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...Siegel ’07 as the male lead, the cocky carousel barker Billy Bigelow, lopes about the stage with a plausible bravado and carries his tunes well enough; Siegel is genuinely striking in his “Soliloquy” at the end of Act I, though his character??s development from immaturity to emotional earnestness comes off as a little forced. The chemistry between Siegel and his love interest, the long-suffering Julie Jordan (Jennifer H. Rugani ’07) is believable enough, though Rugani has a pathos and emotive range substantially beyond her partner...
That said, the effectiveness of many elements varied—the language straddled the line between highly poetic, nouveau Shakespeare and over-indulgent narcissistic trash; the pacing was slow and difficult, but at the same time, a reflection on the character??s boredom...
...wholesome victims, while the three rough and bitter kids from the bad part of town are posed as the inevitably doomed youth that life forgot. When one of the hooligans, Mars (Ben Foster), begins to threaten Jennifer, we are informed that this “goth” character??s father’s abusive behavior left him an orphan, resulting in his disregard for human life...
...recrimination. In particular, Ellen C. Quigley ’07 (A) admirably projects the mannerisms and emotional crisis of old age through the heavy layers of old-woman makeup and mannerisms. Laurel T. Holland ’06, as B, portrays simultaneous pain and cruelty without compromising her character??s hard exterior. Although Michelle A. Chaney ’05 (C) seems to have less to do, since her character largely serves as the catalyst for the revelations of the other two, she makes the most of her character...
Another participant, Sidney S. Cash, said he was touched by the “unbelievable character?? of the director of the Banda Aceh hospital, who lost his entire family in the tidal wave, but returned to the devastated hospital the next day in hopes of helping his patients...