In Act III, Scene II of The Tragedy of Hamlet, the young prince discusses his views on the art of acting, or playing a role, with the players who are about to perform The Mousetrap. “Suit the action to the word,” he tells the First Player, “the word to the action, with this special observance, […]
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To catch a mouse, you must understand the mouse, and to understand the mouse, you must know what the louse has eaten. You also need to understand how it gets into your home (heat vents are safe, I guess), but if you are determined to get rid of a mouse, then you need the right […]
1. Difficult Instructions Playing Mousetrap consists of setting up a complex series of chain reactions (turning a crack pulls a rubber band that snaps a piece into place to knock over a small bucket with a marble in it, etc.) in order to drop a small plastic cage onto another player’s mouse. This means that […]
Victor Alfieri played Lieutenant Valenti in Angels and Demons starring Tom Hanks, and played the leading role in the movie A Secret Promise. Alfieri has been busy writing, producing and acting in films and I had the honor of interviewing Alfieri on his success and upcoming films. Alfieri has appeared in The Bold and the […]