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A change of setting is a time-honored way to make classic plays seem fresh. But even though this trick has been done countless times before, this weekend’s production of “The Way of the World” might shock some with the unlikeliness of...
Wishfort’s daughter and co-conspirator with Mirabell is Mrs. Fainall (Rachel E. Flynn ’09), whose husband is having an affair with Mrs. Marwood (Sophie C. Kargman ’08), a woman who is trying to thwart Mirabell. Wishfort wants Millament to marry Sir...
The two main couples—protagonists Mirabell and Millamant and villains Mr. Fainall and Mrs. Marwood—are played expertly and each have a few great comedic moments. However, they are by and large stuck with the thankless task of advancing the plot, while other characters reach ever...
Birnbaum usually has the actors convey the emotions of a scene at a high emotional pitch, which is hilarious in scenes with Wishfort or Sir Willful. It is just as powerful in a scene where Mirabell and Millamant yell over each other to determine the conditions upon which they will...
While it’s amusing when their dialogue is interspersed with frantic kissing during a meeting in a park, it’s just plain odd in other scenes. For instance, at one point, Marwood is in tears as Fainall chokes her while they attempt to work out a...