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...director Jeffrey Rossman's production of The Merchant of Venice, which resembles the Bard's in script alone. Although the program informs us that "the action of the play occurs in the late 1920s" both before and after the stock market crash, the play incorporates such a hodgepodge of artifacts from different decades that it leaves us in no particular location at no particular point in time...
...Rossman deserves credit for his innovative idea of setting this play in the '20s, and the whole crew should be commended for their obviously meticulous efforts in carrying out the '20s theme in costume, set and atmosphere. But the anachronism just doesn't work...
Jeffrey J. Rossman '86, who organized a group of students to attend the Cabot dinner, said. "It's a really good experience to meet someone who's a big name in the theater world...
...FINAL SCENE of Spring Awakening, Melchior (Jeff Rossman) crouches in an area of the stage placed amid the audience. He faces a "graveyard" of actors, each sitting in front of a television set, eyes riveted on the screen. He listens to the ghost of his dead friend. Moritz (Christopher Moore) attempt to lure him center-stage, into the graveyard. Moritz, heavily made up, gesturing dramatically and Melchior appearing plain and vulnerable under a dim natural light, create a startling contrast. As Moritz describes the wonders of death, the escape from pain, suffering and memory; Melchior listens silently, confused and afraid...
...innocence and bewilderment of Wendla is played out strongly by Jennifer Burton. She effectively rouses sympathy for Melchior and the adults' abuse through her almost pathetic naivete. Rossman strongly evokes the intellectual maturity and instinctive sexuality which characterize Melchior. Forced to witnes the suffering of his friends, condemned by his parents, he experiences painful feelings of guilt and self-hatred. Rossman makes Melchior one of the most human characters of the play giving genuine expression to the frustration, anguish and loneliness of his character. Also notable is Paul Martignetti (Hans Rilow), who performs one of the most difficult episodes...