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...show was produced without intermission, so that, but for the dancing, the audience was forced up against the monologues without respite. Under the burden of the characters' problems, and in the recounting of their riot experiences, lives a realism far stronger than footage of a burning building or the photograph of a beaten man. Further, while the riots were wrapped up by the media and dismissed as another news item of 1992, the conflict in Twilight remained unresolved. As a non-fiction work, the conflict that was opened by the monologues, remained opened and messy at the plays conclusion. When...
...lingering prejudice and intolerance that are firmly entrenched in society. These are captured by Tad's mother's attempted reassurance when he comes out to her, "I love you in spite of that." While ostensibly accepting and tolerant, this sentiment denigrates Tad in suggesting that his homosexuality is a burden, a blemish that must be overcome. In his dissection of such phrases considered, by and large, to be socially acceptable, O'Donnell forces the reader to examine the reality behind the facade...
...Doyle, executive director of the Catholic Action League, was also present at the hearing and said this law was an overwhelming burden on tax-payers...
...Heffler wanted to strut his stuff, theCrimson offense certainly didn't give him anyreason to. Instead, the burden fell primarily onHarvard's starting goalie, junior J.R.Prestifilippo, as the Saints outshot the Crimson23 to 9 in the first period...
...helm and young Chris O'Donnell in the eagerbeaver supporting role, Meet Joe Black reverses this buddy-buddy formula. Here, Anthony Hopkins is demoted to a supporting role and Pitt becomes the leading man. This odd conception of the roles proves fatal: Pitt can't carry the burden and Hopkins can only pick up after him so many times...