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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...
...plot is straightforward. Looking back from 1989, where Heidi (MacKenzie Sigalos ’10) is a professor specializing in women’s art, the play moves from her high school days and follows her increasing frustration with both her life and her peers. As Heidi struggles to reconcile her disappointment with the outcome of her choices and with the women’s movement, she remains firm in her belief that “all people deserve to fulfill their own potential...
Such a biographical story places much weight on one character, but Sigolos carried a strong Heidi through the duration of the play. Her role is a demanding one—she was in every scene and at times performed almost entirely on her own—yet her delivery was seamless...
Around Heidi flit a host of eccentric characters who add color and humor to the play. As Susan Johnston, Heidi’s volatile best friend, Emily B. Hyman ’13 was both boisterous and comical. She portrayed extreme change with grace. At the play’s beginning, she is a loud member of a woman’s collective in Montana. By the end, she is one more discouraging force in Heidi’s life. “I mean, equal rights is one thing, equal pay is one thing, but blaming everything on being...
...Chronicles” is time-stamped by references to specific events and a soundtrack culled from the staples of classic rock. Scoop’s magazine is even called “Boomer” in reference to his peers. For this reason the play could easily feel outdated. What for Wasserstein’s 1988 adult audience would have been familiar, might easily have weighted the college production. But Alter’s direction and the cast’s acting elevate “Chronicles” from a portrait of Baby Boomer women to a larger exploration...