Word: helplessly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ceballos '01 plays herperfectly to every inch of fatigue andbedraggled-ness. The awkward, earnest way Lennytries to light her own birthday candles alone inher kitchen opens the play on a perfect note, andshowcases Ceballos' expertise with Lenny'sflighty, loud and endearing character. Lenny'salternately bossy and utterly helpless momentspush the characters to the hysterical moments thatgive this play its funny moments. Ceballos' actingeventually convinces the audience that Lenny isnot a bitter martyr but a loving sister...
...accent. (This time, it's a sweet mothery voice that seems deliberately constructed to contrast with Zellwegger's slight poutiness.) She also makes the most of juicy monologues where she not only pours out her soul, but also gives us a devastating and unglamorous portrait of a woman rendered helpless by the ravages of disease. But Streep avoids the overacting bug. She never gives us more than what Kate really is--a mother who knows nothing else but the instinct to nurture and love...
...made a gorgeous pass to Moorethrough the legs of a stunned Yale defender. Asthe crowd gasped in awe of Stauffer's mastery andthe Elis' defense attempted to get back into itscollective shorts, Moore crossed the ball toBerman who blasted a shot inside the near postpast a diving but helpless Peterson...
Foster was next to launch, and she would not be denied. She streaked in left to right and struck the final blow, firing a shot over the head of the helpless keeper to give her team a 2-0 lead...
...first half on Friday, she hoisted a shot from 20 yards out over the heads of several helpless Wildcats and into the back of the net, scoring Harvard's first goal of the season, Stauffer's first since...