Word: johnson
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Gregory A. Johnson '72, former Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) director, agreed with Murphy, citing Coles' commitment to student-run volunteer programs...
Early in Julie Johnson, the title character's best friend declares "I feel like I don't even know you!" An outburst both of bitter sarcasm and exposed honesty, this declaration epitomizes the humanizing impetus of the play: the need for understanding and the overwhelming alienation of suburban life. In the last full production offered by the HRDC this semester, a small company presented a probing exploration of a middle-class home-maker in her quest to regain control over her own life and come to grips with herself...
Written by Wendy Hammond, a young up-and-rising playwright from the midwest, Julie Johnson is both emotionally challenging and wildly funny. Though it tackles issues ranging from sexual identity to motherhood, from middle-age stagnancy to the isolating effects of technology, the work is most successful as a tale of emotional introspection and human relationships. Though awkward in its moralizing aspirations, the play is elegant in its dealing with interpersonal relationships and personal frustrations of daily existence...
...Julie Johnson is at its best when characters are allowed to interact and deal with the daily challenges of mundane life. Bishop, who displayed spectacular passion and fervor earlier this term as Lady Macbeth, turns her emotional intensity inwards as a quietly powerful individual. Julie's frustration with herself and her surroundings is brilliantly portrayed by Bishop; she slowly builds up her confidence while retaining her sensitivity and empathy...
Ultimately, Julie Johnson is an intense drama in which even pauses and silences are emotionally charged. Two parallel glimpses of the title character isolated in her own home--first as she alone weeps crouching on the floor of her living room, and then again, just as alone surrounded by her children and best friend--reveals a moving psychological portrait of a working woman...