Word: zito
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...exercises give way to individual decisions about characterizations, which Havergal monitors but does not actively push. "Giles draws the character out from inside of you, instead of imposing it on you," Ralph Zito '81, who plays a leading role in the production, says. "You watch for a spontaneous revelation," Havergal says, "a moment when something in the text will give them a clue or a bridge to cross." "He gives you a lot of leeway," Aquino agrees. "It seemed like the play came out of us. If we're not comfortable with a piece of blocking, Giles will...
...particularly fun watching Giles deal with new American expressions or traditions," Zito says, adding, "Nothing fazes him except eating a double hamburger with your hands." Zito relates an "amusing" story about the time Havergal watched some members of the cast dribble ketchup over themselves. You had to be there...
...play's quality lies in the performances of the supporting cast, and the actors of The Tempest all put a maximal effort into their parts. Particularly noteworthy are Johanna Defenderfer and Eva Simmons as Stephano and Trinculo, a pair of fear-stricken, drunken and very funny sailors. Ralph Zito turns in a macho, manic performance as Ariel, the spirit forced to do Prospero's blading. Joe White, as Sebastian, gets off some well-delivered lines, and Paul Rosta is a perfectly doddering, if one-dimensional, old fool as Gonzalo. The rest of the sailors and nobles are adequate...
Directed by JOSEPH ZITO Screenplay by KENT E. CARROLL