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...might think the director of a Russian drama would wear self-important designer clothes or chunky glasses and faux-nerdy attire. But Dorothy “Dot” Fortenberry ’02 showed up to our interview sporting a turquoise princess costume and a tiara set in her spunky hair. Well, perhaps she’s not quite that weird: The costume was for the Immediate Gratification Players (IGP) Halloween show. Then again, anyone in IGP has got to be at least a little weird. But what kind of blonde comedienne picks Three Sisters as her directing opus...
...title siblings of Three Sisters deal with issues “such as adultery, forbidden love and sexual tensions,” said Ruiz. Despite relevant subject matter, however, Russian literature carries a reputation for being long and boring. Fortenberry and her team, therefore, are making an effort to increase the play’s accessibility. They have taken Three Sisters out of its turn-of-the-century setting and situated it in the present day. Fortenberry has also selected a clear American translation by Paul Schmidt, circumventing the stilted language in some British versions. And young actresses have been...
...scheduled to discuss the show and its history. A panel drawn from the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the ART are expected. The producers aim to attract graduate students and professors with the symposium event, and hope the high caliber panel will appeal to those interested in Russian history and literature...
...also moved to expand the presence of its special forces inside Afghanistan with a view to improving the targeting of air strikes and the capabilities of the Northern Alliance and other opposition forces. Assisted by Russian intelligence, the U.S. has also been dropping "bunker-buster" bombs on suspected cave complexes used by the Taliban and al-Qaeda, in the hope of getting a lucky break against the command structures of both groups...
...Laden or Taliban leaders. Restrictions on recruiting unsavory informants have been loosened. CIA officers have met privately with old foes in the Syrian and Libyan intelligence services to see if they can provide clues to al Qaeda hideouts. Agency operatives have even been trying to penetrate the Russian mafia for leads on chemical or biological agents bin Laden may have been trying to buy from...