Word: light
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Harvard-Radcliffe Summer Theater (HRST) has begun their season with an appropriately light piece, Dale Wasserman's "Man of la Mancha," an upbeat musical retelling of Cervantes' Don Quixote...
Though "Man of la Mancha" might be light, it's hardly simple. One can almost watch the script wander off in pursuit of deep philosophical riddles like "who was really the fool, Don Quixote, or the people that had no illusions?" or "which is really real? Wasserman's imagined Cervantes? Cervantes' imagined Quijano? Quijono's imagined Quixote? The play we are seeing, or the world outside...
...most part, though, Gfaller (who himself takes the role of an Inquisitor) manages to keep things light, showy and appropriately over...
What is the summer for but to make light of weighty philosophy we're supposed to take seriously during term-time? That is what "Man of la Mancha" does...
...there would be more than 600 police officers roaming the stadium to control especially fervent anti-Rocker fans. Although nothing in particular called for such an outpouring of NYPD officers, I'll admit that the security was a wise decision on the part of the police department. Especially in light of last month's Los Angeles Lakers fan-instigated riots, the NYPD had to be prepared for anything. Despite the extensive preparations--the cop standing guard at my seating section had been there since 1 p.m.--nothing of consequence happened...