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...rest of the cast, a few notable performances stand out. The prostitutes Rosalie (Candice C. Smith ‘11) and Adelaide (Victoria J. Crutchfield ’10) are especially skilled in physical acting—their swaying, sipping, and shimmying visually convey a breezy sexuality. In a completely different vein, Adriana I. Colón ‘12 is smart, snappy, and sharply-dressed in her portrayal of Louis de Saint-Just, creating a commanding on-stage presence which complements Robespierre’s own severity...
...McKay” probably isn’t for you. The film—Goldberger’s first—aims to be darkly humorous with this incident and others even more absurd, but garners laughs mostly at its own expense. Despite a talented cast including Thomas Hayden Church (“Sideways”) and Elisabeth J. Shue ’00 (“Leaving Las Vegas”), the script lacks the subtlety and confidence to pull off the sophisticated black humor to which it aspires...
...join in the work, she replies, “I suppose you’ve spilled enough seed in the house already.” These lines are so over-the-top, that perhaps they would have benefited from correspondingly exaggerated performances by the actors. But Goldberger and his cast for the most part insist on taking characters seriously, creating an effect that is disturbing and bizarre without being larger-than-life—or funny...
...last weekend’s rehearsal, a general shout roused the cast: “We need Russell,” they said. Russell Y. Huang ‘12, the assistant musical director, put down his copy of “War and Peace” to play “Just a Housewife” on the piano. A group of six female Harvard students began to sing the uncharacteristically pessimistic song: “All I am is / Just a housewife / Just a housewife, nothing great / What I do is ‘out of fashion?...
Though many students see it as extracurricular—an activity outside the realm of serious work—acting itself is labor of sorts. Memorizing the lines, building the set—which the cast did last Sunday as a group task—and performing are all activities that could develop into real-life professions...