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...student has the right to implement his personal artistic vision even of excluding a superior actor because of his or her race. Under what circumstances can a student director become dictator, in usurping another's right to equal access to University facilities? Far from being an isolated incident, Hail's experience is reputed to be a common one. What effect does repeated rejection have on the willingness of blacks and other non-white students to participate in the extra-curricular life of the College? Would Faculty legislation designed to maximize student participation limit artistic freedom in the University...
When director Timothy Garry '81 began to call up actors in groups of four, Hail and his friend went in to audition together. Hail waited for what he and his friend later agreed was an unusually long time, as his friend read for several roles, including the male leads. When Garry finally called Hail to audition, Garry told him to read the role of Jo, the family butler; Garry listened, politely thanked him, and called for the next group of actors...
...Hail felt stunned--and angry--so the following day he returned to the Loeb to confront directors George Hamlin and Robert Chapman over what he considered unfair and perhaps racist treatment. Chapman, who could not be reached for comment, reportedly told Hail nothing could be done since solely undergraduates were responsible for the play, and since Hail had technically had an audition--even if he had only read one part. Hamlin declined to comment but told Garry of Hail's concern and suggested that Garry call...
Garry called Hail later that day, to ask him to attend the call-back for the butler's role, but also to tell Hail why he couldn't read for any other part. The play was "written for whites," Garry reportedly said; he had decided to do the play "realistically," and if Hail played any but the butler's role he would be "playing the part of a white...
...When Hail hung up he called his senior tutor and then Archie C. Epps III, dean of students, who met with Hail before convening an informal meeting with the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC) and Glen W. Bowersock '57, associate dean of the Faculty for undergraduate education. The administrators sat down with HRDC officials in order to clarify the group's position on casting and auditions in mainstage productions. Although the administrators condemned Hail's mistreatment, they shied away from setting down explicit guidelines for future auditions; likewise, the students sympathized with Hail, but hesitated to impose constraints on Garry...