Charlotte Dewar
Charlotte Dewar
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Rep's latest an innovative hit
Theater
Cinderella's got Macbeth's dagger and it's her tiara that kills off Medea's rival. No mere panache, "Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella" splices together three shows, each with its own history and identity: Euripides' "Medea," translated by Paul Roche...
Indie Film Fest hits New Haven
Film
First there was Sundance. But that got too commercial. Then came Slamdance. But that got too commercial. Then came Nodance. We're still waiting to hear about that. As films become cheaper and easier for anyone to make, the world of independent film...
Fall theater: have a bat with that cosmonaut
Theater Preview
Chris Grobe '05 found out on Tuesday that he is Bat Boy. "Mud" had its first rehearsal last night. Carolyn Wright '03 has been working under deadline -- she just finished "The Women of Oswald" on Tuesday. It's an exciting but chaotic time for...
Frankenthaler woodcuts: dramatic, tantalizing, innovative
Art
If the phrase 'wood art' only brings to mind the greatest Linkin' Logs castle you ever built, it may be time to walk to the Yale University Art Gallery for a cultural update. Helen Frankenthaler's first woodcuts were cut by hand with a jigsaw in 1973.
'Spangled Girl' off-key despite cast enthusiasm
Theater
It's difficult for me to get excited about a play whose author, Neil Simon, called it "clearly and simply a failure." Yet Andy Sandberg '05, director and producer of "The Star-Spangled Girl," clearly has. Unfortunately, his enthusiasm is still not...
Inspired YaleDancers fun, punchy
Dance
It's not just that they're so damn likeable. Despite a slightly distracting white noise of mistakes, the YaleDancers Spring Show displays the group's genuinely exciting and enjoyable talent in both dance and choreography. Performed and choreographed...
All-Star 'June' cast rises above mediocre script
Theater
"Hell is other people," said Sartre. Especially loud, obnoxious men, Kurt Vonnegut would add. "Happy Birthday Wanda June," the first play Vonnegut wrote, features a prime specimen. "Wanda June" is an out of kilter retelling of the "The Odyssey.
'Money' displays talents of Drama kids
Theater
By summer they may be living the lives of starving artists, but on Wednesday night they were on the money. A horny and hungry new comedy at the Yale Repertory Theater, "Serious Money," is the perfect foil for the flashy talents of the Yale School of...
Jumbled, poignant 'Top Girls' hits a political note
Theater
"Top Girls" is a period piece that doesn't know it. The "Top Girls" of the title, a group of women who work at a 1970's London employment agency of the same name, are getting a jump on the Me Decade. Playwright Caryl Churchill wrote the play in 1982...
'Candide' provides a raunchy romp
Theater
In the best of all possible worlds, this cast would not be stuck in this show. The Yale Dramatic Association's "Candide" shows off the tremendous acting and vocal talents of its cast, but at too many moments this stilted production of the musical...