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...core of the story is Pseudolus, a slave who yearns for liberty more than anything else. When his master, young Hero (played by Matthew L. Christian ’06) falls in love with his neighbor’s courtesan, Pseudolus sees his chance to win freedom. His plan: Buy the beautiful Philia away from her master, the licentious Lycus; give her to the amorous Hero; and get out of town...
...cheeky character of Pseudolus, played by Thomas A. Dichter ’08, contributes significantly to that mood. “Zero Mostel set a precedent—he defined [the role],” said Dichter, referring to the actor who played the scheming slave in the canonical 1966 movie. But Dichter’s acting brings an earnest disingenuity to the show that’s all his own. “He’s a conniving character, but I’m pretty fond of him,” said director Bronwen E. Everill...
Each member of the cast continues the accentuation of exaggerated hilarity, making sure their take on the theme is appropriate to their role. Sarah E. Stein ’08 plays Domina, Hero’s overbearing mother, with appropriately overblown hauteur. The sleazy profligacy of Lycus, the slave-owner (embodied by Justin V. Rodriguez ’07) contrasts well with the wistfully innocent Hero and the glib Pseudolus. Each individual character’s excesses are played to the fullest in their songs. Here, Sondheim’s score is as snappy and melodic as ever...
...companies that are ethical do have some leeway in enforcing standards on the nations they work in. Unocal threatened to leave Burma when it heard reports that the government was using slave labor in the construction of a pipeline. Other firms like Encana Corporation in Ecuador have set aside funds for reforestation in areas near their oil fields. After all, a host government that has been sanctioned by most of the world has little left to lose except the income from investments made by those firms that will deal with them...
Some of the updates, however, are strange enough to be fantastic—such as the wonderfully pointless dance number by the prostitutes, all of whom are slaves, set to the music of none other than “I’m A Slave 4 U,” or the characters’ use of a mishmash of phrases from the past seven or so decades...