Word: climaxes
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...really the other two actors who took the drama to its emotional climax. Gotlieb as Laura communicated primarily through eloquent looks before the arrival of the Gentleman Caller; but opened up with marvelous expressiveness in the tete-a-tete with her former high school "crush." In face, voice, and gesture, she touchingly evoked the painful shyness and self-consciousness of the disabled girl who is given one brief chance to bloom. Yet she also possessed an air of unexpected (and deeply affecting) grace and dignity in the most heartbreaking moment of the play...
...even the old gag of mishearings and misunderstandings a la Cuthbert Calculus extremely funny. Daniel Goor '97 almost steals the second act as the sardonic, tough-talking Officer Welch, but Amblad's Lenny makes a sweeping comeback with the rip-roaring rigmarole that brings the farce to its zany climax...
...chorus's superb performance was the climax of the first half of the concert. But by the end of the concert, the orchestra had matched them, playing with the sound characteristic of an excellent ensemble. Overall, the concert was deeply felt without being over-wrought, passionate without being affected...
...times, according to Eszterhas, Steven Spielberg, Milos Forman and Robert Zemeckis have all been attached to the film as directors. "It's a comedic but serious piece," Eszterhas says. "It ultimately makes the case that the President of the U.S. has to tell the truth." Indeed, the screenplay's climax has President Sam Parr confessing to the nation during a debate, "Yes, I diddled that cow!" Buoyed by his honesty, voters re-elect him in a landslide. "Maybe you're right," Eszterhas responds when asked if his script is just too vulgar ever to be made, "but I hope...
...virtuoso turn to overshadow a fine supporting cast, particularly Owen Teale (who also appeared in the London production) as Torvald. He's uptight and patronizing but far from a foolish figure. When he stands alone after Nora leaves, we feel the full impact of the play's emotionally complex climax: both triumph (a woman freed) and tragedy (a family broken), a cause for cheers and for weeping. Most theatergoers will simply let out a slow exhale, after an evening that takes the breath away...