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CHESS. In this season’s Mainstage rock musical, two master chess players and a woman caught between them face off in their pursuit to understand the ever-shifting alliances in love, life and politics. With lyrics by Tim Rice and a score by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA, Chess was originally inspired by Cold War politics and its effects on the lives of everyday people, played out through the metaphor of a chess game. The musical also offers a darker glimpse at the realities we avoid and the stories we invent, while...
...hours later, they will rush out of the back door onto a desolate Church Street, picking rice out of their hair and brushing after-dinner mints off their laps. The lucky ones might have given a lap dance on stage, bumped pelvises with perfect strangers as they danced the “Time Warp” in the aisles, or received an impromptu serenade from a man in lipstick and a miniskirt. They will have seen one of the greatest cult classics of all time, yelled at the screen and watched a seven-person cast act in sync with...
Hendricks, of course, was accepted, but not before being courted by a plethora of other schools. He was recruited by Baylor, Georgia Tech, Miami of Ohio, Fresno State, Tulane and Wichita State, among others. But besides Harvard, two schools truly tempted Hendricks—Rice and West Point...
Playing for the Owls—currently the No. 1 ranked team in the country and a perennial national power—made sense. Rice was a strong academic institution just a few well-hit balls from home, with top-notch facilities and a reputation for producing ball players. It was Hendricks’ first choice, but Owls coach Wayne Graham wanted to wait and see what type of senior season he had before offering a scholarship. It turned out to be one of the best in Texas...
What if Hendricks could practice outside everyday without ever worrying about snow? What if he were playing against the best competition in the country? What if Hendricks were playing for Rice...