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...fated Mamillius, played by Eva Furrow ’03, explains in Act II, Scene i, “A sad tale’s best for winter.” This production, though, is anything but a sad tale—it is a tale of growth and rebirth, perfect for the season...
...evening opens with the stage enveloped in darkness. A flash of light briefly illuminates an almost still-frame image. In those few seconds, the audience views the sisters, played by Margaret S. Lehrman ’04, Sarah L. Thomas ’04 and Eva Furrow ’03, each standing framed by her own window against the surrealistically-tall background. Irina, the youngest sister, drops a balloon to the stage. The audience is left with a striking opening montage...
...first book scene introduces the audience to the sisters on the birthday of Irina (Furrow), the youngest sister. The event takes place a year to the day after the death of the sisters’ father. Despite the constant allusions to their father made by the oldest sister, Olga (Lerhman), and the depression of the middle sister, Masha (Thomas), Irina maintains an attitude of excitement that is a key contrast to her sisters’ dourness. In this scene, the audience is also introduced to their brother, Andrei (Daniel A. Cozzens ’03), and his off-beat fianc?...
Aside from these drawbacks, however, the cast creates performances memorable enough to carry the evening. Under the direction of Dorothy A. Fortenberry ’02, Furrow leads the production with her subtle and well-wrought portrayal of Irina, the wide-eyed innocent who slowly loses hold of her dream and sinks into reality. Lehrman, meanwhile, brings a sharp cynicism to Olga that appropriately distinguishes her. Thomas’ performance is the least clear of the sisters; in act one, her motivations seem blurred and even lost. Yet, Thomas improves throughout the night and is quite powerful in the final...
...Georgia boy destined to become President grew up near the Depression-ravaged settlement of Archery, bereft of indoor plumbing and electricity. He became an accomplished child farmer, and even today can explain how to plow a straight furrow. In this captivating memoir he recalls his eccentric forebears, among them, the great-great-grandfather who married the sister of his deceased wife, then asked to be buried between the women but "tilted a little toward" the first wife...