Fresh Air Will Do You Good When Warding Off Armageddon ‘A Walk in the Woods’ Is Revived With Kathleen Chalfant
Ken JaworowskiSeptember 30, 2014: There’s no good reason to revive A Walk in the Woods, but there’s a good reason to see it: Kathleen Chalfant. Playing a wily Soviet diplomat, she is given the best moments in this mild two-character drama, and she’s always wonderful to watch. Loosely based on a real event, Woods finds an American negotiator and his Soviet counterpart during arms treaty talks in Geneva. To break the monotony of their indoor meetings, the two take a series of open-air strolls together. Soon they’re discussing history and nuclear warfare. The script, by Lee Blessing, looks to shrink giant issues to a manageable size, and, unsurprisingly, have each individual learn a little from the other.
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