Word: carmen
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...this modern adaptation, cigarette girl Carmen becomes a Quebecois protestor and smuggler, Jose a riot policeman and Escamillo “a Wall Street trader and well-meaning liberal working the proletariat agenda from within the corporate structure”—who, rather cleverly, takes on the “bull market...
...When Carmen emerges in a seductive, red-frilled dress, she clashes with the environs. This Carmen looks as though she stepped straight from the streets of Seville, not from the smoke and gassing of a street riot...
It’s not surprising that Carmen doesn’t fit in as a protester. Adding political motivation to her already complex character serves not to illuminate, but rather muddle, her personality. As this is the case, the transported setting appears inexplicable...
...Carmen, played by Cliona M. McKenna ’02, the sole undergraduate in a lead, holds her own amongst the others. Her voice is sultry and seductive, in nice contrast with the clarity and sweetness of the innocent Mica?...
...appearance of James E. Jordan (HLS) as El Dancairo and Michael E. Moss ’03 as El Remendado, smugglers and friends of Carmen, offer comic relief and a refreshing dose of confident acting; Jordan and Moss are clearly comfortable in their movements and in delivering their lines with a focus on the dramatic effect...