Word: theater
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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Last weekend’s production of “Chronicles,” directed by Charlotte H. Alter ’12 in the Adams Pool Theater, made these questions relevant and resonant. Led by a skilled cast and subtle directing, Heidi’s wanders and wonders were immediate and moving...
Even before the show officially begins, it becomes clear that Sonia C. Coman ’11’s “Leah” intends to break the mold. Cast members lie under blankets on stage, surrounded by large panes of translucent plastic. Meanwhile, “Theater Manager” Andrew N. Shindi ’13 introduces the play as “Sewing in Springtime,” a production which begins with the cast engaging in synchronized, choreographed sewing...
Thus begins the main event, a one-act play by the character Leah that offers an absurdist, fractured reinterpretation of her own past, present, and future. “The show will reinforce theater as a locus where reality and dream meet. In that realm, absurd talk is the wisest decision,” claims the synopsis. The play, which ran from March 25 to 27 in the Loeb Experimental Theater, takes that mission statement to heart...
...fourth wall, and they offer a touch of self-conscious humor that avoids any potential frustration with the production’s opaqueness. Maupassant (Philip Y. Gingerich ’13), installed among the audience members, occasionally cheers on, shouts at, and has conversations with those onstage, while the theater manager, as Leah sobs over the body of her dead husband, exclaims exasperatedly, “Shut up! Who cares...
This inspiration is evidenced in the rich costumes of the play, which draw upon the uniforms of various revolutions across history. Despite a bare-bones approach in scenic design, lighting and stage effects will also play a dramatic role in bringing the feel of the revolution to the theater...