Word: dictional
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
With its somber tone, gritty diction and unglamorous portrayal of working class America, The Woolgatherer, a play by William Mastrosimone, could easily be mistaken for a play by Tennesee Williams. This two person play, which takes place in the dark and dingy apartment of the lead female, Rose (Miriam R. Asnes ’02), is a slightly unsubtle mixture of A Street Car Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie. Through its examination of two people on the fringe of society, The Woolgatherer attempts to deal with the inherently human condition of isolation. Rose, a poverty stricken, single woman, combines...
...night on "Hardball," John McCain and Chris Matthews agreed, in tones of subdued wonder, that George W. Bush, only days into the job, seemed, well, amazingly "presidential." He seemed smart enough not only to get through the first week of the presidency without being arrested for DWI or moronic diction, but to move into power rather deftly. The papers called it a charm offensive, and they weren't being sarcastic; the charm was working. Ted Kennedy, of all people, said nice things. He warned Democrats not to underestimate...
...talk-show host. His diction is that of group therapy, and his tenure has been one long television gala. He's the man from Disney. It's been a series of poses, and very convincing ones. It's entertainment. Reagan was an actor pretending to be a politician; Clinton is a politician pretending to be an actor...
...Method kids in jeans, Sir John's classical diction might seem as fuddy a theater relic as tights and gaslights. Yet on the night after his death, on a West End stage, Edie Falco and her American co-stars in the gritty play Side Man paused at the end to pay tribute, leading a final standing ovation, to a man whose love of the theater was so artful and ardent...
...Along with Carmichael's magnificent performance, the role of Thersites, performed by Thandi Parris '02 is also stunning. Both manage to convey Shakespeare's real emotion through their poise, enthusiasm and deep understanding of their characters. This is ocassionally lost at times by the other actors whose diction and tone do not seem to accurately correlate with the true motive of the play...