From Stephen Holden’s NY Times Review, January 24, 1985
David Livingstone (Kevin O’Connor), a nincompoop ambassador in the unnamed country where the play is set, is the main character, and Thrombo is his feared personal God – the god of heart attacks. In a land of starvation, Mr. Livingstone blithely rationalizes conditions by explaining, ”Starvation is nature’s way of shuffling the hearty eaters out of the pack; the answer is little people – pygmies.” Meanwhile his wife, Isadora Duncan (Angela Pietropinto) promotes social betterment through her bridge club while dreaming of being discovered by Hollywood. Ruling a country in which the poor are referred to as ”pimples” is a crazy, despotic prime minister named Louis Quatorze.
| Credit | Artist | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Playwright | Albert Bermel |  |
| Director | Leo Shapiro |  |
| Stage Manager | Leila Boyd |  |
| Set Designer | Jane Clark |  |
| Costume Designer | Gene Lakin |  |
| Props | Charlie Eisenberg |  |
| Actor | Jane Borrus | |
| Actor | Christobal Carambo | |
| Actor | Kevin O’Connor |  |
| Actor | Frankie Faison |  |
| Actor | Ken Marks |  |
| Actor | Angela Pietropinto |  |
| Actor | Larry Pine |  |
| Actor | Esther Ryvlin |  |
| Actor | Count Stovall |  |
All 1984-85 Season productions: