Word: detractions
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This problem becomes more troublesome, however, when combined with other shortcomings in the first act that detract from the cast's raw talent. Eve (Jac Huberman '01) questions relentlessly, but the strength of her part undermines Adam's (Steve Toub '01) on-stage presence. Toub appears uncomfortable on stage, and his voice only emerges fully confident at the end of Act I. The theater, moreover, occasionally feels cramped, especialy during the large ensemble numbers. Almost every scene has the storytellers, or chorus, sitting in white robes on the edges of the stage. And perhaps most importantly, the vocal coherence...