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...have fun, you may change your mind when you learn that their update of “Adelphoe” involves “pre-marital sex, knocking someone up, and a complicated relationship between brothers.” That’s according to the theatrical production??s director, Zachary H. Taxin ’09. The original staging of “Adelphoe”—originally written by Greek playwright Menander and adapted by Roman scribe Terence—was, perhaps, not so fun: it was first performed 2000 years ago during...
...when I started looking at these scenes,” says Rachel E. Flynn ’09, who plays the piemaker. “The romantic aspect was something that I really liked to grab on to.” The set attempts to add to the production??s more three-dimensional feel. Constructed to reflect Todd’s entrapment, it features a somber prison, with bars surrounding the characters on all sides, and a foul pit, with the set looming menacingly above on both sides. “We’re working with this...
...like the bars of a jail cell as the play progresses, trapping the characters in the nightmares that are their own lives. Perception becomes reality as past and present blend together in a battle of words and memories. Pinter’s play provides complicated source material, and this production??executive produced by Simon J. Williams ’09—successfully presents the big picture, despite technical inconsistencies in the acting.The play reveals the undeclared psychological warfare that results when the enigmatic Anna (Renée L. Pastel ’09) visits her old roommate...
...show even begins, the title “Fable Attraction” begins the onslaught of comedy. The curtains open, a colorful unicorn named “Peggy Seuss” played by David J. Andersson ’09 delivers an introductory soliloquy—and the production??s off to a roaring start. But if wordplay isn’t your cup of tea, not to worry. Hasty Pudding Theatricals, which is presenting its 160th show at the New College Theatre, guarantees more than a few laughs about the Harvard-Yale rivalry and enough celebrity gossip...
There was also a brilliant scene in which the two watched the Setting Sun, played by dancer Marin J. D. Orlosky ’07-’08 (who also choreographed the production??s dance pieces). Slowly descending two swaths of gray fabric which reached from the ceiling to the stage, Orlosky gave a solo performance that was graceful, composed, and totally compelling...