Word: caste
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...Cornerstone production relies on a kind of unabashed suspension of belief. The show revels self-consciously in the process of theater, paring down all the accessories to focus on the very act of playing a part. The costumes are unobstrusive--which gets complicated since all the cast members play two different parts. (At times, a pair of glasses or a raincoat serves as the only distinction between two completely different characters.) Lingering meathooks from the set of the Hasty Pudding Theater's other ongoing production, "Slaughter City," glower alarmingly over the stage, while "California Seagull's" only set consists...
...point, the director, Bill Rauch, injects a gratuitous mime sequence, in which Konstantin (or Cam, as he is now called) jumps into an imaginary lake and wades laboriously away to the tune of pre-recorded gurgles. Similarly, although the adaptation's reduction of the cast from 10 to five works fine for the first three acts, in the final climactic scene four of the characters keep having to freeze on the spot, while the fifth changes personae by fiddling frantically with his costume...
...play that will change your mind. If you have never seen a play at Harvard, this will be the one that all others will be compared to. If you are a regular theatergoer, prepare to be amazed. "Raised in Captivity" is profound, surprisingly modern, witty, and unique. The cast in the current Loeb Mainstage production is superb, delivering Nicky Silver's quick wit and capturing the emotion and confusion that the play tries to achieve. It is able to keep the play from becoming too bizarre or weighed down by its heavy themes...
...what separates this play from most of the others produced at Harvard is the quality of the cast. Chuck O'Toole, who plays both the ex-convict Dylan and the gay prostitute Roger, gives an exceptional performance, which is all the more impressive since it is his first appearance in a Harvard production. Padraic O'Reilly, coming off of a less-than-impressive performance as the Professor in Ionesco's "The Lesson" at the Ex earlier this year, does an excellent job as Sebastian, the lead role. He has a great, deadpan sense of humor, and his serious voice, reminiscent...
...showcase for Broadway's snazziest dancer, Scott Wise), the score is so wholesome that it practically cleans your teeth and does your homework while you hear it. But The King and I is smarter stuff, with perfect Rodgers ballads like Something Wonderful, beautifully sung here by the largely Asian cast...