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Nelson and Haile make their way backstage to do one final rehearsal. The room is a mess. The smell of fresh paint envelops the entire space, and the cluttered banging of stage producers stands in stark contrast to the warm-up trills produced by the cast. After some time, Haile and Nelson begin singing in perfect unison, eventually falling back into individual parts. As their voices begin to encompass the room, producer Megan M. Savage ’10 says, “The show is doing great. These are a hectic few days, but everything is coming together...
Saakashvili also drew a contrast between Georgia’s dramatic economic reform in recent years with the policies of the past. He emphasized fiscal restraint, the importance of soliciting foreign investment, and the reduced role of the government as significant changes to the Georgian economy...
...covered to the waist in a rough burlap sack, lies sprawled on a table, while a lone wooden rocking horse rests forgotten in a corner. In this one eerie visual tableau, the play’s thematic juxtaposition of childhood innocence and dark violence is powerfully established. This startling contrast underscores the drama of the entire production. Directed by Ilinca Radulian ’11, and playing at the Loeb Experimental Theater until April 24, “The Pillowman” is a dark and comedic theatrical experience whose character-driven plot comes to life with the skillfully nuanced...
...aggression and rage, lashing out in fury at the slightest provocation. Giles’s thundering demeanor is artfully tempered, however, by the presence of a few childlike habits, such as a penchant for sucking on lollipops. These unexpected touches add depth to his performance and invoke the disturbing contrast between youthful innocence and graphic violence that permeates the play...
...perhaps to the same mid-century marketing logic that gave us the soap opera: more women are home watching television during the day than are men. Take for instance Ricki Lake, Kathie Lee Gifford, or the Eumenides that populate “The View.” By contrast, the best-known women who work in late night TV are probably the staffers who slept with Dave Letterman...