Word: characterized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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What barriers do minority performers face inside the audition? Some directors note that they let their vision of a particular character be shaped by the actors who come to audition. "I actually had a slight bias toward a diverse cast," says director Dan Berwick '01. "The main character in Jesus...
Adapted from Mark Childress' 1993 critically-acclaimed novel of the same name, Crazy in Alabama is at times brilliantly poignant in its portrayal of the fight for civil rights and at other times utterly inane when it comes to any scene that involves its main character, Lucille (Melanie Griffith). Its...
As the story unfolds, the initial carpe diem attitude of the movie begins to disintegrate as the question of whether Lucille even accomplishes stardom becomes inconsequential. Rather, her selfish and fantasy-like dreams are used to provide a stark contrast to the very real issues of hypocrisy, corruption and racism...
The immense talent of actors Kate Agresta '02, Karin Alexander '02 and Jim Augustine '01 keeps the audience entranced throughout the play. Without such stellar performances it is likely that scenes or elements of confusion would lose the attention of viewers, thus making the play ineffective. This is especially applicable...
Outside the lecture hall where Emerson spoke, leaders of the Harvard Islamic Society and Muslim Law Students Association gathered to distribute flyers vilifying Emerson's character, accusing him of racism and seeking to tie him to the presumably nefarious forces of "Israeli intelligence." One woman distributing material informed me matter...