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...technical aspects support the production effectively. The set during the first act features fantastic wooden panels of a brightly colored African house which rotates to allow for cast entrance and exit, while a panel of the Saharan sunset flanks the other side of the stage. The British flag, which hangs prominently during the first act, is only held in place by one corner during the second, making it obvious that the political landscape has changed. The costumes are all generally effective and appropriate, ranging from the desert wear of the first act to the bohemian dresses and straw bags...
There is very little to be grateful for in this production. Although the first half manages to produce a few laughs, as when the on-stage oral sex occurs, it is not quite funny enough to adequately entertain. The attempts at humor that occur during the first act do not sufficiently prepare the audience for the less entertaining second half, which is drier and tries harder to make its point after an hour and a half has already been spent producing a farce. One of the characters describes herself as “restless” in her marriage?...
...nothing but a number, four self-proclaimed feminists imparted to their listeners on Friday. Feminists and authors Gloria Feldt, Courtney E. Martin, Deborah Siegel, and Kristal B. Zook took the stage in Harvard Hall, billed as an “intergenerational panel,” ranging from ages 27 to 65, to tell audience members that feminists of all ages need to communicate in order to carry forth the “unfinished revolution” of feminism. “We all agree that women across all generations need to be talking to each other, not at each other...
...greatest success. The HRO’s performance of the short overture, despite handling the crescendos in an almost too-professional manner, still sounded harmonious—thus creating great expectations for what was to come after the intermission. However, to the conductor’s surprise, the stage was only partially full when the brief intermission ended. One of the bass players was missing in action, but this hindrance did not prevent Yannatos from sticking to the schedule and beginning Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, albeit with one musician absent (the bassist’s later, hurried...
...young disabled girls, before moving to an outdoor rally with seminarians and Catholic youth. As the crowd chanted "Viva il papa! Viva il papa!" (Long live the Pope!), Benedict seemed almost like his charismatic predecessor John Paul II, going off script, and saluting from every corner of the stage...