Word: dionã
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...into the faithful housewife and struggling single mother, radiating what their relationship once had been and the hope she has for its recovery. Burgess’ Dion is a tempestuous and embittered failure as an artist, husband and father. His sparks of energy and enthusiasm throw the brokenness of Dion??€™s life into a sharp relief that makes his degeneration from love-struck youth to disillusioned middle-age beautifully tragic. Meanwhile, in a lifeless-yet-mathematically-correct architecture firm, Billy’s successful career takes off even as his life remains trapped in emotional stasis. McClelland?...
David G. Corlette’s lighting design heightens the sense of isolation among the characters, especially at subtle moments like Dion??€™s sleeping daughter (Jelena Pejkovic ’03) or Margaret abandoned in a corner far upstage while Dion dallies with his mistress (in a disappointingly brief appearance by the charming Kate A. Agresta ’02). Lighting shifts also add the little touches that provide some memorable visual effects, such as the television flickering to life in the living room or illuminating a pathetic, rejected Billy trapped inside a suspended telephone booth...
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