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...fresh reappraisal of the work of the most misunderstood, and very likely best, playwright currently writing in English. That is far from a widespread view. In America, Ayckbourn is still typecast, anachronistically, as a lightweight boulevard farceur (the "British Neil Simon"), or simply as a clever deviser of staging gimmicks: plays that squeeze the action in several rooms into one space, or move backward in time, or fill up the stage with water, or (in his insanely ambitious Intimate Exchanges) have no fewer than 16 dramatic permutations, depending on which alternative action the characters take in several key scenes...
...candidacy, and they’re ready to finally see some real change,” he said. In his speech, Vilsack called Nov. 4 “the most important election of my lifetime.” Citing a disastrous economic situation, a poor standing on the international stage, and the energy crisis as examples of the failed policies of the Bush administration, Vilsack emphasized the need to focus on issues in this campaign. His jab at McCain’s choice of “an obscure governor” won over the crowd...
Girl Talk, the stage name of Gregg Gillis, will be the first non-Harvard musical guest since the event was reincarnated...
Also noteworthy is his distinctive performance style: he dances about on stage, often stripping down to just his underwear, and keeps only his laptop—protected from his frequently flying sweat by plastic wrap—with him onstage...
Former International Criminal Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Richard J. Goldstone told a crowd gathered in the Tsai Auditorium last night that practicing international criminal law can feel more like being on the political stage than in a courtroom...