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...image of a girl adjusting the mirror in her car and a dead uncle materializing in the background.” For Vogel, seeing this type of turning point in the play is what compels her to begin writing, leading her towards endings that “always surprise?? her. “This is where we [the writers] seem schizophrenic, because we either see images or hear characters.” Vogel’s unique inspirations set her apart from more traditional playwrights. Most recently, Vogel visualized anthropomorphic puppets and decided to center an entire play...
...example, that just about every raffle on campus with a prize of significant value this year has given ticket-holders or survey-takers the opportunity to win an iPod nano. Even my parents own an iPod. The iPod-ification of America might not have caught us completely by surprise??after all, the iPod has, in every incarnation, been better designed than most of its competition, and it has also been the subject of an incredibly successful marketing blitz that has transformed it from mere music player into status symbol. Further, there are some real benefits to owning...
...more comfortable and easy thing to do? Because you think that breaking up with her would hurt her feelings? Because you think she’ll be a good back-up if you don’t find anyone better at school? These would all—surprise, surprise??be bad reasons to stay together. Choosing this route may be preventing you from seizing new opportunities...
...while watching a performance of Othello’s Desdemona by her employer, London’s “leading lady” Ned Kynston (Billy Crudup). She mouths his lines with practised passion, for despite a ban on female actresses in public theater, Maria—surprise, surprise??harbors ardent aspirations for thespian glory of her own. The filmmakers missed a golden opportunity to exploit the subtle human side of a fascinating historical moment, creating an unconvincing hodgepodge of hackneyed aphorisms...
...axiom that proves particularly true in the performing arts is that no matter how hard we try, nothing can ever be as great as it was the first time around. There is just something about premieres—the anxiety, the atmosphere, the surprise??which is almost impossible to replicate...