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This prism-like view of Heidi’s world carried through in the direction of the play. The Adams Pool space was transformed into a gallery for the occasion, and a well-curated selection of female student art lined the walls—much like it might in Heidi’s apartment. More striking was Alter’s staging. Each scene was posed and set—the characters moved very little—so that they resembled tableaus rather than moving life. Their picture-like qualities both hearkened back to Heidi’s profession...
...honest examination. The aforementioned Haddow wrote what is the finest portrayal of the Hipster for an AdBusters article in 2008, but the title alone, “Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization,” leaves no doubts about the decided standpoint of the examiner. Too much is lost, however, by relegating Hipsterdom to bitter derision and resignation. It is also, I would argue, impossible to engage modern culture, popular and ‘counter,’ without recognizing prominent ideological and descriptive features marking the modern Hipster...
...feelings to the songs.” Additionally, Hall adds, Khuri’s talent allows him to write more about universal experiences than explicit political problems. “Though you could interpret his lyrics politically, he has a good sense not to be overt, and that takes much more skill than merely stating the problems out there,” Hall says...
Absurd it most definitely is, and attempting to figure out exactly what it’s supposed to mean is liable to result in a throbbing headache and not much more. But the play succeeds by not taking itself too seriously—the play-within-a-play format allows the cast to repeatedly break the fourth wall, and they offer a touch of self-conscious humor that avoids any potential frustration with the production’s opaqueness. Maupassant (Philip Y. Gingerich ’13), installed among the audience members, occasionally cheers on, shouts at, and has conversations...
...play’s less frantic segments, the actors seem to lose the thread of carefully-constructed madness, and become far less convincing as a result. The slightest note of hesitation in such a surrealistic production is enough to shatter the necessary suspension of disbelief. But since so much of “Leah” is spent in a high-energy, melodramatic atmosphere, these slips are more infrequent blemishes than a serious problem...