Word: hdc
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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According to James E. Stinson, Jr. '59, president of the HDC, the five left "because they were not content to act; they wanted to direct, too." He added that, with the replacements, "the production is probably in better shape than before...
...statement last night, the five charged that "the HDC has a responsibility not merely to stage a play, but to present a production that will fulfill minimum artistic standards. We did not feel that this production of The Good Woman of Setzuan would meet the HDC's obligation to its audience...
...flats fulfill a longstanding need of university theatrical groups. Previously stage flats have been either rented or borrowed by the Opera Guild or built by the students, as in the case of the HDC. James E. Stinson, Jr. '59, president of the HDC, said that the flats are "very valuable because they are the basic unit for many sets." However, he considered that their value was "more a matter of convenience than of actual money," since the cost of flats is only a small part of a production's budget...
Although John C. Beck '60 of the Opera Guild said that the scenery is "valuable to all three groups equally," a member of the HDC commented, "They are all designed for large scale opera productions. For us they are more trouble than they are worth...
Stefan Wolfe, a composer working for Brecht in Berlin, has written a musical score for the HDC production which premiers a new translation of the play by theater critic Eric Bentley...