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...Richard, second year Harvard Law School student Nicole Kinsley is remarkably successful in uncovering unexplored depths of her character. Her performance as the king is the undoubted triumph of the production and lends some justification to the use of an all-female cast. Initially, she seems uncertain in the role; it is very apparent that she is a woman trying rather unsuccessfully to play a man. As the play progresses, it becomes evident that this characterization is deliberate: Kinsley’s struggles with masculinity mirror those of Richard’s with kingship. Eventually, Kinsley blossoms, becoming a fascinatingly...
...this transformation is much less satisfying. Faced with Richard’s defeatism but continuing righteousness, Bolingbroke has no retort. This is less the fault of Hecht than the performance as a whole. Whereas the early contrast between the two rivals for the throne is enlivened by the use of actresses, a feminine portrayal does nothing for Bolingbroke as the play goes on. In Shakespeare’s original, Bolingbroke becomes a less assured character after becoming King Henry IV, but Federman’s mission to explore femininity in politics leaves Hecht with nowhere to progress. She can?...
...additional problem with the sole use of female actresses is that the two main female characters, Queen Isabel and the Duchess of York, feel compelled to deliver their lines in excessively high-pitched voices, as if attempting to declare “I’m a real girl!” to the audience with every line. It is disappointing that a play so obsessed with the supposed femininity of politics has so little to say about femininity itself...
...report, Smith wrote that the administration should avoid spending all of the surplus accrued over the last fiscal year, and stressed the importance of aggressive fundraising, especially for unrestricted, current-use funds. He also reiterated what has become a continual note of caution—that FAS should be careful to only hire faculty and staff with the assurance of long-term funding...
...deficit already slashed by over $100 million from projections. Today’s report brought more details. In the report, Smith wrote that the administration should avoid spending all of the surplus accrued over the last fiscal year, stressing the importance of aggressive fundraising, especially for unrestricted current-use funds. He also repeated what has become a continuing note of caution—adding that FAS should be careful to hire faculty and staff only with the assurance of long-term funding. FAS must whittle down its expenses after the endowment lost $11 billion—30 percent...