the midst of discussing whether
or not the group should move forward when the local garage calls
to tell one of them that his car is
ready. In the background, they
hear somebody singing with a
voice so wonderful that their jaws
drop. They ask the mechanic if
it’s the radio and are told, “That’s
Bob, he works here.” They tell him
to have Bob come by for an audition. “I don’t know if you want
this guy… he’s not your type” is
the reply. Nevertheless, Bob goes
to the audition.
John Markus has said that one
of the main premises of the play
is about being the “other”. In this
case, the three members of the
quartet have known each other
since high school. Now in their fifties, they have somebody strange
in their midst.
“The play, for me, is about America,” explained Mastro. “It celebrates very lovely ideas about
America that I think some of us
have forgotten. It’s about what
America can be and what it can
mean to be an American. The play
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