Word: weis
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...example, director Victoria Wei has the cast make the bold move of actually wandering down the middle aisle of onlookers and addressing them directly. At the closing of the first act, the disciples coax some members of the audience into joining an onstage dance...
Godspell deviates from many Harvard productions because of its clever innovation--incorporating some tasteful lyrics by rap group Salt 'n' Pepa, for instance. Thanks to Wei, all 13 stage personas have distinct personalities and positions...
...Wei, a visiting scholar at Princeton who fled China after participating in the Tiananmen demonstrations, said that progress has already been made towards improving China as long as the Tiananmen incident remains strong in people's minds...
...confident about China's future because June 4, 1989 laid the foundation for change," Wei said...
Unfortunately, not all the actors effectively convey these different levels of emotion. When Harrison's doctor, Clare Scott (Victoria Wei), forgets her professional detachment and supports his decision to die, this important dramatic moment loses potential impact because Wei is unable to communicate her romantic feelings for Chick. As a result, when Scott admits her feelings to Anderson and in the final scene attempts to kiss Harrison goodbye, these actions appear false...