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Elsewhere in the area, the season looks, at best, uncertain...
...Brandeis, surely the best university theatre around, two productions have been set for the first term. The first of these is the World Premiere of a new play, Hannalore, by Jere Admire. Admire is an ex-Broadway musical chorus dancer (He did over a thousand performances as the dancing gorilla in Cabaret ) turned dramatic actor (His first serious role was as Emory in the national company of Boys in the Band, seen here last spring) turned playwright. His play will be followed by the Sophocles Antigone...
...Wilbur opens with The Price. This is Arthur Miller's most recent play, featuring the cast that closed in it on Broadway last season. If you like Miller, you'll find The Price close to his best work, and Harold Gary gives an astounding performance as a very old Jewish furniture dealer...
...Shubert has only two bookings so far, a return engagement of the road company of Fiddler on the Roof (November 17), which broke all Boston box office records last spring, and the Pearl Bailey-all black Hello, Dolly! (January 12). Fiddler, if you go for musicals, is probably the best ever and this particular production is as good as any you will...
...make its own proposals. But these matters are of concern not simply to the Overseers but to the entire University community and would inevitably figure in recommendations of Working Group Three of the Committee of Fifteen and similar committees of other faculties, students and alumni. We therefore think it best that the task of making recommendations on these subjects also should be channeled to an overall committee although we are eager to give our tentative views and to render all possible assistance...