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...Anyone who knows me would probably say that I am not. And they would be right. I don't have the maturity yet to fully consider myself an adult. Nor do I expect myself to have that maturity, having led a sheltered life thus far. Whatever your experiences at Harvard are, don't kid yourself: Harvard is not the real world and, thus, is a hard place to develop the perspective adulthood requires...
...though, I am making the little decisions about what's important in my immediate life. And that's a start. For now, I am happy to remain in limbo, not yet existing fully in the adult world, nor as a member of the fun-filled world of children...
...Today's 18-to-24-year-olds did not have the exposure in their formative years," he says. Most Broadway shows, along with groups like the Theatre Development Fund, are trying to address that by sponsoring organized class visits and events like Kids' Night, when children accompanied by an adult can get in free. Another factor keeping kids away, of course, is high ticket prices. Since its opening, Rent has set aside a block of up-front seats for $20, available only on the day of the performance; most other youth-oriented shows have copied this successful gimmick...
...dramatic than this sibling rivalry theme is Tommy's dilemma: to stay loyal to his best friend Chuckie or to fulfill his responsibility to his new brother. In fact, "sponsitility" plays an almost annoyingly large part in the storyline, giving a weird allegorical bent to the movie. These rather adult topics don't merge too well with the big bad wolf and the runaway monkeys; they don't fit the silly, epic quality of The Rugrats Movie...
...Charlie--tend to put so much effort into their dispositions that they seem unrealistic. Nancy's sarcasm is so affected that it seems sincere, and Charlie's complacency is too noticeable to be the subtle characterization it ought to be. He looks quite like a little boy in adult's clothing, wearing shoes a little too big for his personality. Nancy instead has a little girl's saccharine, irritating voice inside a matronly visage. On the other hand, Leslie and Sarah--Kelleher and Dufrense--are enticing to watch. They masterfully communicate a lifestyle on the fine line between aquatic...