Word: plays
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...talk about the ones who don't. You say that one gene in particular - which scientists first started studying in voles - may play a role in infidelity. It's called the vasopressin receptor gene. The prairie vole, which is monogamous, bonds with one female for life, even if he's presented with other, fertile females. His cousin, the montane vole, is kind of a hit-and-run guy. He doesn't stick around at all. Scientists found that the montane vole had a short version of the vasopressin receptor gene, and the monogamous one had a long version...
This is how director Brandon J. Ortiz ’12 describes the new production of Stephen Schwartz’s “Working,” which explores the complexity of modern working lives through a series of songs and monologues. The play recounts the insights and hardships of actual people who hold many various jobs, such as waitresses, CEOs, hookers, teachers, truckers, and housewives...
...play is showing how jobs force you into an identity, which every character deals with differently. Some of them want to be labeled and some don’t,” Bartolozzi says...
...they relate to the current situation of workers on campus, the actors have been talking to the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers. The union is also sponsoring the show and providing the costumes, which are borrowed from people who actually hold some of the jobs that the play portrays...
Similarly in the play, there is a balance between songs and monologues. The monologues are more serious and present the facts of life, while the songs sound more optimistic as they reveal the character’ emotions...