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...Cosgrove was a lovably na??¯ve Thomas. He frolicked about making full use of the absurdist set (designed by Todd Weekley), often slamming and whirling its four doors, all with different heights and configurations of knobs and mounted in stark white and green walls. Although he was dressed in a red onesie, and spoke often of an imaginary princess, Cosgrove’s childishness was never overwrought. And as he frantically paced the stage, his tie flapping, patient Jon (Michael R. Wolfe ’09) successfully encapsulated the caricature of a businessman, a stumbling sycophant, and a poignant...
Hecht’s facility for breakdowns is part of what makes the Nixon administration scenes the strongest. While this section also suffers from trite politicizing—Myra’s declaration that one day her slogans will seem na??¯ve isn’t really prescient if it was written decades later—the play, and Steinemann’s directing, is much more focused on the characters, and the show is stronger for it. Myrna reveals a bit of a psychotically vicious streak that makes her far more entertaining, while Myra robs a bank...
Jude Law as Tindle begins by relying on his standard on-screen persona—charming, arrogant and na??¯ve. But as the plot unravels, he becomes hysterical and his actions are wildly exaggerated. Compared to Caine’s subtle portrayal of Tindle, Law’s acting distracts the viewer and results in a less effective performance...
...stirs a rebellious and simultaneously vulnerable streak in Elizabeth. Most striking about the two films are their portrayals of Elizabeth as a breathing, feeling, and mortal being. Because history credits her reign as one of the most prosperous and glorious of England’s past, the embarrassingly na??¯ve and volatile young Elizabeth from the first film brings a fresh element of realism to the legend of the personality. In this second film, however, Elizabeth is vulnerable in a different way: she has to work to govern herself as well as her kingdom, and she must learn...
...Taming the beast, however, becomes an increasingly perilous and poisonous endeavor. The character dynamics are evocative and rich in nuance. They comprise the film’s nucleus and are roughly microcosmic of the external political conflict. The first half of the movie underscores the students’ na??¯ve confusion between histrionic ideals and a harsher reality, until a particularly bloody episode jars the troupe and shows that they have already committed themselves to the latter. Unfortunately, this commitment proves an indelible action. The relationship between Wong and Mr. Yee absorbs the two until it is impossible...