![]() ![]() ![]() He draws revealing, deeply sympathetic portraits of these people - with the considerable help of Nagle Jackson, the director, and an inspired group of actors: Bob Balaban, William Jay, David Schramm and Alan Ruck as the four men, Ray Baker as a counselor assigned to them, and Christine Estabrook as the retarded girlfriend of one of the men. Griffin creates some funny situations, but he relies excessively on verbal humor throughout, and some of it is pretty corny. In his determination to keep the play upbeat Mr. ![]() That is a narrow focus only a few times in two hours do we get impressions of how the rest of the world treats these men. Griffin avoids most controversial aspects of the subject and concentrates on the men's hopes, affections and frustrations. It is the story of four retarded men living in a city apartment and working at simple jobs. It is hardly surprising that ''The Boys Next Door,'' Tom Griffin's play having its premiere at the McCarter Theater, is emotionally appealing. ![]()
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