2013 Fall Guide: The ideal man to play Mayfield? How about his successor?
The temperature outside the doors of the Black Ensemble Theatre was 96 degrees. In the lobby inside, Reginald Torian was the epitome of old-school cool: pressed linen pants, two-tone shoes, gold sunglasses. Visible perspiration would have been unthinkable. As sweaty visitors arrived, Torian reclined on a chaise and raised an eyebrow of gentle disapproval. His resounding, unhurried baritone had a wry tone and a timbre…