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...family’s destruction is catalyzed by the play-opening plane crash in which Phyllis Hogan and her 11-year-old son Bishop (Christopher J. Carothers ’11) are stranded on a deserted island. As his family struggles to survive, patriarch Howard Hogan (Noah A. Hoch ’11) becomes more involved with his porn-star mistress Pam (Ella G. Gibson ’13) back at home. Once the family reunites, the four characters clash with disastrous results...
Both Palmer and Hoch shine in one of the most disturbing scenes in the play, when the 16-year-old Bishop rapes his mother on the island. Giuliani’s decision to have the actors perform the scene symbolically, with the stage bathed in sinister red light is a testament to her excellent direction. Hoch angrily stands at Palmer’s feet—yelling “Shut up!” over and over—while Palmer writhes on the ground, screaming and moaning in a scene as visceral and chilling as a literal representation...
...Noah A. Hoch ’11 was well-cast as the obnoxious and charismatic Scoop Rosenbaum, Heidi’s long time lover. His disaffected tone was proof that Heidi should hate him, but his suave stance made her attraction equally convincing...
...Hector’s eccentric teachings. However, his own attempts to remain unemotional and detached from the boys fail, and he falls into the same trap as Hector—he can’t help but care for them.Though all the boys are loveable, Stuart Dakin (Noah A. Hoch ’11) stands out as the seductive heartthrob of the show. Representing “class hunks” everywhere, Hoch certainly delivers as the one boy with whom everyone is in love. Hoch successfully maintains an essence of arrogance necessary to his character, causing the teachers, classmates...
Contrary to what faultfinders like Bloom believe, Rowling possesses the one trait that all great writers share: the ability to make the reader want to turn the page. While I've always admired Rowling as a writer, when I read of her emailing Catie Hoch and reading the fourth book aloud to her on the phone, my respect for Rowling as a person increased enormously. Please, Ms. Rowling, ignore the critics! Your understanding of the human condition clearly surpasses theirs. ELAINE PAPPAS-PUCKETT Laguna Niguel, Calif...