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T h e a t r e R o u n d u pBig Praise for Big LoveWith each production, the NoblesTheatre Collective manages totransport its audience, showing themthe way rather than simply describingthe journey—and the 2011 WinterMainstage play was no exception. Uponentering Vinik Theatre this February,the scenery struck first—tall Venetiancolumns and swags of white silk drapedin front of an Italian mountain view.As the lights dimmed, audience memberswere welcomed to the coast ofItaly by a thickly accented voice:Buon giorno and bienvenuti aBig Love. Tonight we will witnessthe glorious wedding of 50 bridesto 50 grooms. As we say in Italy,when the moon hits your eye like abig pizza pie, that’s amore! Whenthe world seems to shine like you’vehad too much wine, that’s amore!Charles Mee’s play, Big Love, adaptedfor the NTC by Performing Arts facultyIsabella Kursh ‘12member Jillian Grunnah, is basedon the classic story The SuppliantWomen,by Aeschylus. It tells the taleof 50 Greek sisters who seek refugeat an Italian estate after fleeing their50 cousins, to whom they’ve beenbetrothed. As the wedding day drawsnear, the characters deal with issuesThe cast of Big Love6 l the NobLES Bulletin l Spring 20116 l the NobLES Bulletin l Spring 2011
of gender identity, love, violence and relationships. WhileThyona (Caroline Welch ’12), fiercely feminist andoutraged by the antiquated marriage arrangement,convinces her sisters to plot murder, love-sick Olympia(Maggie Yang ’12) works through feelings of conflict,and level-headed Lydia (Isabella Kursh ’12) triesto come to grips with her true feelings for her groomto-be,Nikos (Greg Swartz ’13).— Julie GuptillDown the Rabbit HoleIt might be hard to imagine that Towles Auditoriumcould be transformed into an underground world peopled,among others, with a talking white rabbit and a March hare,a confused duchess, a sleeping dormouse, a sinuous caterpillar,tap-dancing twins, acrobatic playing cards and a raucousRed Queen—not to mention three separate Alices. But theMiddle School players did just that when they staged Alicein Wonderland in February. Director Kelly Jean Mullancrafted a show in which 30 young actors played with suchverve and confidence that Lewis Carroll’s fantasy camevividly to life. Stylized oversized sets by Jon Bonner, lightingby Todd Morton and costume design by Joy Adamscompleted the illusion that an auditorium in Dedham wasactually the other side of the looking glass. The show playedto enthusiastic full houses of families, friends and faculty.Curious questions such as “Why is a raven like a writingdesk?” come up repeatedly in the play as Alice (played inAdriana Ureña ’12Isabella Kursh ’12and Greg Swartz ’13Brooke Strodder ’15 with Kate Bussey ’15Maggie Yang 12 and Lucas O’Brien ’14Spring 2011 l the NobLES Bulletin l 7
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