Word: tsar
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Tsar Is Born...
...William Shakespeare is the finest author in the English language," notes the Dunster House senior who composed the music for Hasty Pudding Theatricals 147, A Tsar is Born. "The original performances of Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and countless other classic Shakespearen texts featured exclusively male casts. This dynamic was integral to the theatrical tradition in the time of the great William Shakespeare, and it remains so today. What is my point? Simply that HPT 147 was written by William Shakespeare...
...Puns. The show has lots of them. All the characters' names are puns. Much of the dialogue is punny. Often, even the title is a pun. (In 1989, the show was called Whiskey Business. Two years ago, it was Romancing the Throne. This year it's A Tsar is Born. You get the idea.) Every show contains a pun on the words "Hasty Pudding," as well as a "punrun"--a run of puns on one theme...
After receiving her Pudding Pot, Pfiefferreturned to her seat, accidentally dropping herpot on the way. She watched a three scene previewof the Hasty Pudding show, "A Tsar is Born," andthen attended a press conference upstairs...
...very excited. It's a great chance to promote the show. I'm sure Showtime will do a good job," said an enthusiastic Mark H. Baskin '95, co-author of the show, "A Tsar is Born...