Word: redeeming
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard defense, anchored by Stickles, Cullinane and D'Souza, and complimented by freshmen blueliners Francie Walton and Beth Messmore, had an uneventful game against Colby. It would have been nice if they too had been able to redeem themselves for their weak outing the previous night. Luckily--or unluckily--they will have that opportunity Wednesday night against ECAC powerhouse New Hampshire in Durham...
...series. The majority of pieces, though, were photographs distorted in various ways. The different techniques were intriguing but Triptych organizers, given free rein, allowed black-and-white images to dominate the show. Although a fair number of the images were quite admirable, even the most stellar works could not redeem the general mediocrity of the rest of the show...
HOEVELER now has a chance to redeem himself and, to some extent, the justice system. CNN has turned the tapes over to him and he will decide later this week on whether to continue...
...Jeff Branion as the drunken cohorts Trinculo and Stephano are the delightful exceptions in The Tempest, their comic rapport is as convincing as it is entertaining. And John Ducey as Caliban frequently conveys the pathos and grotesqueness of his character effectively. But their performances are not enough to redeem a production rendered in a dramatic monochrome...
Unfortunately, the dramatic direction is not strong enough to redeem the failings of the cabaret. The characters turn and deliver their lines straight to the audience, not bothering to open their stance and pretend that they are conversing with each other. As a result the illusion of on-stage reality is never maintained, and the audience cannot forget that Chicago is really only a series of sound bites...