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...joke is to theirs - is the ritual removing of his shirt, to reveal a torso that could have been sculpted, or certainly caressed, by Michelangelo. The gesture is not so much an act of narcissism as a votive offering to his core constituency. A showman as much as an actor, McConaughey is ready to give the people what they want; and abs make their hearts grow fonder. (TIME Ponders: The Making of Matthew...
...Time to Kill, through some ragged adventure sagas (the arid Sahara) to a welcome cameo as Ben Stiller's agent in Tropic Thunder. As McConaughey scholar (and my niece) Diana White tells me, he's more than the sum of dimples and muscles. But anybody can be an actor; it's tough to be an icon. McConaughey sustains his status by bantering effortlessly with Jay Leno, spoofing himself in a Sex & the City episode and, in general, hammering home the impression that the genial fellow we see in movies is close to the down-home Texan he may well...
...you’ve ever seen a Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club production, you’ve likely seen Jonah C. Priour ’09 on stage. The actor, whose contributions to Harvard theater recently won him the Jonathan Levy Award, has performed in almost all of the venues on campus, as well as major shows such as “Children of Eden” and “The Hyacinth Macaw.” Remarking on the sheer number of productions he has starred in, Priour says, “I’d say there are about...
...what they are watching.” The production has incorporated a number of unique stylistic elements and techniques in addition to the modern costumes and setting. Dancers interspersed amidst the cast members are constantly on stage; their presence attempts to mimic the voyeurism of society. In addition, each actor is cast in two different roles, a decision that Ross admits has been a difficult hurdle to overcome.“I think the challenge for us as actors is to make each of our characters separate people and to give each of them distinct personalities and motivations, as opposed...
...former set designer for a father, Sarah A. Sherman ‘09 was probably always fated to be involved with the theater in some way. As one of this year’s recipients of the Jonathan Levy Award, which recognizes “the most promising actor or actress at the University,” it’s clear that her genetic predisposition for the stage paid off. Growing up in New York City, Sherman would spend long hours after school with her mother in the costume shop. When she started high school at St. Ann?...