Word: characterizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Several characters unite when escapism shows its face in "Scraps." Anna Medvedovsky '99 plays the Patchwork Girl of Oz, an unhappy housewife who escapes mundanity by dressing up like her favorite character from the Oz books, while Chris Sahm '01 plays an old woman who'd like nothing better than...
But producer Max Montel '01 and director Josh Edelman '00 have managed to avoid any possible pitfalls with this new production--their Wait Until Dark is a chilling and remarkably coherent character study that rolls like a runaway train.
Wait Until Dark requires deft stage direction and vigilant consistency since the story unfolds in real-time and the action rarely leaves the interior of the house. Ironically, the tight stage space of the Pool Theater allows this production to rise to the occasion. With careful attention to detail and...
The actors, moreover, contribute performances that continually build tension as the play hurries towards its frenetic climax. As Suzy Hendrix, Julie L. Rattey '01 pulls off an exceedingly difficult role--she is a striking mix of inner strength and physical vulnerability. Though helpless once the contest turns physical, Suzy's...
What should the Class of 1999 be looking for? The best advice comes from an unlikely source. Speaking at a commencement ceremony four years ago at Boston University's School of the Arts, Jason Alexander, the actor who played the character George on Seinfeld, told the graduates: "Look beyond the...