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Article: DIRICKSON RELIES ON ANIMAL INSTINCTS, DOGGED DETERMINATION IN `SYLVIA' ROLE.(What's Happening)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- December 27, 1996
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Actress Barbara Dirickson prepares for a uniquely challenging role: ``Of course there's consistency,'' Dirickson says. ``Intelligence. But not too much intelligence. Emotional depth. But measured. Sylvia only shares what the other characters can cope with - which increases throughout the play.''
And then there's the bark. Resonant, even vehement. But not vicious. Except in that scene in which Sylvia has some really strong comments for a cat that is trying to take refuge under a car.
Bark?
Why, yes. For Dirickson currently is rehearsing the title role in A.R. Gurney's comedy of manners, moods and mores, ``Sylvia.'' Sylvia is a poodle/labrador ...
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