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Lowell House: Christina L. Davis, Sarah L. Elson, Tamara Koss, Alsion D. Morantz. Cabot House: Chrysoula Dosiou, Valerie Weinstein, Jennifer J. Yeh. Currier House: Christine J. Chang, Anne L. Su. Dudley House: Rose Du. Adams House: Diana R. Graham, Carey M. Knight, Lynn D. Lu, Anna Heron More, Kamenna Rindova, Caraway Seed. Dunster House: Blythe Grossberg, Jessica B. Ludwig, Sylvia A. Parsons, Faith C. Salie. Quincy House: Laura Horton, Lisa M. Korn. Eliot House: Ashley Jufft. Mather House: Elizabeth McGuire...
Lowell House: Stephen Chan, Peter Flueckiger, Mark Moyar. Cabot House: Chih Cheung, Jason Fulman. Currier House: Carl Bergstrom, Jersey Chen, Frederick Tibayan, Jonathan Zinman. North House: David Carlton. Eliot House: Lawrence Carson, Jordan Ellenberg. Adams House: Weihsueh Chiu, David Friedman, John Weinstein. Mather House: Mark Kaplan, Kevin Wald. Leverett House: Richard Lin. Kirkland House: Edward Owen, Joshua Tucker, Gregory Weinhoff. Winthrop House: Scott Podolsky, Mark Saadeh...
...with the funnier first act. But especially in the inherently weaker second act, the actors too often seem lost in pro forma direction and overwhelmed by the pit orchestra from hell. There are saving graces--the well designed set and scene-stealing cow are two examples--but John Weinstein's production of Into the Woods, while polished and charming, is basically shallow...
...John Weinstein does an adequate job directing but too often slips into cliched staging. This has particularly disastrous results in the several crowd scenes, some of which bear a striking resemblence to a drill team performance. There are some nice touches--the death of the cow is cute and the knife-wielding Little Red Riding Hood is funny--but too often the actors seem to have been left to fend for themselves...
Into the Woods. By James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim. Directed by John Weinstein. Produced by Diana Graham and Susanna Witt. Traditional fairytale characters meet in the forest in pursuit of a happy ending. Loeb Mainstage, 8 p.m. $7 for general admission; $5 for students...