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Scene 1: On the eve of Boris Godunov's "election" as czar, the disgruntled
nobles Vorotynsky (freshman Philicia Saunders) and Shuisky (sophomore Sam
Zetumer) have been discussing the lowborn Godunov's feigned reluctance to
accept the crown.
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Scene 3: The people are rallied to support Godunov -- some do so
enthusiastically, others cynically.
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Scene 4: At the palace in the Kremlin, Godunov (at right, senior Andy Brown)
announces to his boyars that he will accept the crown. The members of the
upper nobility make a show of loyalty to the new autocrat.
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Scene 4: Crafty Prince Shuisky (sophomore Sam Zetumer) tells Vorotynsky
(freshman Philicia Saunders) that their earlier discussion (see Scene 1
caption) should be forgotten now that Godunov is supreme autocrat.
Project co-managers Simon Morrison, associate professor of music, and Caryl Emerson, chair of the Slavic languages and literatures department.
Director Tim Vasen, lecturer in theater and dance.
Director Tim Vasen, lecturer in theater and dance.