Word: sharper
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...that Hill is back in the States, he will be able to keep a sharper eye on the team he helped mold during his four years with the Crimson...
...Though some of the actors are sharper than others, the fluidity of the ensemble cast together enlivens the bare text of the play. Gorky allows the director a lot of leeway with respect to who talks to whom when six or seven characters are on stage. This production takes full advantage by creating eddies of conversation that alternately split and combine based on the context, adding texture to what would otherwise be a dry series of declamations...
...Songs with sweet, rich melodies such as the biographical "Southern Kind of Life" and the emotionally honest "These Pines" are interspersed with sharper and more urgent tunes such as "Don't Talk Back" and "Last Hard Bible," countering each other in an anachronistic combination of hillbilly heartache and well-crafted kick-ass sass. The standout track is the album closer. "We're All Gonna Die Someday" reveals Chamber's youthful wisdom with lyrics such as "It hurts down here 'cos we're running out of beer/But we're all gonna die someday." Throughout, however, her vibrant voice retains a fresh...
...from the task, maintaining a strong, clean elocution and succeeding at keeping his long monologues from becoming flat or boring. It may be too much to assert that he brings the other actors up to the level of his own performance, but Weidman and Kitzinger in particular are much sharper in their scenes with him; Abu-Ayyash's exchanges with a bumbling but philosophical guard, excellently played by Rob Hughes '01, are also a delight. Anchored by this solid group of four, Antigone moves smoothly to its conclusion after a few initial kinks...
...Your early photos tended to be blurry and out of focus, while your later ones are mostly crisper and sharper. What accounts for this change...