{"id":579,"date":"1981-01-02T03:14:51","date_gmt":"1981-01-02T03:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/kimrandall\/?p=579"},"modified":"2022-02-07T11:42:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:42:31","slug":"king-john-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/kimrandall\/king-john-1981\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cKing John\u201d \u2013 1981"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t[aesop_gallery pslightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; transition=&#8221;crossfade&#8221; caption=&#8221;Photos by Robert Wood&#8221; galleryType=&#8221;grid&#8221; id=&#8221;445&#8243;]\n<h2>Review Excerpts<\/h2>\n<p>\u201c\u2018\u2018KING JOHN\u2019 A STRONG, COMPELLING DRAMA\u2019\u2026Kim unleashed lightning bolts of fury from his tiny farm, showing a deeply troubled King John. His was a tough, no-nonsense king, but the torment of defending the crown that was not rightfully his worked on his face, displaying doubt and betraying his vulnerability. Kim has a way of using his small physical stature to the best possible advantage. As King John, he squared his shoulders and acquired a confident gait that made him appear bigger than most of his colleagues.\u2026\u201d<br \/><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u2014Damien Jacques, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL (7\/19\/1981)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018WEATHER ADDS BIT OF REALISM TO \u2018KING JOHN\u2019\u2019\u2026Of course, Kim, whether bewailing his lot as the wrinkled gull of \u2018Comedy\u2019 or exuding authority as King John, dominates the stage.\u2026\u201d<br \/><b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u2014Jay Joslyn, MILWAUKEE SENTINEL (7\/20\/1981)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018\u2018KING JOHN\u2019 GLOWS WITH PERFECTION\u2019\u2026The cast, led by APT co-founder Rnadall Duk Kim in the title role, deserves acting plaudits.\u2026\u201d<br \/><b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u2014Dennis Mullins, WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL (7\/20\/1981)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018\u2018KING JOHN\u2019 IS PROOF OF APT\u2019S CONSISTENCY\u2019\u2026Randall Duk Kim is unassailable in his portrayal of \u2018King John,\u2019 a ruler whose \u2018blots on right\u2019 nearly bring England to collapse. His calm commands to the point of ruin. His voice, movements, and gestures all match perfectly the purpose of his role.\u2026\u201d<br \/><b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u2014Jacob Stockinger, THE CAPITAL TIMES (7\/21\/1981)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018SPRING GREEN\u2019S \u2018KING JOHN\u2019\u2019\u2026Randall Duk Kim, the APT\u2019s director, crafted a well considered and convincing characterization of the vacillating and bitter monarch.\u2026\u201d<br \/><b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u2014Paul Hagland, THE DAILY CARDINAL (7\/21\/1981)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018PLAYERS BREATHE FIRE, LIFE INTO TALE\u2019\u2026The portrayal of King John can be summed up in one statement. Actors, classical or otherwise, just don\u2019t come any better than Randall Duk Kim. He uses every moment on stage as an opportunity to create.\u2026\u201d<br \/><b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u2014Rose Conrad, HOME NEWS (7\/22\/1981)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018APT SCORES AN IMPRESSIVE DOUBLE PLAY IN SPRING GREEN\u2019\u2026As King John, Randall Duk Kim (APT\u2019s artistic director) conveys power with his deeply resonant voice, but his labored steps, bowed shoulders and morose air suggest a growing weariness and a lack of kingly vision\u2026.\u201d<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b>&nbsp;\u2014Ann Laboley, ISTHMUS (8\/7\/1981)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018MAD WORLDS! MAD KINGS! (APT OPENS WITH A BANG)\u2019\u2026Randall Duk Kim, peppery, pugnacious and loudly a rage, plays the aggressive but politically undermined monarch. Duk Kim throws his voice like a cannonball as he thunders at John\u2019s enemies, promising feats of heroism he can\u2019t perform. Duk Kim, as in all his roles, makes you forget the actor and see only the character in this weaknesses and strengths. At times his King John rises to the villainous heights of Richard III, at others vacillates crazily like a Pere Ubu. At the end this histrionic monarch dies a quiet, discreet death\u2014as if his creator had realized his dramatic potential had suddenly gone bankrupt.\u201d<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong> &nbsp;\u2014 James Dalglish, CITY LIGHTS (8\/12\/1981-8\/27\/1981)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><span>\u201c\u2018KING JOHN\u2019\u2026Randall Duk Kim creates a torn King John, a man who dies cornered by his own history. Kim\u2019s talent seems inexhaustible and ably aided by many of the fine actors of last season.\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u2014Hayward Allen, COMMENT ON THE ARTS, WMTV (8\/22\/1981)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[aesop_gallery pslightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; transition=&#8221;crossfade&#8221; caption=&#8221;Photos by Robert Wood&#8221; galleryType=&#8221;grid&#8221; id=&#8221;445&#8243;] Review Excerpts \u201c\u2018\u2018KING JOHN\u2019 A STRONG, COMPELLING DRAMA\u2019\u2026Kim unleashed lightning bolts of fury from his tiny farm, showing a deeply troubled King John. 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