BUZZ: The first undergraduate production of this beloved David Hare play is simple, yet filled with superb dialogue and powerful emotional content. Director Alison Haskovec states that "Skylight appeals to an audience here on the rational, intellectual and most importantly, on the emotional level. The two main characters delve deeply into feelings that neither imagined having to revisit. Repression is everywhere in our society. I firmly believe that such issues eventually have to come out somehow." A plot line that strikes an eerily familiar chord to students here at Harvard, this promising show urges students not to lose their perspective.

RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL

Book and Lyrics by Joel Paley

Music by Marvin Laird

Directed by Sara Heller '02

Produced by Pippa Brashear '01

Music Director: Peter Dong '02

Vocal Director: Steven Anderson (GSAS)

Loeb Experimental Theater

March 16-18

STORY: Ruthless hopes to be a ruthless assault on the audience's ability to be in a state of continuous laughter. The show tells the story of an eight-year-old girl named Tina who murders another girl for the lead in the third grade show, "Pippi in Tahiti." Jim Augustine, one of the campus' most amusing and talented actors, goes drag, playing Sylvia St. Croix, and takes on the role of Tina's agent. The show features each character fighting to be the center of attention; each character has at least one solo. Reflecting the show's title, the musical reflects the dark hilarity of ruthlessly scheming to get what one's heart desires. Parodying movies such as The Bad Seed, Valley of the Dolls, Gypsy, The Women, and All About Eve, Ruthless has all of the quirky components of an entertaining show.