Word: actor
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He’s been called director, actor, and producer, but those in the theater community know him best as technician, carpenter, set builder and light designer. Basically, if you need a free-standing, removable 15x4 plank of wood on the set of your play, David S. Jewett ’08—one of this year’s recipients of the Louise Donovan Award—is the person to call. A Minneapolis native, Jewett has always had an interest in theater but only got involved in set construction after coming to Harvard...
...happen, and making sure it happens right.” Whether she sits aloft in the booth to call light and sound cues, takes notes on blocking, or schedules rehearsals for her cast, Kaufman focuses on the technical and logistical aspects of production to allow the director and actors to realize their creative vision. “Even though it’s not my baby, I feel like I’m the one caring for it,” she says about working on a production. “It’s really the stage manager that...
...Actor-turned-activist Isaiah Washington has a new word in his vocabulary—“shillelagh...
...during the event, sponsored by the Harvard College Sierra Leone Initiative, Washington used a big stick in the typical context. The actor often ignored time rules, spoke over the moderator, and raised his voice at an audience member before dismissing her question...
...remixed Kanye West from his laptop, and Eric Dane, the man they call Dr. McSteamy from Grey's Anatomy, was holding court a few feet away. I could have salvaged what dignity I still had, and walked out in principled protest. But then I saw Isiah Whitlock Jr., the actor who played the corrupt Sen. Clay Davis on HBO's The Wire, standing with his hands at his side. Before I knew what I was doing, I had walked over and asked if I could get him a drink from...