ENCORE! ENCORE!

by Dan Katz

Solution: POLLY WALKER

Each triad describes three roles played by one person in theatrical productions at MIT. The number of stars associated with each group is an index into the actor's last name (as you "don't call them by their first names"). The result spells PARROT NAME BUILDING FIFTY: the stereotypical parrot is "Polly," and Building 50 is "Walker," yielding actress POLLY WALKER.

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Florist's assistant (1994) - Little Shop of Horrors (MTG)
Ex-cop (1996) - Escape from Happiness (Dramashop)
Game player (2000) - Chess (MTG)
Bruce Applegate - P

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Homeless woman (2003) - Sweeney Todd (G&S)
Reverend (2004) - Bat Boy: The Musical (MTG)
Homeless woman (2005) - Sweeney Todd (MTG)
Noe Kamelamela - A

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Executioner (1998) - The Mikado (G&S)
Slaveowner (1999) - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (MTG)
Hypocrite (2000) - Tartuffe (Dramashop)
Anand Sarwate - R

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Gondolier (2002) - The Gondoliers (G&S)
Shepherd (2004) - Iolanthe (G&S)
Crime boss (2005) - Star Wars Trilogy: Musical Edition (MTG)
Rob Morrison - R

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Accuser (2001) - The Crucible (MITCP)
Quarantined wife (2002) - One Flea Spare (Dramashop)
Danish prince (2003) - Hamlets (Dramashop)
Virginia Corless - O

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Farmer (1973) - The Playboy of the Western World (Dramashop)
Fool (1974) - Measure for Measure (Dramashop)
Policeman (1975) - The Physicists (Dramashop)
Henry Luftman - T

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Yes-man (2004) - How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying (MTG)
Executive (2005) - The Internationalist (Dramashop)
Supreme being (2006) - Children of Eden (MTG)
Darrell Cain - N

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Nobleman (2001) - Anything Goes (MTG)
Gang member (2003) - West Side Story (MTG)
Veterinarian (2004) - Table Manners (MITCP)
Todd Radford - A

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Eunuch (1999) - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (MTG)
Fiance (2003) - Antigone (Shakespeare Ensemble)
Viking (2004) - Vikings (Dramashop)
Aaron Moronez - M

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Assassination victim (2003) - Hamlets (Dramashop)
Parent (2004) - Fidgeting at the Wheel (Dramashop)
Clergyman (2006) - Bernardo Cavallino Paints St. Cecilia (Dramashop)
Michael Ouellette - E

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Dadaist (1995) - Travesties (MITCP)
Monkey (1996) - Words Words Words (MITCP)
Assassin (1997) - Fortinbras (MITCP)
Ben Dubrovsky - B

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Former TV star (2001) - I Hate Hamlet (MITCP)
King of Sicilia (2002) - The Winter's Tale (Shakespeare Ensemble)
General (2003) - Antony & Cleopatra (Shakespeare Ensemble)
Bob Mussett - U

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Cosmetics salesman (1999) - She Loves Me (MTG)
Arbiter (2000) - Chess (MTG)
Suitor (2001) - The Zoo (G&S)
Seth Bisen-Hersh - I

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Hair vendor (2003) - Sweeney Todd (G&S)
Reindeer (2004) - The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (MITCP)
Congressman (2006) - Urinetown (MTG)
Greg Lohman - L

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Alcoholic (1966) - The Long Christmas Dinner (Dramashop)
Diplomat (1966) - Heartbreak House (Dramashop)
Soldier (1968) - Drums in the Night (Dramashop)
James Woods - D

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Celebrated author (1994) - Assassins (MTG)
Dog (2001) - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (MTG)
Tutor (2004) - Arcadia (MITCP)
Jamez Kirtley - I

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Fiance (1999) - The Philadelphia Story (MITCP)
Dead actor (2001) - I Hate Hamlet (MITCP)
Explorer (2003) - Happy Birthday Wanda June (MITCP)
Lance Nathan - N

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Lobster (2004) - Bat Boy: The Musical (MTG)
Murdered lesbian (2005) - Tommy (MTG)
Reptile component (2006) - Children of Eden (MTG)
Michelle Fogerson - G

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Conqueror (1991) - Pippin (MTG)
Storyteller (1992) - Into the Woods (MTG)
Father (1993) - Six Characters in Search of an Author (Dramashop)
Andrew Quixote Kraft - F

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User (2004) - On the Fritz (Dramashop)
Jedi (2005) - Star Wars Trilogy: Musical Edition (MTG)
Hotelier (2006) - Crazy for You (MTG)
Matt Ciborowski - I

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Lover (1989) - The Fantasticks (MTG)
Revolutionary (1990) - Evita (MTG)
Murderer (1991) - Sweeney Todd (MTG)
Michael Friedhoff - F

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Slave (1989) - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (MTG)
Actor (2002) - Assassins (MTG)
Academic (2004) - Arcadia (MITCP)
Stephen Peters - T

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Vicar (2000) - The Sorcerer (G&S)
Notary (2001) - The Grand Duke (G&S)
Farmer (2003) - Ruddigore (G&S)
David Michael Daly - Y