Word: outerness
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...these words from David Mallet, who has directed several hundred videos for the likes of Bowie, the Boomtown Rats and Roxy Music: "If someone from outer space arrived and you played him a record, he might say, 'I can hear it, but why can't I see it?' " You can rest easy now, Spaceman...
Director Michael Wieshan must be credit with at least recognizing this possibility. From the stylized program and elegant costumes to the old-time music and quaint Lower Common Room set, the play has all the outer makings of a memorable production. Yet these external touches are not enough to evoke the sense of nostalgia and camaraderie so vital to the show's thematic and character development. Instead, what we get is a series of seemingly endless scenes between half-developed characters who appear uncomfortable on stage and uncertain of just who it is they're supposed to be portraying...
Have you ever sat in the outer office amid the grossly outdated copies of People, Architectural Digest and the Harvard Alumni Magazine? Have you ever nervously fidgeted there listening to the whirling drill just a pressboard wall away? Have you ever taken long, deep breaths to fight off panic while anticipating future pain in the dentist's chair? I have. We all have. It is that terrifying fear of anticipated horror that impels me to write...
...world-renowned scientists who once worked together to develop the atom bomb squared off last night over the next development in the arms race--weapons for outer space...
...structure's outer stones will be high enough for people to sit on, and children will be able to play in the water, he added...