24-Hour Musical Spread
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In a dynamic kickoff to the 2009 to 2010 Brandeis theater season, Hillel Theater Group and Tympanium Eu- phorium staged Legally Blonde: The Jewsical in Shapiro Theater Sunday night. As part of a four-year campus tradition, the play was cast, re- hearsed and performed in only 24 hours. Over 80 students offered up their talents for a near-sleepless night and day without even knowing the title of the play—based on Broad- way’s Legally Blonde: The Musical— ahead of time. Caitlin Partridge ’13 was one of many first-years who kicked off their collegiate theater careers this week- end, appearing as a member of pro- tagonist Elle Woods’ “Delta Jew” sorority. Partridge was involved in theater in high school and plans to continue acting at Brandeis, starring as Juliet in Hold Thy Peace’s Romeo and Juliet later this semester. Partridge had previously seen the musical on TV and camped out in the Shapiro Campus Center Atrium to rehearse in a schedule that she de- scribed as “crazy and busy all the time.” She praised the choice of mu- sical, saying, “There’s a lot of parts so everyone gets to do their own thing.” She added, “It’s been a lot of fun, and I’m amazed at what we’ve managed to put together in such a short time.” Actors skip sleep to learn lines By SARAH BAYER JUSTICE EDITOR ‘BLONDE’ AMBITION: Elle Woods (Johanna Wickenmeyer ’12, center) struggles with the challenges of Harvard Law School while maintaining a fashionable ensemble. ROBYN SPECTOR/the Justice MAX BREITSTEIN MATZA/the Justice ASHER KRELL/the Justice ROBYN SPECTOR /the Justice ASHER KRELL/the Justice ‘LEGAL’ TEAM: Counterclockwise from above: Elle Woods and her “Delta Jew” sorority sisters select the perfect outfit for a marriage proposal; accused murderer Brooke Wyndham (Ellyn Getz ’13, center) leads the dance corps in a musical workout routine; members of the Harvard Law School admissions committee (from left to right: Michael Rock ’13, Matthew Cohen ’11 and Jared Field ’11) discuss potential candidates; and Matthew Shear ’11 (left) prepares to perform as Elle Woods’ mentor, Professor Callahan. Going ‘Blonde’ for a day Going ‘Blonde’ for a day 24-HOUR MUSICAL 20 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 ● THE JUSTICE
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In a dynamic kickoff to the 2009 to2010 Brandeis theater season, HillelTheater Group and Tympanium Eu-phorium staged Legally Blonde: TheJewsical in Shapiro Theater Sundaynight. As part of a four-year campustradition, the play was cast, re-hearsed and performed in only 24hours. Over 80 students offered uptheir talents for a near-sleepless nightand day without even knowing thetitle of the play—based on Broad-way’s Legally Blonde: The Musical—ahead of time.
Caitlin Partridge ’13 was one ofmany first-years who kicked off theircollegiate theater careers this week-end, appearing as a member of pro-tagonist Elle Woods’ “Delta Jew”sorority. Partridge was involved intheater in high school and plans tocontinue acting at Brandeis, starringas Juliet in Hold Thy Peace’s Romeoand Juliet later this semester.
Partridge had previously seen themusical on TV and camped out in theShapiro Campus Center Atrium torehearse in a schedule that she de-scribed as “crazy and busy all thetime.” She praised the choice of mu-sical, saying, “There’s a lot of parts soeveryone gets to do their own thing.”She added, “It’s been a lot of fun, andI’m amazed at what we’ve managedto put together in such a short time.”
Actors skipsleep tolearn lines
By SARAH BAYERJUSTICE EDITOR
‘BLONDE’ AMBITION: Elle Woods (Johanna Wickenmeyer ’12, center) struggles with the challenges of Harvard Law School while maintaining a fashionable ensemble.ROBYN SPECTOR/the Justice
MAX BREITSTEIN MATZA/the Justice
ASHER KRELL/the Justice
ROBYN SPECTOR /the Justice ASHER KRELL/the Justice
‘LEGAL’ TEAM: Counterclockwise from above: Elle Woods and her “Delta Jew” sorority sistersselect the perfect outfit for a marriage proposal; accused murderer Brooke Wyndham (EllynGetz ’13, center) leads the dance corps in a musical workout routine; members of the HarvardLaw School admissions committee (from left to right: Michael Rock ’13, Matthew Cohen ’11and Jared Field ’11) discuss potential candidates; and Matthew Shear ’11 (left) prepares toperform as Elle Woods’ mentor, Professor Callahan.
Going ‘Blonde’ for a dayGoing ‘Blonde’ for a day
24-HOUR MUSICAL
20 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 ● THE JUSTICE
