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...first move was an invitation to steep ourselves in Kitcho's tradition. We were ushered into a European parlor and sat stiffly on the ornately carved green-leather chairs sipping ice-cold umeshu, a sweet plum cordial. A maid came to conduct us to our table, which was set in a private tatami room and big enough to seat 20. The vast, minimalist space was fit for a state dinner (in fact, the former Prime Minister had once stopped by for lunch). But if there were any other guests, we saw no sign of them. Our privacy was almost daunting...
...just the actor, I do what I’m told.Iya Megre ’11RR: So, who do you play in the French farce?IM: I play Babette, the feisty French maid.RR: How’s that going?IM: Well, I was hoping for the typical slutty French maid costume. You know, the black and white, super short with the fishnets and stuff. But apparently that stereotype wasn’t invented until the twentieth century or something, so I’m wearing a dress and a silly apron. It’s not quite seductive...
...days before Christmas, and Fred, having exiled himself from the North Pole, is now in Chicago working as a repo man, a sort of sub-prime-rate enforcer. He enrages the people whose holiday he's ruining and exasperates his meter-maid inamorata with big ideas never fulfilled, dinner dates blown off. Plying a Salvation Army scam, Fred lands in jail and is forced to call his brother Nick, a.k.a. Santa, to go his bail. That brings him to the North Pole, the prodigal son carrying a grudge as big as Santa's sack of gifts...
...Leonardo’s wife. She was one of the better actresses in the entire production. Professor of Romance Languages Elena M. Brito was a very convincing Mother-in-law, and her experience on the stage was very evident. Lastly, Adrienne White ’09 comically portrayed the maid Criada, and although she struggled a little with her Spanish, gave a very strong performance throughout the night.Although the set design (by Hanley) was very simple, it stayed true to Garcia Lorca’s style and symbolism. An obsession with white, so common in Lorca’s plays...
...Dreams” with the play’s contrasting moments of serenity. Her skillful use of curtains throughout the production aptly reflects the many layers of the Jewish culture the play references. One remarkably beautiful scene depicts the disrobing of Bianca and Schulz’s family maid, Adela (Jeremy Louise Eaton), behind these airy curtains...