Word: playfulness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...story takes place in 1921, in a rural Greek village under Turkish domination, a town which has chosen from its populace a cast for the septennial Passion play: a Jesus, and a Peter, James, John, Judas and Mary Magdelan. The play itself never gets produced, but the characters, from the moments they are chosen, find themselves beginning to play their roles in real life...
Save for Judas, those named for the Passion play sympathize with these outcasts. Manolios, the shepherd playing Jesus, finally leads the town to revolt against its leaders. Their revolt soon deflates, however, and they join their pope in a battle against the exiles which forces the Turkish Agha to deliver Manolios to death at the hands of his townspeople. Shocked by the crime, townsmen begin to join the exiles against the Turks...
...Guild will present "Xerxes," an opera by Handel, on May 7 and 8, as part of the group's spring workshop, which aims at "discovering talent." Kennedy will produce the show, while Brown will handle the direction. Benjamin Cox '61, Robert Scher '59, and Vivian M. Thomas '60 will play the lead parts...
...Bosley Crowther of the Times is his guide. If Bosley says it's trash, he may easily pass it up. Or if he has to use it (and he admits he has to use a lot of pure crocks), he'll play it in the Sunday-to-Tuesday slot...
During the first period the Quakers dominated play, jumping away to a 3-0 lead. The Varsity came back in the second quarter to hold Penn scoreless while Dave Bohn and Jerry Pyle both tallied...