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On the occaision of their anniversary, a couple trades short minimalist expressions of how they perceives each other; almost a conversation, but not quite.
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On the occaision of their anniversary, a couple trades short minimalist expressions of how they perceives each other; almost a conversation, but not quite.
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Review of Happy AnniversaryA lesson in brevity, this short piece is crafted like a house of cards. Not one card (word) is out of place. Listen to what the couple doesn't say in the piece, and you too will notice the presence, or absence, of what makes this play outstanding. |
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has aired during drive-time on WMNF
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Sixty Second Radio Hour -- Happy Anniversary
EDNA
I love you just the way you are.
ARCHIE
Your hair has never done anything for
me.
EDNA
We have a perfect life together.
ARCHIE
I hate it when you snore.
EDNA
Every day, I wake up and smile
contentedly.
ARCHIE
You really get my goat.
EDNA
When we walk arm in arm, I wouldn't
want to be anywhere else in the whole
world.
ARCHIE
Sometimes the sound of your voice
br...
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Deborah Astley
Posted on July 06, 2005 at 11:10 AM | Permalink
Review of Happy Anniversary
Enjoyed this segment of the Sixty Second Radio Hour very much. The push and pull repartee between the man and the woman is clever. A long relationship has many phases and this short piece touched on all of them. It would be timely at any time of the year, not just on Valentine's Day. Anniversaries occur on every day of the year. It's good for some smiles and chuckles.