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...plays set theater fans buzzing in both London and New York City; most recently The Vertical Hour, a look at the Anglo-American political and cultural divide, and before it, Stuff Happens, about the run-up to the Iraq war in the White House. In 2007, Hare directed Vanessa Redgrave on Broadway in a well-received adaptation of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking. And his screenplays are like catnip to the Hollywood A-list: the one he wrote for The Hours, starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman, earned him a 2002 Oscar nomination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Hare: Truth to Power | 1/14/2009 | See Source »

Several members, however, stand out from the ranks. As Molokov, a secret agent and Anatoly’s chess second, Jay D. Musen ’09 reaches registers lower than Siberian temperatures. Vanessa Tantillo entertains as the brassy arbiter who just wants the players to finish the game. But it is Mallory who takes the spotlight. Despite a bland script, she portrays a fully realized Florence. Her singing hits the mark throughout, and her songs, “Heaven Help My Heart” and “I Know Him So Well,” are the most...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Chess' Just Isn't Fun Anymore | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...little funny-looking. For the love of God, please don’t like this.”And I tried. I tried, but Zac Efron’s eyes sucked me in like some crazy, dancing black hole. I wanted the Wildcats to win. I also wanted Vanessa Hudgens’s character to be killed in some freak lab experiment, but I was too entranced by the unnaturally vibrant colors to really care.Most people my age refuse to admit they like anything from Disney. It’s too commercial, too prepackaged. And that’s true...

Author: By Jessica L. Fleischer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Confessions of an HSM Addict, A Misplaced Endpaper | 12/3/2008 | See Source »

...that ultimately put the game out of reach for Harvard.At 7:11 into the third, Saints center Tara Akstull doubled St. Lawrence’s lead, sneaking a shot past Crimson junior goalie Christina Kessler.The Saints struck again just three minutes later, when Emma Clark got the puck from Vanessa Emond and gave St. Lawrence a crucial insurance goal and a 3-0 advantage.“It felt like the puck wasn’t bouncing our way,” Harvard tri-captain Jenny Brine said. “Our pucks were hopping over sticks and hitting posts...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Falters Twice in League | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

...November 4, Americans did not just elect their fifth-youngest president; In Grafton County, N.H., a junior at Dartmouth College defeated a three-term county treasurer. At 20 years old, Vanessa Sievers may be the United States’ youngest county treasurer in over 130 years, and her election sets an example for participation in local politics, and for college students particularly. It’s too often assumed that age is a prerequisite for getting involved in politics. But as history shows, older candidates aren’t necessarily the most qualified. Nor are they the most likely...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Teenybopper Politics | 11/16/2008 | See Source »

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