The play’s her thing
By Jane Ford
Sarah
Drew’s parents noticed she had an uncanny stage presence at
her graduation from kindergarten.
Now,
as she nears graduation from U.Va., the film and theater worlds
are taking notice, too.
Drew
received rave reviews from the New York Times and Variety for her
performance as Juliet in a production of “Romeo and Juliet”
at the celebrated McCarter Theatre in Princeton last September.
“Juliet,
played by Sarah Drew, [was] petulant, giddy, incorrigibly girlish,
willful and completely enchanting in a never-to-be-forgotten balcony
scene,” wrote Alvin Klein, the New York Times reviewer. “Ms.
Drew’s exploration of a teen-ager’s heart and her awakening
to desire are defining, and from now on, indelible, aspects of Juliet.”
Drew
now is flying around the country auditioning for parts in movies
starring Michael Douglas, Philip Seymore Hoffman and Annette Benning.
Full story.
Legrand reaches for the stars
By Charlotte Crystal
Hiram
Legrand rarely saw the stars from the windows of his family’s
crowded apartment in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach. It was a rough-and-tumble
neighborhood where life was fast and money was tight.
Marisol
Roman brought little with her from Puerto Rico and couldn’t
give her children much, but she loved them and insisted they work
hard in school.
“I knew from an early age that if I ever wanted to get out
of Brooklyn, I had to do well in school,” Legrand said.
And
he did. Legrand’s dedication to his education will pay off
as he graduates from the University with a bachelor’s degree
in aeronautical engineering and a minor in philosophy. He hopes
to pursue a career as an astronaut. Full
story.
Speaking on the Lawn
Virginia Governor Mark R. Warner will deliver the commencement
address to an expected crowd of some 35,000 people May 19. The graduation
ceremony on the Lawn begins at 10 a.m.
Best-selling
author David Baldacci, a 1986 U.Va. law alumnus, will be the featured
speaker at Valedictory Exercises May 18 at 11 a.m. He will sign
his books at 1 p.m. at the University Bookstore. Full
story.
Reserve a Finals ’02 video
Final Exercises will be taped. The videos can be ordered through
U.Va. Bookstore. The cost is $29.95, plus shipping and handling.
Allow six to eight weeks for delivery. For information, see Web
site: http://www.virginia.edumajor
events/finals.html#.
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