Word: scripting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...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...
...Durang's script blends the conventions of slapstick, classic musicals. French farces, family dramas, metatheater and Shakespearean word play into a daring yet intelligent collage, characteristic of his other works. The play moves along swiftly, though the last ten-minutes, set after the play has actually sunk, seems a bit anticlimactic...
...cast, the script, and the attention to detail make this production irresistibly rich and seductive. Franklin's Titanic is sophisticated and polished and yet has an irrepressible momentum. The production navigates risky waters smoothly and with full speed ahead, delivering the audience shocked but aching with laughter...