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ASBURYPARKPRESS I TUESDAY, JAN. 2 3 2007 A poignant 'play about time' at Two River Ft '1 REVIEW By TOM CHESEK CORRESPONDENT Idol' hits Memphis Will the "American Idol" judges find an Elvis Presley or a William Hung tonight? Tune in to Fox (Channels 5 and 29) starting at 8 p.m. to see Randy Jackson, Simon Cow-ell and Paula Abdul endure a round of hopeful singers in Memphis, Tenn. Also be sure to visit www.app.com and join our "American Idol" forum. Staffreport ow with the earlier premiere of "October surviving member of hometown rock band The Mustangs.

Posner, who's making his bow as Two River Theater Company's new artistic director, exhibits an obvious love for (and thorough understanding of) this script that allows the show to connect on every level. STORY CHAT ON THE WEB: Visit www.app.com and click on this story in Entertainment to discuss Two River's production of "The Pavilion." 0 I J. 4 Asbury Park Press David Koechner (left) and Dave Allen star in Comedy Central's "The Naked Trucker." 'Naked Trucker' puts laughter in gear Capture special dates, century-old wooden pavilion and lakeside dock is conjured by means of some modular platforms and benches with dozens of light bulbs on hanging zip-cords representing the stars that shoot and shine above this midsummer revel; a bittersweet last-dance before the pavilion itself is destroyed to make way for a concrete amphitheater. It's a smart accommodation to the vertical aspects of Two River's mainstage Rechnitz Theater space and director Aaron Posner's staging places much of the action close to the audience, allowing this intimately-scaled gem to engage the imagination in ways that other Two River productions have had difficulty achieving. Last dances, second chances Those in attendance at the event include the alcoholic "survivor" Denise, inveterate pothead Cookie, perky reunion organizer Lisa, chatty space-invader Pudge all of whom (and more) are channeled by multitasking narrator Polk.

While the accomplished character actor sets the pace for the production, his expected tour de force performance manages to bring the energy while taking away none of the spotlight from the romantic leads bank employee Kari (Kate Eastwood Norris) and Peter (Erik Steele), a psychologist who laments that he's "always missing things by a few crucial minutes." Once the school's "cutest senior couple" and long since torn apart by Peter's regrettable errors in judgment, the wounded former sweethearts have subsequently been damned to loveless relationships, unsatisfying careers and the gnawing sense that decades of torment can somehow be made right by a single magical moment in time, even if it means "the entire universe would have to begin again." The playwright, an Emmy nominee for his work on TV's "Six Feet Under," infuses the script with the sort of sharply rendered, character-driven wit found in that cable-ready series personal experiences, 1962" at Long Branch's New Jersey Repertory Company, and now with the NJ debut of "The Pavilion" at Red Bank's Two River Theater, Shore-area audiences suddenly are able to select from two of the most compelling local stage productions in recent memory. It's as if the usual rules governing the traditionally drab month of January no longer apply here in 2007. But then, Craig Wright's "Pavilion" is a poetic, profane, achingly beautiful little "play about time" that revolves around the concept of wanting to change the ground rules; of seeking out second chances within a universe in which the characters learn the hard way that time moves in one and only one direction. One could make the case that each and every stage play is its own little universe; a self-contained place with its own set of natural laws and (sometimes incomprehensible) logic. "The Pavilion" has much to say about the nature of its particular baby universe, and anyone who takes his or her seat in a timely fashion will be fortunate enough to be present at the creation of this cosmos.

It's a creation called into being through Wright's lovely and evocative language by actor Andrew Polk who, as the play's omnipresent (though hardly omniscient) narrator, carries us on a journey that starts with a single symbolic raindrop and deposits us at a dance hall in Pine City, during the 20th class reunion of the local high school's class of 1986. In David P. Gordon's spare but satisfying scenic design, the THE PAVILION Wednesdays, Thursdays and weekends through Feb. 4 Two River and news events. APf.COM nr iff i I press: By BILL KEVENEY USA TODAY The busy Country Diner in Culver City, is just the spot for The Naked Trucker and T-Bones, big-rig buddies whose crosscountry antics are related on their new show of the same name that airs 10:30 p.m.

Wednesdays on Comedy Central. An American flag hangs above the table, reflecting the duo's frequent presentation of the stars and stripes. A scythe on the wall and a Route 66 sign honor their rural, on-the-road roots. And there's an old rifle above one entryway. "It's perfect.

You got a gun over the door, which means it has to be used by the third act or the third course of this meal," says David Koechner speaking for Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons, his mutton-chopped, combed-over, surprisingly erudite alter ego, whose weapon of choice is a ball-peen hammer. His T-Bones might be locked 0rfOff OMwr mutmmn OkMCM 1UMVOM IMS fv2 i'pr- earlier acts, came together at Largo, a Los Angeles club noted for experimental comedy. "The Naked Trucker T-Bones Show" includes their onstage act, a mix of banter and comedic songs, along with scenes depicting their odd adventures. The eight-episode series is scripted, but some is almost word for word from the improvised dialogue of their stage act "the comedy of interruption," Allen says. Improv veteran Koechner pays homage to Four-Way George, a real-life drifter who liked watching what constituted traffic in his tiny hometown of Tipton, Mo.

And the Trucker's lack of clothing? "Sort of capricious. No reason. Just because," Allen says. Is he really naked? "Close," Allen says. "Can't say," Koechner adds.

"For purposes of the television show, yes. It's the title of the show." Although their look is truck-stop Stuckey's, the show's tone can veer toward zen and the art of 18-wheeler maintenance, satirizing American life in a way that's "not red state or blue state," Allen says. Despite the characters' appearances, the two see a bond with everyday Joes. "Next time you get a AAA jump, chances are the guy is going to look like one of the two of us," Allen says. "Although he might have more clothes on." acs Ma rmm i tut' on 7, Ai DMr VM 104 10 fr-" )'.

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