Word: soskinã
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...Gabler by Benjamin J. Soskin ’06 (Arts, “Review: ‘Hedda’ Fueled by Destruction,” April 26). I would like to inform everyone that both the production of Hedda Gabler and, crucially, Hedda herself were as good as Soskin??s review was ill-conceived. I will not go over the excellent plot of the play itself; instead I would like to present an unmitigated rejection of Soskin??s review of the performance of Rebecca J. Levy ’06. Levy plays Hedda herself...
...made of the character Eilert Lovborg, played by John C. Dewis, who is also being tortured by extreme mental agony; and the fact that Dewis, though for the most part convincing, has been known to lose his intensity and improvise his lines brings into question the fervor of Soskin??s admiration for his performance. However, Soskin??s exaggerated praise of Dewis is not nearly as offensive as his unnecessary delving into Rebecca Levy’s past. When writing a review one ought to keep one’s focus on the show at hand. There...
...absurdity of this attack on Levy, combined with his overstatements about what he deems her “cartoonishness,” would, as I have said before, make Soskin??s review simply laughable, were it not for the fear that many Crimson readers might not know to disregard his claims. Lest readers think that I am simply reacting to Soskin??s opinions—which he has the right both to possess and to publish—I would like to emphasize again the one-sided nature of his review, not only in its method...
...show displays all the marks of an experienced director entirely confident in his own work—one who, like that celebrated timepiece of Switzerland, always knows when to expect the next tick. In other words, this is one hell of a Swiss watch—contrary to Soskin??s belief, its gears wouldn’t even know how to grind, much less churn. Simply put, Hedda Gabler was one of the best plays I have ever seen. It was a fantastic introduction to Ibsen, a perfect showcase for Rebecca Levy’s talent...
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