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...original Bogart bashes, which began in the 1950s, quickly became a Harvard tradition and prompted imitations throughout the country. In a statement prepared for the theater's reopening, Harvey said he saw a deep significance in the popularity of the ritual event...
...Sometimes they go for a trick for $2 for a hit of crack because they are hurting," says Daniel Zayas, 32, Street Beat field supervisor. And then there are the constant dangers. So far 17 of Street Beat's clients have been killed by psychotics or gangs or in ritual murders. "They take murder for granted," says Zayas. "It is part of life on the street. A week out there and you are crazy...
This fact isn't always acknowledged. I've heard of a number of Jewish students who have felt reluctant to participate in Secret Santa events. When Jewish first-year student expressed reservations about joining in a seemingly Christian ritual, his proctor replied, "I hadn't even thought of that...
...psychodrama unfolds over the card table of Billy Beavis (Jonathan Hammel), who has been home for less than a day from a twelve-month stint at an insane asylum. To celebrate his return he has brought together what remains of his family and friends to participate in an old ritual of friendship--"a poker session." Over the course of the play this friendly game gradually reveals itself to be a carefully orchestrated trial of vengeance. Along with his friend Teddy (C. Michael Rodriguez), a fellow outpatient from the asylum, Billy presides over a tense and engaging indictment of his guests...
...same Shinto ritual might have been helpful at the Kennedy Center in Washington, where tryouts began in August. At that point the show ran almost 3 1/2 hours. Its plot was virtually impenetrable, in part because 85% was sung rather than spoken, in part because in its conspiratorial milieu -- the warrior era of 17th century Japan -- good guys quite often turned into clandestine bad guys, or vice versa. Critics were harsh, but audiences were more forgiving. Thanks to word of mouth, the show averaged nearly $400,000 a week at the box office -- almost, but not quite, enough to cover...