Word: stagings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...shadows of late afternoon framed "00:42" and the eight-point deficit when Champi escorted himself and his stage into the ranks of the unforgettable...
...problems there are. The Kirkland JCR stage was apparently designed by an AT&T engineer who, having done his best for the world of telephone booths, decided to grace the world of theater; perhaps a troupe of leprechauns could work a dance number in there, but normal human beings have noticeable difficulties. The same holds true for the rest of the scenes: it is simply impossible to fit more than four people comfortably on that platform, which can only hurt a musical such as this, relying as it does on a large cast. Perhaps an extraordinary director and choreographer could...
...what, you say, if this production seems to magnify all the problems of typical House shows--so what if the band screeches, too brassy and too loud, or that the set borders on Filene's-basement quality, or that the actors can't seem to navigate across a stage that is crowded enough to qualify as a Parris Island obstacle run--so what if the word "professional" doesn't quite apply. This is a House show, and it's supposed to be fun. It is. There isn't much more...
...induce the bacterial cells to "express" the inserted foreign insulin genes. Researchers have to trick the cell into "reading" the added DNA along with the rest of its genes in order to translate its coded instructions for making insulin. And once the insulin is synthesized, the stage at which Gilbert's team is near, the researchers must smuggle the insulin safely out of the cell and isolate it in high quantity...
That specific tone is admirably captured in a luminous and hilarious revival of the seldom done Marriage at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. For the occasion the Guthrie imported Russian Director Anatoli Efros to stage the play, and his work is a marvel. Communicating through interpreters, he seems to have established an intuitive rapport with the cast. The actors get under the skin of an alien culture and, with seamless ensemble work, translate Russian characters and responses in supple body English...