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...When a film is directed by a Frenchman (Patrick Tatopoulos) who's spent most of his career designing ugly creatures for movies like this and written by a stuntman (Danny McBride), you can expect it to be heavier on the action scenes than on character elucidation. The Brit cast attempts to camouflage the silliness by swanning it up, as if the Royal Shakespeare Company had gotten communally drunk and staged an impromptu production of Dracula Meets the Wolfman. Sheen tries bravely to keep a straight face, especially during his love scenes with Mitra, a TV grad (Party of Five, Gideon...
...transformed into a Broadway musical by Maury Yeston, “Nine” follows womanizing film director Guido Contini as he sings his way through a search for clarity in his interwoven professional and personal lives. The sole male among a cast of women, Jonah C. Priour ’09 played an excellent Contini, portraying both pathetic midlife desperation and creative obsession all in a convincingly Italian accent. Attempting to take his mind off his troubles, Contini checks into a posh Venetian spa with his wife Luisa, but his worries persist. Refusing to confront his failing marriage...
Flowers are placed upside-down in a vase, a mouse drags a dead cat, and laundry is doused by a watering can; a cast member climbs a curtain that appears too weak to hold his weight and another falls into holes that aren’t really there. “Aurélia’s Oratorio” is full of such bizarre moments, which combine to create a poetic and wonderful production. Aurélia Thierrée’s practically one-woman show, written and directed by Victoria Thierrée Chaplin and running...
...play. The space in front of the stage was often used for character interactions, literally bringing the audience into the dialogue. Scenes took place in the balcony, depicting phone calls between members of the Tectonic Theater Project and their interview subjects. Shepard’s funeral was especially impressive; cast members walked into the aisles of the audience and prayed for Matthew before returning to the stage while singing “Amazing Grace.” “The Laramie Project” as a play is most interested in exploring discrimination against homosexuals, not only in Laramie...
...adorned with strings of evergreen to add to the festive air; children and hankie-wavers frolic upon the stage.Though not always exciting, “Revels” is consistently successful at crafting a homey, close-knit setting that conveys the feeling of the era and season. The cast of characters create a strong sense of community and aim to include the audience with their interactive caroling and dancing. The first of several joint ventures between the viewers and performers is a rendition of “O Come All Ye Faithful,” which imparts a wonderful added...