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...like to take little twists that people might recognize," said Michael S. Chernuchin, who, in addition to being the executive producer, wrote the show's script...
DIED. TERRY SOUTHERN, 71, novelist and screenwriter; of respiratory failure; in New York City. More than that of any other artist in any genre, Southern's film work defined the '60s sensibility. His script for 1964's Dr. Strangelove, co-written with director Stanley Kubrick, showed an unerring ear for atomic-age Orwellianisms ("You can't fight here," cries President Muffley. "This is the War Room!"). The script won Southern an Oscar nomination, as did his work on another definitive film, Easy Rider...
...Skirts" achieves what most current plays, much less most student productions, rarely even attempt: a serious, clever examination of a difficult topic, which doesn't fall over itself in the search for laughs. More than any Harvard show in some time, the acting and direction never let the script down; it is an impressive achievement and a satisfying night of theater...
...formidable obstacle posed by the script did not completely hinder director Bridger McGaw '97 respectable show. Well-cast as Wallace, Jed Silverstein gave a seasoned and (at rare moments) touching perfromance. With a mix of stand-up comic swagger and adolescent noxiousness, Silverstein breathed life into Wallace's character and kept him marvelously alive throughout. Becca Lowenhaupt is memorable as the wise, heavily-accented Jewish grandmother, a stereotype people never seem to grow tired...
Near the end of the play Wallace yells, "All I want to do is change history." After hearing such predictable reactions, all we want to do is cringe. But luckily McGaw's take on this mediocre script is, for the most part, refreshing and lively, allowing us to forget (or at least look past) this weakness...