Monday, October 25, 2004

Spelling it out

Suzannah brought a new dimension to every play "A problem, why? I do it on purpose" she performed in, thanks to her improbable timing. According to Bob Tanner, a drama student with interest in statistics, Suzannah delivered 2 % of her lines extremely early, 21 % slightly early, 17 % on time, 38 % slightly delayed, and 22 % wildly delayed (average over 1997).
She had a way of making it all look perfectly natural. One memorable evening, starring as Juliet, she delivered all her lines, one after one, from first love to the final suicide, the first moment she laid eyes on Romeo. The rest of the play, she went through all the motions with an air of quiet, horrified resignation. The effect was slightly unsettling.
Her co-acters never lasted long; their most frequent reason was stomach ulcers.
When asked whether she perceived her complete lack of timing as a problem, she smiled and said:

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