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...that sunken whitewashed place across from the Coop, below the map store. Tom Waits got his start there. In its heyday Club Passim (then Club 47) was a familiar nightspot for Harvard students: "It was the House of Blues without the booze," says co-founder Betsy Siggins Schmidt. Over the years though, student nightlife has fragmented as venues multiplied, and the Club's Americana format has become less immediate than it was when folk musicians were creating a vocal canon of protest in the days of Vietnam and the civil rights movement...
...electees are: Sarah E. Clark-Schmidt,Goldstein and Cheryl A. Gray of Adams House;Mulaika Hijjas and Sudhir R. Vora of Cabot House;Gina Petrocelli, Joshua B. Plotkin, Esther T.Riggin and Himani C. Shah of Currier House; DelmaY. Jarrett, Joel B. Pollak and Shirling Tsai ofDunster House; Brian T. Garibaldi, Shalom E. Holtzand Kensaku Kawamoto of Eliot House; Ariel S. Freyand Ilana Kurshan of Kirkland House; Jessica E.Kahan, Gregorios Kranias, Scott B. Lovitch,Sharmil S. Modi and Geoffrey C. Upton of LeverettHouse; Elisa K. Cheng, Ka-Hyeong Lee, Suzanne M.Miller and Markella V. Zanni of Lowell House; MaryM. Berlik, Irene...
...successfully revved up this potentially haggard drama, even though the scandalous plot alone might not have raised an eyebrow in this age of steamy soap operas and histrionic performances. Through a combination of script translation by Paul Schmidt, directing talents of Liz Diamond and the acting prowess of the entire cast, this production of Phaedra is noteworthy for its modernity and multidimensional symbolism...
...translation of the script is one of the greatest feats of this Americanized performance. Paul Schmidt converted Racine's French Alexandrine couplets into the American vernacular, avoiding awkward idioms and unnatural word sequences so that the targeted audience is virtually unaware of the play's original language. Although not as eloquent and lyrical as typical 17th century verse, the clear and unbroken dialogue provides for effortless comprehension on the part of an American audience. As for individual performances, each cast member skillfully plays out his or her part in Phaedra's psychological battlefield: Randy Danson, in the title role, effectively...
Jalane D. Schmidt, a teaching fellow for one of Matory's classes, said this bembe might disabuse people of the misconception that Santeria includes devil-worshipping and human sacrifice...