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\u201c\u2018TROUPE EXELS IN \u2018GENTLEMEN\u2019\u2019\u2026Randall Duk Kim takes such complete control of his loutish lackey part that one suspects Shakespeare must have had a premonition Kim might play the role\u2026.\u201d
\u2014Jay Joslyn, MILWAUKEE SENTINEL (8\/3\/1981)
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\u201c\u2018\u2018TWO GENTLEMAN,\u2019 AND A DOG\u2019\u2026Most humor comes from the antics of Theodore Swetz as Valentine\u2019s servant, Speed, and Duk Kim as Proteus\u2019 servant, Launce.\u2026 Duk Kim\u2014truly the master\u2014played a totally different role in a manner that made the crowd roar.\u2026\u201d
\u2014Dennis Mullins, WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL (8\/3\/1981)
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\u201c\u2018GROWING UP SHAKESPEARE AT SPRING GREEN\u2019\u2026As was often the case Shakespeare seemed to have the most fun with his minor characters, particularly the servants and fools. Launces\u2019 best moments are virtually superfluous to the story, but we are thankful for them anyway\u2014such is Kim\u2019s mastery of the role and command of the stage. He is a pure pleasure to watch as he rails against the thankless dog that is his constant companion or trades jests with fellow servant Speed.\u2026\u201d<\/span> \u201c\u2018SHAKESPEAREAN TROUPE PLAYS UP TO EXPECTATIONS\u2019\u2026The third production is highlighted by Kim\u2019s hilarious soliloquies to a dog named Crab. \u2018Two Gentlemen of Verona\u2019 is the story of two friends who woo the same woman, but Kim steals the show with his portrayal of Launce, servant to the less honorable of the lovers. Kim disproves the truism that when an actor and an animal share the stage, the animal always gets the best of its. Rather than dominate. The beast, Kim uses the dog\u2019s every unpredictable twitch to throw focus back on himself nad his own speeches, which turn out all the more funny for the interchange. Kim achieves his comedy without detracting from the play\u2019s romantic side\u2026.\u201d \u201c\u2018\u2018GENTLEMEN\u2019: NO BAD MOVES\u2019\u2026Proteus\u2019 servant, Launce, is played by Randall Duk Kim and is another consistent show-stopper, especially as he dialogues with his pet Crab, truly a wonder dog who, like the servants, rules his master. Through Kim\u2019s versatility and virtuosity, Launce provides the necessary dose of deadpan sarcasm and relief in a play which borders on the saccharine.\u2026\u201d \u201c\u2018DOG MAY BE BARD\u2019S BEST FRIEND\u2019 There is an old saying the theater that the wise actor avoids appearing on stage with dogs and children. At the American Players Theater here, that Brodie is being rewritten to advise actors against sharing a stage with dogs and Randall Duk Kim. Kim and his pet dog Audrey are starring in a pleasing production of \u2018The Two Gentlemen of Verona\u2019\u2014and are stealing the show. The nationally-recognized classical actor who co-founded the American Players group here portrays the bumpkin Launce. Audrey is making her stage debut as Launce\u2019s dog, Crab. (Kim has another dog, Katie, who has toured the state twice with him in various roles.) Together, Kim and Audrey are a scream. APT audiences have come accustomed to seeing Kim mostly in the powerful roles in Shakespeare\u2019s history plays, but he\u2019s a goofy delight as the boorish Launce, an ill-bred hick snorting and grinning and guffawing at his own slow-witted jokes. Kim screws up the left side of his face, acquires the voice and speech pattern of a a true rube, and hikes around the stage with the grace of a galloping turtle. If it is possible for a dog to be poker-faced, Audrey achieves it. While Launce delivers a dogged diatribe about the mutt\u2019s stupidity, Audrey stands next to him looking perfectly bored. Y the entire business. An occasional yawn from the animal gets as many laughs as any line spoken by an actor. It is a marriage made in theatrical heaven\u2026.\u201d \u201c\u2018TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA\u2019\u2026it is the lowly servants of these two gents who steal the play. They slice their humble pie with wry wit and ribald banter.\u2026And it is Randall Duk Kim who takes the cake of comedy. He plays a Mortimer Snerd of a serving man, snorting and shuffling, telling us about his life, his family, his dog Crabb. Many fine moments, friends\u2026\u2026\u201d [aesop_gallery pslightbox=”on” transition=”crossfade” caption=”Photos by Robert Wood” galleryType=”grid” id=”454″] Review Excerpts \u201c\u2018TROUPE EXELS IN \u2018GENTLEMEN\u2019\u2019\u2026Randall Duk Kim takes such complete control of his loutish lackey part that one suspects Shakespeare must have had a premonition Kim might play the role\u2026.\u201d \u2014Jay Joslyn, MILWAUKEE SENTINEL (8\/3\/1981) \u201c\u2018\u2018TWO GENTLEMAN,\u2019 AND A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-performances"],"metadata":{"_wp_old_date":["2021-11-13"]},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/kimrandall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/kimrandall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/kimrandall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/kimrandall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/kimrandall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/kimrandall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/kimrandall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/kimrandall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/kimrandall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u2014Mark Saunders, (9\/24\/1981)
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\u2014Scott Fosdick, THE DAILY HERALD (8\/7\/1981)
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\u2014Jacob Stockinger, THE CAPITAL TIMES (8\/8\/1981)
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\u2014Damien Jaques, THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL (8\/16\/1981)
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\u2014Hayward Allen, COMMENT ON THE ARTS, WMTV (9\/12\/1981)
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