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...robe, the alchemist pursues his treacherous craft. But this craft in not merely the spurious production of gold; rather, the alchemist’s true art lies is his ability to exploit human weakness. The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s (HRDC) masterful presentation of Jacobean dramatist Ben Jonson??s “The Alchemist” succeeds in transcending its titular seventeenth century pseudoscience to provide a humorous look at the foibles of mankind...
...Jacobean dramatist Ben Jonson??s belief in educative comedy, the program states the intention of the play is to “better humankind by allowing people to see their own follies through the sugared depiction of comedy.” Co-directors Sean R. Fredricks ’07 and Simon N. Nicholas ’07 succeed admirably in drawing the audience into the play. In an innovative opening scene, the absent master of the house lures a giggling audience member on stage by tickling her with a flamboyant white feather, and then commences to introduce...
...Dreyfuss) is a con man operating at the emergence of the Gold Rush in San Francisco. The mad zeal for glittering nuggets proves to be a perfect opportunity for Sly and his assistant to make a tidy sum. The screenplay, written by Larry Gelbart, is a reimagining of Ben Jonson??s darkly comedic Volpone. The production will also feature Bronson “Get out of the city!” Pinchot (Perfect Strangers) and Elizabeth “I’m so excited! I’m so excited! I’m so?...
...illustrate his point, Pinsky gave an impromptu recitation of Ben Jonson??s “His Excuse for Loving...
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