LittleAmystealthstheshow。Absolutely。Wordsofwisdomjustslipsoutofhermouthsoeffortlesslyyetsoinspiring。Andconsideringofherage,shegivesanewmeaningtowhatlittlewomanisallabout。IlikethewaylittleAmyflyaboutthescenewithherfancytheatricmoves,it’shardnottogiveyourattentionwhensheisaround。Tobefair,sheisalittlebitoveractiveforherpart,butIdon’tblameher。Asforhergrownup,IfindthescenewheresheturnesdownJo’sofferofaffectionandbashshisjeasousyquiteamusing。Infact,thisisthesouloftheplaywhereeveryone’sfatehangsonit。Whetherit’scovincingornotcanmakeorbreaktheplay。it’sagreatpleasuretohearsmartpeopledefendingandarguingfortheirfeelings,sothattheyenduprealizingtheyarenotsmartatall。Sofunny,Icanplaythescenetimeandtimeagaininmyhead。 Idon’tlikeJointhisplay。They’vegotthewronggirltosaytheleast。Evenherbeautifualblackeyesandmasculineeyebrowisofnohelptoher。Thetrickisyoucan’tcallthatbadacting,justthatshedoesn’tfitwellwithJo。Shesetsaboutstrikingyouasdaring,unworldly,notboundbyrulesandlackinginfeminiety。Butsheisjustatomboy。Theyarebunchofthemnowadaysandwhatthefussallabouther?。Joshouldbesomeoneunusual,oneofakind,outofthisworld。Inasense,Iwouldn’tmindtocallJoanAmericanincarnationofJoanofArc。Ihaveseenbetter。NowIhavetoconfessherpredecessor(KathrineHerpen)isreallyofsomething。 TheencounterbetweenthisJoandherGermanprofessorislikestagedromance。Asillyschoolgirlstumblingintoaknowlegeablescholarwhohappenstobenotmarried。Whydoesshegetsotightenupinhisroomandwhatisthatseductionsceneinthetheatrefor。it’sallsoclich,secondhandromanceoractingcopyedfromotherpeople’sgeniusplays,exactlylikewhatTeddysays。Andthewayshethrowherselftoherloverandbeingsoreadytogiveherheartisthelaststrawforme。Areformedwoman,you’llsay。 Ifyouwanttoknowwhatgoodactingisabout,justlookatMeg,orthemother,thoughIthinkit’stooeasyacaseforSusan。Teddy’sroleisdeliveredverywell。He‘snatural,andthere’snoambiguousthingabouthisfeelings,sowelldone。GrantedTheproblemwithJoandTeddyisintheircharacters,becausetheyareofthesameimpulsivekind。Theylookateachother,andtheyseetheirownweakness,andtheexcitementchallengingyourownkindisquitechildish,is’t?Butthetimingofselfawarenesscomingtoyouisalsoveryimportant。TeddyfindshispeaceofmindinAmy,andJoinprofessor。ButIstillthinkthere’snocertaintyaboutfateandcharacter,notinreallife,TeddyandJocouldhavemadethesecondbestmatch。Nothingisperfectintheworld,sowhycouldn’ttheybepartofit?