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...could be forgiven for not expecting “The Way of the World??—a play from the 18th century that deals with intersecting affairs, complicated marriage proposals, and attempts to secure inheritances—to be a punk-influenced romp. But that is exactly what veteran director Mary E. Birnbaum ’07 creates with her latest (and, sadly, final) production, which runs through May 5 at the Loeb Mainstage. The show is produced by Ben M. Poppel ’09 and Aileen K. Robinson ’08, and it satirizes...
...acting in “The Way of the World?? encompasses as many shifts in mood as its staging does in tone. It is a difficult play to understand on the page, and even more so when the words are flying by the audience at breakneck speed. More than in most plays, how things are said in “The Way of the World?? is at least as important as the lines themselves...
Underneath all the makeup, 18th century contract negotiations, and postmodern touches, “The Way of the World?? is at its heart a hilarious play, made more so by Birnbaum and her actors. It may require a flowchart to keep up with all the deceptions and plots of the play, but no effort is required to enjoy the unfolding of its many schemes...
...addition to approving the “Science of Living System” and “Science of the Physical Universe” categories, professors approved the legislation for “Societies of the World?? and “The United States in the World?? yesterday...
...past weeks, professors lobbied to broaden legislation to make room for their own disciplines. Economists and American historians proved successful in that feat yesterday, convincing their colleagues to alter the categories “Societies of the World?? and “The United States in the World...