I absolutely get what you're saying and I understand the sentiments you expressed from Avian and Bennett.
But actors can't really play "this is a reaction to the falsehood and apathy of the Watergate hearings."
And, despite Bob Avian's assertion here, to approach these characters as actual human beings, rather than symbols, means that humans sometimes lie and rarely tell the complete truth 100% of the time. I find that especially to be the case when they're put on the spot and when they're being questioned about things that are none of the questioner's business. The actual dancers participating in the original interviews are one thing...the characters in the show in an audition situation are another.
But I also don't think that's an issue when viewing ACL because we don't actually learn very much about most of the characters. So most of the actors could make the choice that something they're saying maybe isn't actually true. That said, everything that Paul says HAS to be 100% true from his perspective or else that completely changes who that character is. Almost everyone else has some leeway there. |
