Word: soul
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...well as the moments of ferocious anger in this complex character. Silent and introspective, Kevin is the perfect victim and foil for this brutal priest. The bruises which appear on the young boy's face become a map with disturbing clues to the extent to which his body and soul have been violated by Father Lavin...
...going through a bit of soul-searching right now," he said. "During the next several months, we will be meeting to discuss the nature of our coalition. We have to decide for ourselves what the minimum requirements are for being...
...literary tragedy. The noble leader, beset by troubles on all sides, takes his charge too close to heart and (nearly, in this case) hastens his own demise. What better way could Dartboard bemoan this doleful turn of events than to call on its dearly departed bard to contribute a soul-stirring bit of poesy...
...never any question about her technical facility in either the Sibelius or the Bruch, for she is arguably the finest technician of her generation, but she remains inexplicably aloof from both of them. The Sibelius is a tepid performance at best-tempi cluster around a comfortable median, and the soul is left wanting, in spite of flawless execution. There is absolutely no magic from her first entrance in the Sibelius, and her tone simpers more than it captivates. During the most dramatic moments of the piece, one wonders whether she is capable of producing anything outside of the dynamic rangepiano...
...Well of Horniness, as the wise-cracking narrator puts it, is an exploration of the "septic tank of the soul." After this assertion there comes the loud sound of a toilet flushing, signaling the recklessly self-reflexive nature of this play. Practically every utterance is a sparkling one-liner, but the play juxtaposes the epigrams with other sly puns and double entendres so that the entire work is funny...