Davey Marlinjones

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American stage director and television personality, known as a tireless advocate for the local stage and theatrical scene in the many places he lived during his long career. From 1970 to 1987, he was a film and arts critic on TV and was known for his eccentric on-air style in reviewing films and theatre and cultural events. He enunciated with theatrical bravura and often wore large black-rimmed glasses and sometimes sported an Alpine hat. Prior to his death, Marlin-Jones was a Professor of Theater and Playwriting for fifteen years at UNLV. In a twist on classical Aristotlean analysis, Marlin-Jones used the acronym PASTO to break down plays. First published in Kenneth Macgowan's "A Primer of Playwriting," the book he considered to be the best ever written on the art of building plays, PASTO stands for: Preparation, Attack, Struggle, Turn, Outcome. PASTO was the foundation of both his personal directing and the play analysis taught to his students at UNLV. PASTO is still used by many of his students today, both in their own work, and in the classes they teach. Davey Marlin-Jones died on 2 March 2004, aged 71. Link to Wikipedia biography