Word: faithfulness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Perhaps that is why Ben Evett '86, a charter member of Robert Brustein's Institute for Advanced Theatrical Training, has decided to stage Faith Healer in the Adams House basement. This two hour talkfest consists of four reminiscences about Francis Hardy (Ben Evett), an itinerant Irish faith healer whose ministrations actually succeed from time to time. Hardy, his wife Grace (Rebecca Clark), and his manager Teddy (Linus Gelber) recall his life, culminating in a disastrous return tour to Ireland. Each character gives his version of the events, with Hardy going first and last; like the famous Japanese short story...
...dramatic monologue is probably the hardest thing an actor can master; the fact that only one of the three actors in Faith Healer can get it right should serve as a warning to others eager to get on the soloshow bandwagon...
...Bills), once thought he would end up as a coach or teacher. Even now that he is campaigning for President he cannot suppress the urge to enlighten, to pounce on a negative outlook and offer an optimistic economic vision in its stead. His fervent embrace of the supply-side faith and its feel-good gospel of growth is more than just a political platform. It is a personal creed that has fueled his career and helped him develop a blend of conservatism and blue-collar populism that he sees as the natural extension of Ronald Reagan's legacy...
...already made plans for the weekend. In fact, the council took out four ads in The Crimson and two in the Independent, and bolstered this with two campus-wide posterings (the latter of which was to occur after this Crimson article). Was this not a good-faith effort...
...They [Citystep members] have a lot of faith [in the organization], so it sometimes gets hard when people don't recognize that through their wallets. This is water off their backs, but our lifeblood," says Savitz...