 Smart acting, production make grade in ambitious ‘Oleanna’
The stage is tiny, the set an office desk and two chairs and the cast list just two names. But don’t be fooled -- while William and Mary Theatre Second Season’s production of David Mamet’s “Oleanna” may seem small, its effect is enormous. Well directed by senior MaryAnn N. Jones, the play presents three confrontations between a professor, John, played by sophomore Tim Kaufman, and a student, Carol, played by senior Meghan Shapiro. In the first, J ... |
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Dark delivers tame ‘Titus’
The problem with “Titus Andronicus,” performed by Shakespeare in the Dark Oct. 27, 28 and 29, was, in the words of director Lauren Ogle, “It’s got to be good. [You have] very little to work with.” And by very little she means nothing.
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 Classic ‘Gatsby’ reduced to pitiful ‘G’
With its Roaring ‘20s glitz and mile-a-minute characters, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” has long been a staple of English curricula all over the United States. It is one of the greatest American classics ever written, but is it timeless? C ... more
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