Article: ACTORS RELISH CHALLENGE OF MAMET'S DRAMA.(L.A. LIFE)

Byline: Rob Lowman Daily News Entertainment Editor

Every playwright represents a particular challenge for an actor. David Mamet with his complex cadences, minimum stage direction and oblique characterization perhaps more so than others.

We recently stopped by the Geffen Playhouse to talk with two of the actors - Ed Begley Jr. and Christine Dunford - currently puzzling out Mamet's code for their performances in ``The ``Cryptogram'' and the ``The Old Neighbor.'' The pair had just finished a rehearsal before a preview performance that night when they graciously took time out to discuss the challenges they face in performing a Mamet play. Having just worked ...

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