BUZZ: Although most disaffected Harvard students out there will refuse to admit it, most of them still like fairy tales. Yet Silly Marco seems to take an original twist on the this genre, and will most likely outdo all those Muppets and Sesame Street characters with its whimsical and sardonic plot line. Silly Marco is not intended solely for children, but for grown-ups as well. According to Bishop, Silly Marco is a tale about kindness, friendship and perserverance. Fulfill your inner child and take a breather by seeing Silly Marco.

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Martijn Hostetler '00

Produced by Libby Shani '02

Loeb Experimental Theater

May 4-7

STORY: One of Shakespeare's lesser-known plays is also one of his most cynical. Petulant Cressida is a Trojan woman who initially pledges her love to her countryman Troilus but later transfers her affections to the Greek Diomedes. A supporting cast of self-centered fools, deformed narrators, perverted go-betweens and other depraved denizens round out this story of the betrayal of love, the problems with heroism and the emptiness of honor. Oh wait, there's a rave in it, too....

BUZZ: One of the more talked-about shows this coming season, and rightly so. Tired of overly academic Shakespeare productions and inspired by last year's innovative Ex hit King Kong, director Hostetler decided that he wanted to stage a theater event that was accessible to the public and full of energy. The result? Troilus and Cressida set in a post-apocalyptic rave, complete with crazy lighting, pumping techno music, lots of wild dancing and even wilder costumes (designed by Valerie de Charette, fresh from the glitzy hoochie chic of Jesus Christ Superstar).

TWELFTH NIGHT