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Benjamin J. Nelson ’11, another cast member and a member of the G&S Board of Directors, walks into the room in a bright yellow overcoat. Even in a room full of pirates, he fits right in. He and Haile hug. “We’re practically married,” he admits. That they’ve been working together for nearly two years is evident; their interactions are as effortless as they are entertaining...
...burden is on walk-ons to try to keep up,” Weintraub said. “Paul has not only kept up, but he is pushing the speed of improvement. He definitely has a bright future ahead...
...writes. His ear for music is evident in the formal construction of his poems, in which he often employs straightforward rhyme schemes. His poem “The Swing,” for instance, strictly follows the ballad form. He writes, “the bright sweep of its radar-arc / is all the human dream / handing us from dark to dark / like a rope over a stream.” One can easily hear the oscillating, swing-like rhythm, and this type of melodic accessibility permeates the entire book...
While the movie is typical Disney fare, replete with cheesy songs, over-exaggerated characters, and bright colors, Kroop’s adaptation cuts the music and condenses the script to just under an hour...
Other elements of the show’s design are subdued, helping the performers establish the celebratory atmosphere. The costume design of Janice J. He ’11 is all simplicity and pastels—bright, but understated. Likewise, the set pieces designed by Matthew B. Bird ’10 are blocky and cartoonish, supplementing the play’s feeling of unreality. The pirates’ boat onstage as the play begins points to this abstract, yet effective impression. These designs rightly place the focus on the performers themselves—as one particularly memorable episode...