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Predictably the HDC meeting at which the whole formula was unveiled turned into a bloody, no-holds-barred battle. The main opponent of the new proposal was Charles Ascheim '66, and the meeting finally adjourned having only decided to give Ascheim a chance to speak with Chapman -- to see if he would accept an elected executive committee...
Chapman stated unmistakably that he would not. When the HDC met the following week, even Ascheim reluctantly supported a plan for a self-perpetuating committee...
Maybe in recognition of this problem, the self-perpetuating committee began to choose more non-directors. Mayer, one of the original members, and Ascheim, who came on in the Fall of '65, were replaced last Spring by Peter Jaszi and Howard Cutler, both actors involved in tech and production work...
Director Charles Ascheim, then, has a lot to work with. He has to strike some sort of balance between the antics of four extremely funny actresses and the overall consistency of the play. It seems to me he has capitulated to the antics, or simply not had enough time to coordinate them. Either way, Earnest comes over in patches. Furthermore, while Agassiz's small stage makes blocking difficult, there is no excuse for having characters stand stiff against the curtains while they are not part...
...Saturday, the executive committee elected Peter A. Jaszi `68 to succeed Mayer and Ascheim...