Word: beseeched
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...songs, Godspell tells the story of Jesus' life and the parables. Every actor and actress has at least one solo, and all of them live up to the challenge. From the hauntingly simple "By My Side," sung by Jacqueline Sloan, to Ted Stimpson's lively rendition of "We Beseech Thee," almost every musical number shines, and most of the skits are amusing...
...City publishing company, and for many years secretary to Rinpoche, "because of the transitional role he played in transplanting this 2,600-year-old religion to the West -- without compromising the religion, the depth of the religion." And yes, said Rome, "we definitely expect him to come back and beseech him to come back, but just as in his life he did things in unexpected ways, we cannot expect him to mind a timetable...
...President's speech had all the trappings of a major offensive, but in fact he was fighting a rearguard defense. When Ronald Reagan took to the airwaves last week to beseech the nation to continue backing his massive defense buildup, the rumbles of discord threatened to drown out his ardent pleas and shift the public attention from funding the Pentagon to reforming...
...pointed indication that the group dynamic simply isn't there. Frettra Miller as Jesus leads a stirring "Save the People," while Ann Henry adds power and fullness to a vibrant "Bless the Lord." Ty Warren is notable among the singers, as is freshman Steve Lyne whose lead in "We Beseech Thee," where the cast finally does come together, makes the song one of the strongest numbers in the show. Nick Weir, Margery Trumble, and senior David Schanzer (appearing in his first Harvard production) deserve kudos for sharp comic timing and expression...
...initial tensions fail to build, and Tremblay doesn't deepen his characterizations. Serge's sisters just eat, drink, cry, and beseech Serge more and more: help me, be near me, move in with me. The stasis is partly Tremblay's way of showing how rutted the family is; Serge recognizes the pattern and shouts to Lucienne "How many times have we been through this routine...