Word: complement
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This year, the University saw its usual complement of scholars leave and a few return. Health care, foreign policy, economic and tax choices, welfare reform and labor politics will all see the impact of Harvard minds and Harvard research over the next four years...
Jeff Meehan's lighting design provides a creepy complement to Benjamin's flamboyant direction. The set, with its twin baboons, makes a number of obvious symbolic links. The twin baboons connect Earnest and Frank and their removal from civilization. The symmetrically arranged circus rings emphasize the isolation of the characters. Frank and Earnest each live in the spotlight of a one-man circus, where they alone exist...
...Every space is unique and our challenge is to make sure that we have tenants who complement each other rather than compete with each other," she said. "Having the right tenant is much more important than just having occupied space...
Instead, the action is driven forward by the manipulation of voices, both onstage and off. Microphones are a favorite toy for this post-modern pair, who use them with studied playfulness. Sarah Sidman's disembodied voice as Cecile, Merteuil's niece, is an eerie relief and complement to the often static physical dynamics between Brown and Hopkins. Richard Nash's direction is at its best in his manipulation of voice and particular props, such as a book which figures in their games. The care that Nash takes with these elements helps to make up for some of the glaring gaps...
...Memoirs offers a number of challenges to the director. Marc Jones manages to keep the characters strongly defined even when they are all talking at once, ascribing them specific gestures and mannerisms. More importantly, he steers the play through the numerous transitions of moods. The comedy and the drama complement each other. The high-energy pace of the production never lags in its negotiation of extremely silly and extremely sappy moments...