Word: loeb
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...very risky version of Shakespeare's Coriolanus blew across the Loeb Mainstage last weekend, featuring eerie music, shocking slideshows, vinyl costumes, and a set that looked like a construction site. Fortunately, more than enough talent and Shakespearean savvy were poured into this post-modern production to make all the creative risks...
Humanity, in fact, appears to be a recurring theme of the fall term. Two new plays, which are appearing together for a limited showing this weekend and next at the Loeb Experimental Theater, highlight through acute satire the numbed, mediated culture in which students live today. The first, called "Small World Order," is written by Douglas B. Rand '98 with music by Adam J. Levitin '98. The place is Disneyworld. The ride is a version of company history, only the company has overwhelmed the country. New England, for example, is fondly known as "Puritan Land" and Texas goes by "Lone...
...double bill of sex and hilarity, "The Adventures of Captain Neato-Man" and "Sex Lives of Superheroes" came to the Loeb Ex this past weekend. The similar themes and overlapping casts were channeled differently in each play, so while "Captain Neato-Man" depended on its witty dialogue and interactions between the cast for laughs, "Sex Lives of Superheroes" derived its humor from its monologues and its situational premise...
...editorial that appeared in The Crimson last week extolled the virtues of Celebration, Florida (the "Disney Utopia"). Here's a response in lyrical format from the musical that I wrote with Adam J. Levitin '98 called "Small World Order," which opens at Loeb Ex on October 24. The premise is that Disney wouldn't have sunk $2 billion into Celebration unless it expected big returns-- say, national rule. Imagine Disney towns sprouting up all over the country...
...performing this weekend on Friday and Saturday at the Loeb Experimental Theatre...