Word: bencowitz
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...some point during Chess, directed by Kathy M. Bencowitz ’03, someone on stage turns to someone else and says, “This would be funny if it weren’t so serious.” Or something similar—what with the malfunctioning microphones, it was really hard to hear what was going on. Regardless, the line—though referring to the conflicting currents of romance, megalomania, Cold War politics, and the game of chess that are the stuff of the plot—can easily serve as a comment on the production...
...Kathy M. Bencowitz ’03, who is directing the Mainstage production of Chess, says that she simply has not seen enough Harvard students to fill the spots in her show...
...Part of what we talked about a lot when we were changing the rule was that it was going to hurt large shows,” said Bencowitz. “This is a large musical. The parts are there, I’d love to give them to Harvard people. I can’t cast people who don’t audition...
...Bencowitz submitted Chess last year and was rejected. She reapplied after toning down the historical and political details of the script and focusing on how the characters retreat into a parallel fairy tale world...
...It’s something that I’ve been wanting forever, and I have a great group of people working with me,” Bencowitz said...