Stratford Shakespeare opens with mixed results in Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet
The American Shakespeare Theater launches its 20th season with a thoughtful Twelfth Night directed by David William featuring Carole Shelley as Viola and strong support from Larry Carpenter and Caroline McWilliams. Romeo and Juliet, staged by Michael Kahn, updates to 1866 Verona with 19th century costumes. performances by Roberta Maxwell and David Birney are moving though the production has operatic touches that feel incongruous.
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Maria
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Verona
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Tybalt
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Juliet
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Romeo
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Connecticut
Bread Loaf's 55th session opens at Middlebury campus
Middlebury College Bread Loaf School of English begins its six week session on Wednesday at Bread Loaf Mountain Campus near Middlebury. The 230 enrolled students study creative arts and classical and continental literature as the program leads to MA and MLitt degrees. The faculty includes 14 scholars from major universities. Robert Frost's legacy is honored with a Frost professorship and centennial Frost lecture. Paul M. Cubeta marks his 10th year as director. George K. Anderson, Brown University English professor, is the senior faculty member in his 34th Bread Loaf session.
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Brown University
Winter Kills and Rockefellers Reviewed in Mixed Critique
Richard Condon’s Winter Kills satirizes a society consumed by sensationalism and a fictional president slain amid conspiracy clues. Myer Katz’s Rockefeller Power questions public interest ethics and philanthropic deference while Alan Barth’s Prophets With Honor surveys landmark Supreme Court dissents and their later legacy.
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Dick Clark profile sparks talk of persistence and power
Hollywood feature notes Dick Clark, long at ABC's American Bandstand, building an entertainment empire with relentless drive. The piece quotes Clark on taking risks, paying dues, and staying with youth appeal while juggling duties between Los Angeles New York and London. It also recalls Rome news of five tons of undelivered mail turned into pulp by a private service under post office contract.
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Bennington Church Council Elects Officers As President Vacant
The Bennington Area Ecumenical Council of Churches held its annual meeting at Second Congregational Church with two presidencies vacant. John Riddle Sr. was elected vice president and Mrs. James Horne treasurer, along with several other officers. A search for a new president and secretary continues as retiring president Reverend Richard D. Campbell agreed to serve on the Executive Committee and a meeting will be called to confirm nominations. Local deputy state's attorney Raymond Bolton spoke on Vermont correctional institutions and juvenile centers, advocating rehab, out‑patient treatment, and a larger shared prison facility, while noting Windsor lacks space and security.
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