Susan Maris, Lori Vega and Dan McVey at NJ Rep.
cause in films it’s easier to depict
the playing of the sport itself.
But theatre affords a different
view - an in-depth look at char-
acter and an in-depth look at the
way sports impacts and has im-
pacted American culture, Ameri-
can history, and even the found-
ing metaphors of this country.”
Pointing out some of his fa-
vorite works about sports, he
says, “A colleague, Mat Smart,
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a die-hard Cubs fan, has a ter-
rific play called Tinkers to Evers
to Chance. I like Lee Blessing’s
work and he has several plays
with sports in the foreground or
background. In terms of films -
I love (among many others) The
Natural, Hoosiers, and Jerry
Maguire.”
Weitzman hopes the play at-
tracts both sports fans and non-
sports fans. The play is every
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