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October 1, 2004
David Mamet at Video Box Dr. Faustus Radio Drama Contemporary playwright David Mamet, renowned for his foul-mouthed liars and losers, gamblers and con men, puts a contemporary spin on the venerable story. Mamet being Mamet, it is a cynical one. There may be no redemption for the modern man. With a Goal of 5 Days to produce the show, Video Box took on the challenge of cranking it out. Jeff Hixon, owner of VBS, said, "He gave us 5 days, and we did it in 4 - and I kept all myhair"! Suzzane Weiss of Culture Vulture in San Francisco says, "Mamets language is poetic, almost Shakespearean, in contrast to the man-in-the-street vernacular that marks most of his other work, both for (radio) and screen. It gives an archaic feel to the timeless tale, contrasting nicely with the modern sensibilities that inform it. Whether it will endure in the classic canon of Faust literature that precedes it is a question. Only God or the Devil knows for sure".
Point 360 West
April 2008 
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