Word: delphinian
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...does not focus on the subject of first-year or Harvard life. Instead, the writers went in a totally different direction and created the fantasy world of Delphinia and its medieval court. The story is of Jefferson (J. Andrew Pasquesi ’04), a Cognesian spy infiltrating the Delphinian court. His mission: Seize the Delphinian battle plans and ensure Cognesia’s triumph...
Jefferson enters the court posing as an ambassador from “England” a country of which none of the Delphinans have ever heard. He goes about his mission without difficulty and becomes an accepted member of the Delphinian court. But there is one problem: he falls in love with the king’s daughter, and is torn between loyalty to his country and professing his love to Princess Celeste (Raya D. Terry ’04). This, of course, causes Jefferson to question his allegiances and provides the conflict of the play...
However, it must be said that the Freshman Musical could have benefited from a bit more preparation. Although some of the scenes make decent use of space on the stage (like the scenes in the Delphinian war room and the march to the final battle), other scenes make the actors not only seem stiff and unnatural, but rooted to the same spot. Furthermore, a valiant effort was made to make the singing as good as possible; however, at times, the actors do not harmonize, and at other points are unable to communicate the lyrics well (due to the number...
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