Word: toning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...talented and versatile cast sustain this complicated tone. Lacey Tucker, as the timid, avant-garde dancing queen, Anna, employs a passive acting style. She reacts to the other characters, rather than taking control of the stage. But that interpretation fits the feeble Anna perfectly...
...Jones held a lecture and demonstration at the Agassiz last Wednesday. During the hour and a half of dance and discussion, Jones and company brought out issues of race, sexuality and identity politics both physically and verbally. Despite the controversial subject matter, their obvious sense of humor kept the tone light and the discussion friendly...
...disturbed by the pseudo-liberal tone of the staff's position. The staff insists that it is a firm believer in affirmative action in theory. But affirmative action is not a theoretical doctrine; it is a complex public policy that tries to redress historical inequities. The staff, in recognizing only an artificially narrow interpretation of affirmative action, undermines the very policy it claims to support...
...novel's characters a teacher, rejects his career because the staff exerts pressure on him to use textbooks. He considers formal education superfluous, a poor preparation for life. Living will teach us all we need to know. This attitude stands in utter contradiction to McNally's frequently didactic tone...
...critic once lavished praise on McNally's "unforgettable portraits. A portrait, or a short story, creates the atmosphere, sets the tone, presents an idea. McNally can do this much brilliantly. But he hasn't yet learned...