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...Hyperion Theatre Company--the undergraduate Shakespeare group under whose general auspices this production fell--has been pointing proudly to the historical significance of enacting Hamlet in Sanders given the stage's Elizabethan proportions and structure. (You can take a look at playbills and clippings from the last century onward--including Norton's review--in the history of Hamlet in Sanders display that's been set up in the buildings main hall; take a look before they clear it away.) Visually speaking, they're right: Sanders turns out to be a pretty impressive place to do Shakespeare. All that dark wood...
...would be somewhat unfair to echo Norton in saying that the Hyperion actors "continually pass[ed] the bounds of usual undergraduate performances." They did, however present more polish than the usual undergraduate Shakespeare shows. Brett Egan '99, as Hamlet, was handed the monumental task of carrying the weight of the show upon his shoulders; while it would take more space than is given to an entire review to dissect an actor's performance of a Hamlet, it can be said that Egan did a generally fine job with the role, making his Hamlet sympathetic enough to carry our sympathy...
...Hyperion Theatre Company - Founding Member; Men's Varsity Golf. Team; 25th Reunion Worker - Class of 1973; Woodbridge Society - International Student Mentor; Fantastick Theatre Company and Mainly Jazz - Producer of "It Takes a Woman...
...does Frank's pandemic success mean that people will rush out and purchase a memoir by his younger brother Malachy, 66, specifically A Monk Swimming (Hyperion; 290 pages; $23.95)? This question is slightly less silly; Malachy's publisher has wagered a $600,000 advance to its novice author in hope that the answer will be a cash-register-ringing yes. And in his acknowledgments at the beginning of the book, Malachy thanks Frank "for opening the golden door." It's not hard to figure out what he means...
...their publisher, Hyperion, is standing by its investing women. A sixth book is in the works. And the ladies' speaking engagements continue. In fact, an appearance last Wednesday drew more fans than could be seated, according to Sheilagh Mylott, the ladies' spokesperson. In the end, though, performance counts. Grandmotherly advice is only invaluable so long as it beats the market...