Word: upon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Airplanes on the Roof is the story of a mentally ill woman's attempt to reconcile her own view of the world--rife with dissolving buildings, alien super-intelligence, and time travel--with the everyday world society is attempting to impose upon her. We sympathize with "M" (Betsy Aidem), as she conjures up our own fears of losing the ability to trust our senses and expresses our own desires to be accepted by society without having to compromise with...
...light, too, heightens the audience's sense that M has been cast adrift. Jerome Sirlin's innovative set makes use of a multitude of opaque and translucent screens upon which are projected images as diverse as primeval forests, alien spacecraft and New York City brownstones. The shifting patterns of light chase M around and dance with her in a malevolent pas de deux, whimsically trapping her and letting her go as her mood shifts from hope to despair. The light and sound join forces to overwhelm M, sometimes leaving her a helpless lump on the floor...
...Washington, a top Pentagon official said the American forces found "chaos and near anarchy" upon arrival in this popular U.S. resort, but the White House later said the situation was improving...
WASHINGTON--The House Republican leader said yesterday that the Barney Frank case was becoming "a stain upon the House of Representatives," as allies of the embattled Democrat tried to quell suggestions he was near resignation...
Michel, answering questions at a news conference, said he was "distressed to have anything of that nature become a stain upon the House of Representatives...