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...most successful innovation was the set. Cocoa-shell mulch covered the floor in a stadium-style stage, with seating on both sides. While at times it was difficult to see with an actor standing directly in front of the seating and facing the action, overall it was a very effective use of space and an impressive feat for the actors to be able to maintain contact with an audience that was on both sides of them...

Author: By Erik Beach and Christopher R. Blazejewski, S | Title: Richard III: Two Views | 5/7/1999 | See Source »

...stage will come to life in mere hours, but it already shows hints of 15th-century England. Cocoa-shell mulch that crunches underfoot covers the stage floor. Three huge rocks--actually large chunks of styrofoam--lie on a large platform beside the main part of the stage. A curved and seemingly rickety ramp meanders its way from a height of about 10 feet down to the stage...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Director's Project Takes On Richard III | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...stage will come to life in mere hours, but it already shows hints of 15th-century England. Cocoa-shell mulch that crunches underfoot covers the stage floor. Three huge rocks--actually large chunks of styrofoam--lie on a large platform beside the main part of the stage. A curved and seemingly rickety ramp meanders its way from a height of about 10 feet down to the stage...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: My Kingdom for Richard III | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...more risky aspects this show, which features stadium seating, an exit beneath the stage (the aforementioned "pit") and cocoa-shell mulch, posing as dirt, on the floor...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: My Kingdom for Richard III | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...Dictionary, B.C.'s font of wacky definitions, featured "cross reference": no words, just three rags nailed to a cross, bearing biblical citations for Christ's suffering. The effect, for someone expecting the usual caveman shtick, is like finding a Communion wafer floating in the bowl with one's morning Cocoa Puffs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Preach It, Caveman! | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

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