cover photo by Cristofer Gross/South Coast Repertory
“Mr Clarvoe, previously represented
in New York by PICK UP AX, a comedy about corporate intrigue in
Silicon Valley that got good reviews when it was produced by 29th
Street Rep in 1995, finds himself in an unusual position for a
young playwright: two of his works are running concurrently in
Manhattan.
Besides LET'S PLAY TWO, which he wrote several years ago, his
newest play, WALKING OFF THE ROOF, is being presented by the
Signature Theater Company, the estimable Off Broadway troupe that
devotes each season to the work of one living American
playwright. John Guare is the company's featured writer this
year; Mr Clarvoe's play has been shepherded to production through
a separate program for mid-career playwrights.
Like LET'S PLAY TWO, WALKING OFF THE ROOF is an attempt to clear
the spoiled air between men and women, only Mr Clarvoe's concern
in this case is the end of relationships, not the beginning. With
a nod to Harold Pinter's BETRAYAL, the play details a roundel of
infidelities committed by a pair of couples, one married, the
other not.”
Peter Marks, The New York Times
“Anthony Clarvoe's fine ear for
dialogue, and the sputterings of men and women ensnared by
longing, juices his nervous, edgy roundelay depicting several
couples and their bed manners. Sadness and disconnectedness reign
with poignance, wit, and credibility.”
Laurie Stone, Village Voice
originally produced by Signature Theater Company, New York
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