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Liberalism, homosexuality, and of course bestiality—these are just a few of the provocative topics that are addressed in the dramatic production of three-time Putlizter Prize-winner Edward Albee??s “The Goat: Or, Who is Sylvia?” The play opened last night and will run through Oct. 26 in Adams Pool Theatre...
...central issue revolves around Albee??s protagonist, Martin (Eduardo J. Perez-Torres ’12), who reveals to his family that he has been having an affair with a goat named Sylvia. And it’s not just sex he is after. No, Martin divulges to his dumbfounded wife Stevie (law student Mary R. Plante) that he is not merely infatuated but in love with the goat...
While the play is in large part a tragedy that deals with the consequences arising from humanity’s underlying intolerance and prejudice, Albee??s success stems from his ability to exaggerate the dramatic quality to comic proportions. To achieve that paradoxical effect of hilarity juxtaposed against a morbid backdrop, Albee utilized wordplay, black humor, and even slapstick to counter the mounting tension between the characters as the action progresses to its catastrophic climax. It was precisely this dichotomy that drew director Davida Fernandez-Barkan ’11 to “The Goat...
...even then I thought that that was hilarious… I guess I just see life funny.” In high school, Segel was a state championship basketball player with a slight interest in theater. He acted in his first play after stumbling upon the manuscript of Edward Albee??s “The Zoo Story” during a particularly boring art history class. He was intrigued by the part of Jerry, with its challenging 20-page monologue. The play would end up launching his career—Judd Apatow was sitting in the audience. After...
...Wilner ’07 would like to invite you into the newly furnished living room formerly known as the Loeb Ex. For the next two weeks, Wilner—the director of the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s (HRDC) production of two-time Pulitzer winner Edward Albee??s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”—has transformed the Loeb Experimental Theatre into a sitting-room that will serve as the setting for the play. Produced by Emily A. Cregg...