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...writing in response to the review of Hedda 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...
...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 of criticizing Levy but also in its inefficient use of space. Rather than filling paragraphs with his own similes, Soskin would have done better had he reviewed all of the actors’ performances. Given the small size of the cast, it seems unjust to devote to four out of the seven characters a mere five lines. Daniel J. Wilner ’07, who played Hedda’s husband, certainly deserves...
...Soskin compares Hedda to a Swiss watch, and one cannot entirely deny this claim. In its rigid timing, its assured performances, its clear design, the 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...
...Crimson reviewer Benjamin J. Soskin can be reached at bsoskin@fas.harvard.edu...
...Happening was compiled by Ben B. Chung, Dominique M. Elie, Jayme J. Herschkopf, Tiffany I. Hsieh, Halsey R. Meyer, Alexandra B. Moss, Will B. Payne, Sarah L. Solorzano, Benjamin J. Soskin, and Scoop A. Wasserstein...