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Director Craig Cochrane sets Yesterdays in an elegant, dimly lit nightclub--round tables with gardenia centerpieces surround a low stage flanked by a piano trio. The audience is seated on the 'set,' establishing the intimacy of an actual jazz performance. During the production, beverages and pretzels can be ordered, and chatting is (or seems to be) acceptable--the distinction between theater and cabaret is undermined...
...greatest tensions may surround the children. While the troops were away, babies learned to walk, teenagers got their driver's licenses, and children may have developed habits that are distressing to the returning parent. The Navy, which flies teams of mental-health workers to ships coming back from the gulf, counsels patience and tolerance. "We tell them that if their teenager shows up on the dock with long hair and a ring in one ear, that isn't the time to say, 'Hey, what happened to you,' " notes Falk. Many children will have formed deeper bonds with the parent...
Hill's directing deserves commendation. He utilizes every inch of the small Leverett House Library, including many doors, the stairways and the narrow passageway behind the seats, to expand the set and surround the audience with action. Light Designer Tim Magner uses different lighting techniques to convey changes in time and space--particularly during Jake's occasional daydream or flashback. And Hill's staging enchances the production by emphasizing the riff between the two clans. One side of the stage is reserved for Jake's family, another for Beth's, and their paths rarely cross...
...able to accomplish a great deal in the little time available. As well, the confidential atmosphere of the meetings allows people to speak their minds comfortably, without fear of being misunderstood or misquoted. This freedom allows the group to discuss openly the difficult but crucial issues that surround acquaintance rape...
Lawyers, like politicians and teachers, are among those most responsible for shaping the standards of our community. But the image of the American legal profession is a tarnished one, and understandably so. Transforming the structure of responsibilities in that profession would change the assumptions that surround...