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...timeline of the festival is nothing short of a whirlwind. At about 6 p.m. the day before, the writers begin to write the plays, which they finish overnight. At 7 a.m. the next morning, the actors start rehearsing them with the directors. During the day the actors costume themselves, find crazy props, and then put on a show three times over the course of the night—this year at 7, 8:30, and 10 p.m. on May 1. Amram recommends the last showing because it is the wildest: “The plays get crazier and crazier over...

Author: By Elizabeth D. Pyjov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 24h Plays Festival XIV | 4/27/2010 | See Source »

Many of the lyrics on Here Lies Love, in fact, are adapted directly from the principal characters' own words. (The quotations from Imelda tend to be enormously self-aggrandizing, of course, but that's part of the fun.) The story arc follows Imelda from her troubled childhood through her whirlwind courtship with Ferdinand Marcos, her gradual assumption of political power and her break with Cumpas. By the last few songs, however, everything falls apart: following years of martial law and the assassination of Marcos' rival, Benigno Ninoy Aquino (who had briefly dated Imelda in their youth), the Philippines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Imelda Marcos Story — As Told by David Byrne | 4/10/2010 | See Source »

...It’s a two-day whirlwind meet-and-greet,” Dean of Student Life Suzy M. Nelson said...

Author: By Danielle J. Kolin and Naveen N. Srivatsa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Masters To Greet Their Colleagues | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

...whirlwind trip that had begun in utmost secrecy: White House guidance released Friday placed Obama at Camp David until late Sunday afternoon. But on Saturday evening, the President traveled by helicopter to a closed hangar at Andrews Air Force Base, where Air Force One had been loaded with enough fuel for the 12 hour, 46 min. flight. The president's plane took off at 10:09 p.m., with the blinds drawn so as not to alert nearby residents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Afghan Visit: Progress and Prodding | 3/28/2010 | See Source »

Alice Eve and Krysten Ritter are two very busy women. Promoting their upcoming romantic comedy, “She’s Out of My League,” they have been making a whirlwind tour of America, stopping in Boston in late February to screen the movie and orchestrate some publicity...

Author: By Eleanor T. Regan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘League’ Stars Not About the Looks | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

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