Word: caste
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...important backup to the cast is the simple yet elegant set, designed by David P. Gordon. All of the parts of the set in Part One are on wheels, allowing free movement and constant variation of the pieces. Most have swinging doors in them, reminiscent of the stages on which the puppets Punch and Judy traditionally perform...
...proficient cast was largely responsible for the play's success in making an Elizabethan tragedy accessible to modern audiences. Most of the play rested on the performance of Brett Egan '99, who, decked in a leather jacket and silver pants, made an intense Coriolanus. Egan's job was not an easy one, given the complexity of his role: Coriolanus is a Roman general who returns from war to find himself adored by the people, but his popularity causes petty political jealousy among the consuls (Taya Weiss '99 and Ryan McCarthy '97), which leads to his banishment...
...factors: the remarkable work of David Gordon (director and choreographer, and co-writer with his son Ain) and the incredible individual performances. Gordon has created functional choreography and a seamless interface between singing and speech. Even more important than Gordon's work, however, is the ensemble nature of the cast which still allows for individual expression and characterization...
...audience was not already verklempt by the romantic melodrama of Schubert's love songs, the dismal puddles of wasser waiting for them outside were sure to cast a dark shadow on their oh-so-sensitive souls...
This brings us to an interesting aside; a significant number of those who appear on the masthead of the Peninsula have never cast their lot with the organization and, indeed, repudiate all ties to it. Both Steven F. Sakis '98 and Christine Folch '98 have no desire whatsoever to be associated with the magazine. According to Folch, her involvement was limited to attending two meetings in the fall of her first year, and Sakis says he never signed up or attended a meeting at all. Both students requested in the past that their names be removed; Sakis actually threatened...