Word: agassiz
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...Played the starring role in every musical put on by your drama department, check out the Freshman Musical, Recall! (Agassiz Theatre, 8 p.m., $5). The premise is beefy enough: the son of a meat factory owner falls in love with a vegan girl. There’s also The Quad, which is advertised as an original rock musical (Loeb Ex Theatre, 11 p.m., free). It’s unclear what the show’s actually about, but it seems angsty enough...
...almost 90 years, Central Barber Shop has been located at 1611 Massachusetts Avenue—commonly referred to as The Bence Building—in Agassiz, but now Harvard is forcing it to relocate, citing environmental concerns. In 2007, Harvard discovered that there were dry-cleaning solvents emanating from Crimson Cleaners, another business in the Bence complex, according to Mary Power, senior director of community communications at Harvard. The results of extensive studies by the University showed that the solvents had “significant” effects on the environment. In response, Harvard started to terminate its leases with...
...Bryant, “The Vagina Monologues,” which aims to celebrate female sexuality and promote female empowerment, also provides a welcoming atmosphere for women who are new to the theater scene at Harvard. The final showing of the production is at 8 pm tonight in the Agassiz Theater. The show was created by Eve Ensler and grew from an off-Broadway production to international fame. Ensler developed the piece in order to celebrate the vagina and to help stop violence against women. The proceeds from this year’s performance benefit groups dedicated to preventing sexual...
...where “everyone knows everybody else’s business.” But the town was shaken to its core when a homosexual student at the University of Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, was found severely beaten nearby. The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club production, which ran at the Agassiz Theatre this past weekend, details the reactions and thoughts of Laramie’s citizens in the aftermath of Shepard’s death. Interviews conducted by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project in Laramie—as well as statements made during the trials...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players combine music and magic in their performance of “Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri,” which runs in Agassiz Theatre through Dec. 14. Directed by Benjamin T. Morris ’09, “Iolanthe” satirizes politics, laws, and even love, while still maintaining a light and whimsical tone. Though “Iolanthe” tackles serious themes, this production’s strong performances consistently highlight the humor inherent in those themes...