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...because there is no [dramatic arts] concentration, or that it’s all about the academics, but you can definitely pave your own way here.” Videt’s involvement with theater at Harvard began her freshman year when she was cast in four plays. She then moved behind the scenes, directing work in the New College Theatre, Loeb Mainstage, and the Loeb Experimental Theatre. Two of the shows she has directed were originally developed by the London theater company Complicite, including “Mnemonic” and “The Three Lives...
...HRDC’s production “The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark,” the cast and crew dare to tamper with the sacred texts of Shakespeare. “Hamlet is this worshipped thing. A lot of Shakespeare’s works are. It’s really quite sad, I think,” says director Jason R. Vartikar ’11. “The Tragedy of Hamlet”—not to be confused with the more traditional version being staged this weekend in Leverett House?...
...tell the inspiring and dramatically compelling truth, and to root it in authenticity,” Haney says. “So that the reaction would be almost visceral, so that you would feel it more than think about it.”To this end, Haney cast actors that he felt would cut straight to the core of each character. “The best actors have a shorthand for expressing the emotional life of a character that even the real character can’t quite express as comfortably,” he says. Haney cast...
...Many students are also exploring other post-graduate opportunities including graduate or professional school, traveling, fellowships, and service-learning. Students are coming to understand that they can cast a wide net to gain skills and experience post-Harvard and that there are may areas where they can add value...
...really hard to deliver a message to people who aren’t interested in what they are watching.” The production has incorporated a number of unique stylistic elements and techniques in addition to the modern costumes and setting. Dancers interspersed amidst the cast members are constantly on stage; their presence attempts to mimic the voyeurism of society. In addition, each actor is cast in two different roles, a decision that Ross admits has been a difficult hurdle to overcome.“I think the challenge for us as actors is to make each...