Word: andronicus
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When Olga I. Zhulina ’09 stood alone amidst a grove of red flags, holding out forearms swathed in red scarves as the raped and amputated Lavinia in “Titus Andronicus,” my appreciation for the scene’s aesthetics conflicted with my revulsion at the violence. It wasn’t a long battle. Lavinia’s over-dramatic helplessness soon led me to silently echo Tamora’s (Cecilia I. Soler ’08) moan of impatience with Lavinia’s interminable groveling...
...glimmerings of what might later develop into “Hamlet” or “Julius Caesar” are evident in Titus Andronicus. There is revenge, lust, and violence galore. The staple characters are all present: a slutty Queen, an evil Emperor, a vengeful son and brother (Lucius, played by Christopher N. Hanley ’07-’08), and even an Ophelia-like Lavinia...
...Titus Andronicus,” one of Shakespeare’s earlier plays, depicts the mental and emotional breakdown of Titus, a Roman war hero whose stubborn adherence to Roman tradition sparks numerous acts of merciless cruelty and revenge against his family to the point of their complete destruction...
...Guilford, Connecticut. Cofounder of the Negro Ensemble Company, Gunn, the oldest of seven children of a St. Louis, Missouri, laborer, made his off-Broadway debut in the legendary New York premiere of Jean Genet's provocative The Blacks (1962). Gunn won Obie awards for his work in Titus Andronicus (1967) and The First Breeze of Summer (1975), and was admired for his Othello. Movie credits included The Great White Hope (1970) and Shaft...
...students. 8 p.m. Sanders Theater. (ELF)THEATER | The Compleat Works of Wllm Shakspr (abridged)The Winthrop House Drama Society will present an uproarious condensation and parody of Shakespeare’s entire corpus. Laugh, cry, then laugh some more at Othello rapping, Titus Andronicus cooking, and Ophelia drowning. “Shakespeare will never make you laugh so hard again!” Tickets available at the Harvard Box Office $8, Students & Seniors $5, House Residents $3. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Winthrop...