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"The Real Thing" Searches for True Love and True Theater, In Clever Tom Stoppard Classic Playing at Theatre IntimeDonald GilpinEarly in the second act of The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard's 1982 drama about love, writing and theater, Henry, a playwright, and his lover Annie, an actress, are battling over the merits of a script she has brought him. Henry, explaining the difference between language that soars and language that sinks, brings out his cricket bat to help describe "the real thing." Princeton Symphony Struts its Educational Stuff; Creates an Imaginative and Enlightening ProgramNancy PlumAlmost since its inception, Princeton Symphony Orchestra has included educational outreach to area schools as part of its mission. The organization's Bravo! Series, celebrating its 10th year, has expanded to a $90,000 program including activities ranging from classical music performances to an "instrumental petting zoo." In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Music Director Mark Laycock paid a musical tribute to education and educational institutions on Sunday afternoon in Richardson Auditorium with a concert replicating the programs members of the orchestra present in schools. No doubt by the end of the concert, even the most seasoned Princeton Symphony concertgoers had learned something new about music. |
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