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When Sherre Hirsch, a Los Angeles rabbi, had adolescent woes about boyfriends or school, her grandmother used to repeat an old Yiddish saying: "We plan, God laughs." Hirsch, now 39 and the mother of three children, says, "I heard it all the time. I realized for me and for so many people, that was sort of the theme of their life. It just wasn't turning out like they expected. And in some ways they thought God was laughing at them." Now, Hirsch gives out her own brand of comforting advice, in her new book, called - what else? - We Plan...
...hopes to become a cat photographer after graduation, recognizes that she does not have a single distinct vision or personality and accepts that readily. “Last week I had an art show open in Italy and a next one is in New York, but my real plan is to be a professional cat photographer,” she says. “It’s okay with me that the different things I do don’t seem to agree with one another, that they don’t necessarily seem like part of some single...
...favor of a liberal arts education. The path has not always been clear, as he bounced from physics to linguistics to literature, but Hill now notes that much of his studies have been related to theater. Hill considered going directly into a graduate program for theater performance but now plans to move to New York to start auditioning for professional productions. While looking ahead, Hill recalls his first audition for an off-Broadway show. During the middle of final exams period in 2006, he traveled down to New York for a casting call for the revival...
Miller traces two threads through his college years—one related to theater and the other to film. “They converged at my thesis,” he says, “which was sort of the plan all along.” Miller’s thesis, entitled “Username: Faust,” premiered at the New College Theatre last month. A multimedia combination of theater, video, and various Faust myths, the production was a collaboration between Miller and four talented disabled actors from outside of Harvard...
...With that many opportunities and so few shots, it speaks volumes to how well [the Harvard defense] was prepared by Coach Warne and a credit to the guys for executing the game plan and staying committed,” Tillman said...