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...begins Elijah Aron's allegorical creation, Fete Amusant Pour Monsieur DeGaulle, playing at the Loeb Ex this weekend...
Written and Directed by Elijah Aron...
...Aron has interspersed humor within the tragic content of the bigoted and bloody Algerian war. Such a combination may be offensive to some if not taken in the intended allegorical context. The Harvard community could only benefit from more controversial and creative theater experiences like this...
...production epitomizes student experimental theater. Aron's script displays glimmers of sheer brilliance, humor and penetrating insight. A few faltering moments exist, however, when it is unclear whether the dramatic goal is comical or critical. For the most part though, his stabs at profundity succeed in provoking audience awareness about the dangers of bigotry...
...Aron's satirical tone clearly criticizes the deep-rooted racism underlying French disdain for Algerians. More Subtly, however, Aron condemns the anti-Semitism that both the French and Algerians express. When the Arabs die, they dance to a Mozart flute accompaniment and ascend to heaven. Aron does not grant the "greedy matzah man" an equally dignified death because he has purposely fictionalized the character beyond the point of human life...