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RUDDIGORE LOCATION: Agassiz Theatre DATEs: Dec. 1-11 DIRECTORS: J. Jacob Krause, Aram N. Demirjian ’08 PRODUCERS: Emma Katz ’06, Casey M. Lurtz ’07, Frances C. Moore ’06 The program notes for “Ruddigore” note that the original title, “Ruddygore” was deemed too racy by the nineteenth century standards, because of its similarity to the phrase “bloody gore,” which was altogether too disturbing for audiences at the time. Such Victorian sensibility pervades...
...music is the centerpiece of the play, it is only fitting that it is fully complemented by musicians placed front and center. In fact, the orchestra is placed right in front of the audience. While their central position is perhaps more a function of the limitations of Agassiz Theatre than anything else (as there is no pit, it is difficult to put the musicians anywhere other than front and center without banishing them backstage), this placement imbues the viewing experience with the senses of a symphony concert as well as a play. Indeed, it is tempting at times to watch...
...Players (HRG&SP) manage two highly entertaining productions every year since their founding in1956.After last night’s opening, “Ruddigore” (also called “The Witch’s Curse”) will be showing every night through December 10 at the Agassiz Theater in Radcliffe Yard at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinee performances on Saturdays and Sunday Dec. 4.“Since we’re building up for our 50th anniversary next fall, we figured it would be a great time to do ‘Ruddigore?...
...Place. 11:45 p.m. Tickets available through Ticketmaster or at the door. $8 in advance, $10 day of show. (JDMC)PerformancesRuddigore, or The Witch’s Curse. Through Dec. 10. The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players put on a classic Gilbert and Sullivan parody of Victorian melodrama. Agassiz Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets available through the Harvard Box Office, (617) 496-2222. $12/10 general admission, $8/6 students. (AMF)Expressions Dance Co. - Fall Show ’05. Through Dec. 3. Expressions Dance Company performs student-produced dance pieces in a variety of genres, from hip-hop to lyrical. Also...
...Witch’s Curse. The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players perform one of the duo’s most magical operettas, which parodies its period’s melodramatic theater and fascination with the supernatural and features professional bridesmaids, cursed baronets, and a picture gallery of ghosts. Agassiz Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets available through the Harvard Box Office, (617) 496-2222. $12/10/8/6/4. (KAF)Ongoing EventsMagners Irish Film Festival. Through Nov. 21. As the largest festival of its kind in the U.S., this five-day experience features the best of contemporary Irish and Irish-related film and video. More...