If Marcotte plays Honeyman as an ice queen, then Alan Criswell plays her suspiciously friendly fellow negotiator, Soviet diplomat Andrey Botvinnik, as a picture of warmth, a grandfatherly figure who has survived generations of U.S. negotiators. Botvinnik loves to talk and suggests that the two take a series of walks in the woods to get to know each other better. Honeyman initially resists Botvinnik's friendly overtures, but eventually comes to see that the foundation for all successful negotiations is mutual trust. Director Paul Frellick, actor Alan Criswell and actress Carole Marcotte give this play a passionate reading. The play's truths are as true today, more than a decade after the fall of the Soviet Union, as they were when the play premiered in 1988.
Admission is free.
The production stars Alan Criswell and Carole Marcotte, and is directed by Paul Frellick. Through its GlobalArts Initiative, the ISSP will present dramatic works related to areas of the world where change is rapid and profound. Performances will be aimed at social studies students in Triangle middle and high schools, as well as to the community as a whole. Plans currently call for two more productions during the fall semester of 2000. The NCHC, based in Greensboro, uses federal money made available by the National Endowment for the Humanities and gifts from private sources in the state.