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...thoughts of the characters. A jazz trio stationed on the corner of the stage interprets the emotional state of the players throughout the performance, constantly pulling the audience in. The set itself allows the audience to become part of the production. The performance is set against a painted backdrop depicting a mirror image of the audience—but with empty chairs. During the play’s famous funeral oratory, no actors are on stage except for Antony, Brutus, and Lucius, effectively making the audience play the part of the Roman citizens. The production is highlighted by some solid...
...album in solar-powered studios, printed his liner notes on recycled paper, and is donating 1% of the album sales to environmental organizations. In line with his praiseworthy dedication to the environment, Johnson’s repeated references to the cyclical life of water provide a vivid and powerful backdrop for his message of emotional release and renewal. “Sleep Through the Static,” the second track on the album, at first seems to share little with the other thirteen tracks, which sound like Johnson’s usual fare. Its clear anti-war stance...
...student group devoted to the Bard, perform favorites like the balcony scene from “Romeo and Juliet,”—along with less obviously romantic choices like a farewell scene from “Richard II”—against a cozy backdrop of books in the Eliot House Library...
...West Texas town is so isolated that while you can cross the Mexican border in less than an hour for lunch, the nearest shopping mall is 200 miles (about 320 km) away. Those who live around here take immense pride in the desolate landscape that served as the backdrop for the films with the most Academy Award nominations this year, Joel and Ethan Coen's murderous No Country for Old Men and Paul Thomas Anderson's epic There Will Be Blood. But instead of buzzing about their potential golden night at the Oscars, locals are more concerned these days with...
...hasn't broken ground, and the port in western Mexico needs repair. The results of a government-funded study about how well the plan would work for West Texas will be released soon. But for the locals who see this land as a refuge--and, on occasion, a Hollywood backdrop--the decision to build or not to build isn't even a question...