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...that really is the spirit of Liz Coe's new play, albeit transposed into the desperately dramatic world of show biz, and the cosy arena of Agassiz Theater. Hopefully it's not once in a lifetime, but it's certainly the first time in a long time that a Radcliffe undergraduate playwright has had access to a stage this big. Radcliffe Grant-in-aid and Adams House Drama Society are sponsors; the show premieres tonight...
Seven other productions will open Thursday: "The Most Happy Fella"' at the Loeb Mainstage. "The Seagull" at the Loeb Ex, and the Gilbert and Sullivan Society's "Trial by Jury" and "The Sorcerer" at Agassiz Theatre...
When drama at Harvard is mentioned, the gargantuan Loeb Drama Center and the Loeb Experimental Theatre immediately come to mind. Both are intended primarily for student use. And any Harvard-Radcliffe chartered organization may utilize Agassiz Theatre (in Radcliffe Yard). But it is theatre in the Houses which has long been the important source of student exposure to drama and is more integrated into the college community than the other theatres...
House drama sprang up because there was no other organized theatre at Harvard. Sanders Theatre and Agassiz were built before the turn of the century, but-they were used for any play which needed a stage--they did not generate any theatrical activity of their...
...possible for Harvard by a huge gift from John Langeloth Loeb '24. The Loeb Drama Center opened in 1960 as the most elaborate theatre on any campus in the United States. With the Loeb came a burst of interest in theatre. The sixties saw extravagant productions in the Houses: Agassiz also began to be used more heavily as a less intimidating alternative to the Loeb...