Word: vocals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...suffering of the people we now call gay and lesbian is no less pronounced in this country because, by and large, lesbians and gay men do not speak up. Despite a vocal, privileged and empowered minority of lesbians and gay men in status positions, most lesbians and gay men choose to hide their sexual preference. They do so because they feel that, if they "come out of the closet," they will suffer institutional and personal attacks more than they already...
...March, the Civil Liberties Union (CLU), a liberal advocacy group at the Law School, and the Federalists, a conservative organization, sponsored a debate between Norman Dorsen and William Donahue. Dorsen is president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), while Donahue is one of the ACLU's most vocal critics...
...after the Webster decision, pro-choice activists held a rally and declared all anti-abortion politicans politically dead. They vowed to organize plans to oust any elected official who disagrees with their position. The anti-abortion camp has been far less vocal in the aspect, but many anti-abortionists would only vote for candidates who agree with them. This closed-minded attitude is destructive to democracy...
...course, Clark has never been known for diplomacy in the midst of political strife. When the school's faculty was divided over tenure denials to several radical scholars in recent years, Clark the professor was one of the most vocal idealogues of the right...
Accompanying the imaginative text is the score by Jeff Tennessen, which succeeds admirably in conveying and supporting the moods of given scenes. Tennessen's vocal numbers are considerably less effective, and the motivation for song is not always clear. But Alison Weller playing Macha, the play's protagonist, does a fine job with her several songs...