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...Together with the intimate, black box theater, the set produces an unreal sense of being trapped within a slippery world where everything is dangerous and unstable. Although, in the end, a few overly strong directorial choices mar an otherwise subtle and beautiful production, director Jeffrey Mousseau and his fine cast and crew for the most part present a disturbing and moving rendition of Strindberg's masterpiece. If you've never ventured beyond the hallowed halls of Harvard to check out Boston's theater scene, consider looking to the Coyote Theater's production of Miss Julie for an intimate and startling...
...Although the BGLTSA is being invoked as having our rights 'willfully and knowingly infringed upon' none of the sponsors of the articles of impeachment ever contacted the BGLTSA to hear exactly what we might want done about the matter," BGLTSA Vice-Chair Anna M. Baldwin '01 wrote in an e-mail message...
...Although it is not really Alice's fault, she loses track of Theresa's youngest daughter, who runs unaccompanied to the nearby lake and falls in trying to swim. When Alice eventually tracks the girl down, she is unconscious in the water and dies later that night. The traumatic event creates a difficult and emotional tension between Alice and Theresa, and also threatens the trust Alice needs to effectively care for the town's children as school nurse. That trust is broken completely when child abuse charges are leveled against Alice by Robbie's mother...
Through all these horrible events in Alice's life, her husband Howard (David Straithairn) does little to help. Although he cares about his children, he leaves most of the necessary child care duties to his wife, even after she endures the death of her friend's child. He urges Alice to focus on the daily routine, oblivious to the fact that her life is falling apart. There is a particularly striking scene when Howard is about to make love to his wife one night, and though she is unable emotionally to handle it, he still cannot comprehend the problems...
Interestingly, the issue of false child abuse accusations has popped up often in the news recently, and situations similar to Alice's have occurred in several states, including in Massachusetts. This film helps shed light on the danger of mob-style abuse accusations although most individuals unfairly accused of such charges do not wind up as strong as Alice...