Word: interpretational
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...novice to Tommy's would interpret the grimace as the captured moment of a restauranteur's self-advertisement: "Chowtime! Soup's on! Step on up to the counter and get yourself some mighty fine fast food!" But one of his veteran countermen offers a more plausible interpretation: "That's Tommy's expression before he tells you 'Don't let the door...
...leasing contracts of Albee's plays stipulate things that may not be changed. "Specifically," he says, "actors must be of the same sex as the characters." What about Brustein's argument that if the theater is to remain vital, directors must be free to interpret? "There is a fine line between interpretation and distortion," says Albee. "There are certain stage directions that are meant to be followed...
...indestructible central character. A choreographer of genius, Mr. B. had a marvelous, ample personality. He was riveting to watch, hilarious to listen to. Like a god, he never explained. Instead, he demonstrated, and a dancer had to have the technique as well as the intuition and sensitivity to interpret. His spoken comments were usually odd, elliptical little puns, analogies or fables, often involving animals or food. Thus the Balanchine you got was the Balanchine you were able to assimilate for yourself. In a narrative, such a person is foolproof, or rather, writer-proof...
...course, not only the director, but also the set designer, the lightning designer the musical coordinator, and especially the actors make crucial artistic decisions in the course of a production. Under the director's guidance, actors are constantly interpreting the text, expanding and making human the character sketched on the page. If actors interpret badly, they are criticized and perhaps ridiculed, but not banned from the stage. The same should be true of directors...
...democratic socialism propounded by his grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru and perpetuated by his mother. But while providing a sense of national stability, he offered the prospect of a modern new face for his country. "If it's a landslide," he said not long before the election, "we would have to interpret that as a mandate for change." Buoyed by his victory, the businesslike Gandhi is expected to set about his ambitious goal of liberating India from the corruption and strong-willed central rule associated with his mother's reign and ushering in a new era of efficiency and high technology...