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starring Nora Dickey and Rashida Jones...
...Leverett House's production of the play, directed by Danielle Kwatinetz, the basic plotline has remained unaltered, as Florence Unger (Nora Dickey), a fastidious housewife, moves in with her slovenly friend Olive Madison (Rashida Jones) after both women separate from their husbands...
Yvonne Roemer as Ada plays the role with powerful spite, and as the initiator of most of the action, prods the other characters into deeper levels of hatred. She is vehement. The three post-teeny boppers, played by Jessica Yager, Bess Wohl, and Rashida Jones, are bubbly and keep effervescing until the climax leaves them flat. The two widows, played by Rebecca A. Murray and Jenni Paredes, provide timely comic relief; their speech oscillates between keen observation of the way things used to be and transparent example-setting for why they must change...
...Last year when [City University of New York Professor Leonard] Jeffries came the faculty of the Afro-Am department didn't' come out one way or another,' says Rashida K. LaLande '95. "It never occured to us at the time, but looking back it would have been nice to have some support from the faculty...
...talented leads almost redeem this lackluster show. Vincent Yao Adzovie shines in the part of Lejoka-Brown, enlivening this production with his timing and enthusiasm. Christine Omodi-Engola convincingly portrays the stabilizing force of the show, Mama Rashida. Although Abigail Kolodny, as Liza, offers the audience some priceless facial expressions, it soon becomes apparent that these are a dime-a-dozen, and she quickly uses up the few she has. One of the most comical aspects of the play is the presence of Okonkwo, Lejoka-Brown's sidekick, played by Eliott Fan. His acting is competent but his character seems...