Word: chesin
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Those looking to this review for comparisons between Tom Cruise’s fast-talking, deal-making Daniel Kaffee and that played by of Eric M. Chesin ’02, or between Jack Nicholson’s delivery of “You can’t handle the truth!!” with that of Emerson College’s Mike Korich, will be sorely disappointed—I have never seen the movie. Seeing the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club production of Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men was as fresh an experience...
...Good Men follows the defense of Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson (Camilo E. Becdach ’05) and PFC Louden Downey (Zachary A. Corker ’04) by Lt. JG Daniel Kaffee (Eric M. Chesin ’02). The two are charged with the murder of a fellow marine, PFC William T. Santiago (Matthew A. Romero ’02) at the Naval Air Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Santiago’s death is ultimately revealed as part of a cover-up that leads to the heights of the chain of command and forces Kaffee...
...Chesin manages to find more interesting levels in his performance. He supplies Kaffee with enough charisma to convey his sardonic humor perfectly, and his relationship with Galloway grows subtlely, yet palpably. Nevertheless, he fails to sufficiently convey his internal battle between security and self-respect far enough, making scenes like his violent interaction with Dawson and even his ultimate victory over Jessep feel less satisfying than they should...
...during a rather eventful week of his youth in 1937. Surrounded by his family, Eugene steps outside of the action to offer a running narrative commentary on his thoughts and opinions. An average Brooklyn family, Jack (David Huyssen '02), Kate (Dana Scardigli '00) and their two children, Stanley (Eric Chesin '02) and Eugene, struggle to confront the economic and logistical hardships associated with taking in three more people: Kate's widowed sister Blanche (Debbie Rin '01) and her two children, Broadway-bound Nora (Sandra Seru '01) and sickly Laurie (Shaylyl Romney '02). With the constant backdrop of the pending...