Word: quintets
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...crocus out of a chalice that somewhat resembles those silver bowls in which hotels serve grapefruit. He departs crucified on a Daliesque golden triangle that is slowly projected toward the audience by a hidden cherrypicker lift. In Jesus' company come a sweetly sensuous, cheek-kissing Mary Magdalene, a quintet of Jewish high priests who call for a "final solution" to their Jesus problem, and King Herod-a queen in full drag. There is also the traitor Judas, played by a black whose considerable talent and limitless energy sometimes upstage Jesus. Clad in silver jockey shorts, Judas returns from...
...poetic urgency. Other English play wrights may update Shaw; Berkoff wants to be an East End blend of Sam Shepard and Jean Genet. West, the first of his plays to infiltrate the West End, can be seen as a new West Side Story. Mike (Rory Edwards), leader of a quintet of Hackney toughs, challenges a rival gang boss to one-on-one combat and just barely lives to tell the tale. Berkoffs twist: Mike and every other character speak in iambic pentameter. Will the rival boss kick Mike in the crown? "Balls! Were he Al Capone I'd pluck...
...Reagan still refused to support significant new taxes. That prompted a revolt by a quintet of Republican moderates, led by John Chafee of Rhode Island. They proposed to alleviate future deficits by a moderate increase in taxes and a trim of the defense budget's growth to 6%. Although most Senate Democrats joined forces with the Republican moderates, no budget plan could garner a majority...
...Harvard, its third one goal loss of the year put its final record at 12-4-1 and marked the end of the collegiate careers of seniors Francesca DenHartog, Maureen Finn, Jennifer White, Kate Martin and Jeanne Piersiak. In four years, that quintet brought Crimson lacrosse from a fledgling program to national recognition...
...time dusk had started to settle in, the team's highly talented quintet had completed their dream--they were Ivy league champs once again...