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...Although organizers Alex Kellogg '00, James Wilson '00 and Franklin Leonard '00 are not planning a follow-up themselves, they see their Cabaret as part of a wave of experimental projects appearing this spring (including Troilus and Cressida this weekend and an upcoming showcase put together by Benjamin Novak '01) and are quick to point out that, while the Cabaret was unique, it is not the only collision of art forms to occur at Harvard, past or future. "The talent pool is just too deep for these things to have to stop for any good reason (save entryway tutors crying...
...those along with an interview with Ethan Hawke and a complete summer movie preview next Friday... Lusty raves are another trend-o-rama this week. Groove, the Sundance hit about a San Francisco rave, opens next week in Boston and this weekend check out the production of Troilus and Cressida in the Ex which reimagines Shakespeare's classic as a glittery, high voltage dance party. I hear there's cage dancers and - gasp! - nudity... When did Buffy get so slutty? Sarah Michelle Gellar appears again in very little clothing on Rolling Stone and the cover really looks exactly like...
...Shakespeare fans, though, the choice is even tougher, as this weekend and the next will see four different productions of the Bard's work going up around campus. The upcoming shows offer perspectives ranging from a minimalist treatment of Romeo and Juliet to an elaborate staging of Trollius and Cressida as a post-apocalyptic desert rave. "I can't think of a more different set of productions than the four that will be going up in the next two weeks," said director Josh Edelman '00, whose version of Twelfth Night is set in the Beat and Jazz Era culture...
...most part, though, the directors' choices to do Shakespeare need no explanation beyond the excellence of the plays. "Why do many Shakespeares go up? [Because] he's a damn good playwright," said David Corlette '96, one of the designers of Trollius and Cressida's rave-style lighting. Director Martijn Hostetler '00 agreed, saying "I think people choose do to Shakespeare because he's a terrific writer. Many times during our rehearsal process we'll read over a certain passage a couple of times, and marvel at how wonderfully complex and expressive...
...RANDY: Last year I started a new community service group called BASIC. But this year, I wanted to explore more options and I got involved with HRDC and did one show last semester called Bacchanal. And, I got cast in two shows this semester--Troilus and Cressida and something called The Limp Dick Dialogues which is a creative effort in response to the Vagina Monologues. I am also a business assistant in the Hasty Pudding...