leap from rehearsal to public performance, especially when it comes to anticipating audience response to comedy. [A more general consideration of laughter, its wellsprings and benefits, can be found here. How much will they laugh? S "Macbeth," which opened last weekend. My paltry ...