Word: act
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...more so than the other cast members, creates a palpable sense of his age through body language and speech pattern. David Parker's Eugene, who seems to float through the action going on around him, doesn't really begin to develop as a character until halfway through the first act, when he begins to learn about girls from his older brother, Stanley. From that moment on, Eugene becomes increasingly more interesting and, despite his numerous internal commentaries in the form of his memoirs, increasingly more real to the audience...
...funny, too. Much of Act One builds toward a nice, relaxing evening meal for Jack, who lost his job as a part-time party favor salesman. As Kate prepares supper, Blanche struggles with her asthma and tries not to be dependent upon the family which took her in, Laurie exploits her questionable medical condition to avoid helping, Nora dreams of her audition for the new musical extravaganza Abracadabra!, Stanley tries to conceal losing his own job that day and Eugene fantasizes about Nora and her recent "developments." The pressure explodes in an absurd yet well-orchestrated dinner scene over boiled...
...stylistic maturity but a good deal of promise. While the team created several numbers which sounded like a blend of sit-com themes and video games from the mid-1980's, they did manage to slip a few nice duets and ensemble pieces into the mix, most notably Act Two's "Learning How to Tell You." Unfortunately, when the composers did hit upon a pleasant tune, the cast often seemed to choose their own, making it up as they went along. Variable vocal strength tended to muddle the lyrics in larger numbers, evoking a vague sentiment rather than clearly expressing...
...competent to make determinations of fact in questions of academic dishonesty or the like, university committees are not adequately equipped to conduct fact-finding for offenses that could constitute serious crimes. The subcommittees of Harvard's Administrative Board that make findings of fact should not be able to play-act as courts of law. These subcommittees have the power to forever tarnish students with a judgment of a serious offense, but they do not currently give students the opportunity to retain independent representation or to cross-examine witnesses, rights that all free societies view as essential to fair procedure. When...
...contrast to MIT's two-band ticket (which by the way cost $5 for MIT students and $12 for everyone else), Harvard's Springfest featured one major act-swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy-which followed about four hours and five bands worth of Harvard talent. I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of just about every band, which included Fink Fank Funk, S. Ocean, Nano, Jeff Heck, 98% and Mika Pauley, each offering a unique music style to balance the deluge of swing that was to come...