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Rape involves complex issues--women's rights, societal acceptance of violence, the efficacy of the judicial system. Because Mastrisimone's widely lauded script admittedly raises these issues in a disturbing manner, director Molly E. Bishop '91 arranged an open discussion led by a rape counselor from the University Health Services...
Much of the blame lies with Stephen Metcalfe's predictable, often trite script. The story unfolds as the exuberant Megs, sincerely played by Tom Chick, arrives early one spring morning to take his old buddy Dave, played by a more reserved yet no less convincing Jeff Branion, out for the opening day of fishing...
Happily, Fox's straightforward directing style manages to make an annoying script into an enjoyable piece of theater. There are many nice touches, from the way Martha and Megs eat their soup to the strain on Megs' face as he carries his drunk and much bigger "buddy" across the stage. If the story is entirely predictable from the first few minutes of the play, all three actors do a good job of bringing their characters to life...
These may sound like the perfect ingredients of a Hollywood story, and in fact, Strange Snow was recently made into a film called Jacknife, starring Robert DeNiro. I did not see this film, so I cannot make any comparative assessments. But it seems as if Metcalfe's script might work better on the screen, which could lend a larger-than-life aura to this simplistic and somewhat thin story. Despite the generally good acting in the Leverett House production, descriptions of the war and the pain of remembering it might seem more convincing coming from Robert DeNiro rather than...
...subtitle of Ruddigore, the latest production of the Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Players, is "The Witch's Curse," but there is nothing evil about this charming operetta. With the help of a funny script, an engaging plot, excellent acting and singing, Ruddigore delivers an evening of great fun at the Agassiz Theater...