Word: hdc
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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GERALD BURNS is a Harvard senior, living in Adams House; he has studied with Archibald Macleish. His play, The Prophet, was first produced in Agassiz Theatre as an HDC Workshop on May 11, 1960. Of his play and others, Mr. Burns says, "The Prophet is largely a physical experiment in uses of staging. In general, I'm against self-conscious plays; and I dislike anti-plays in particular. I don't like plays that could have been written more effectively as essays--didactic essays. I like plot. I like colors, movement, and loud noises. What The Prophet tries...
Frederick H. Gardner '63 declined the nomination for president yesterday, leaving the field to Thomas E. Vachon '63. Outgoing HDC president Charles W. Hayford '63 said that new nominations would reopen the contest...
Charles W. Hayford '63, president of the HDC and frequent visitor of the CRIMSON building, has just wandered in with the information that Kirkland House is considering a production of Dekker's Shoemaker's Holiday...
Everyone involved is at fault, of course. Without in any way becoming a czar of Harvard drama, the HDC could have helped coordinate the schedules of the various shows. Even a little common sense on the part of each group would have sufficed...
While time was running out, Charles W. Hayford '63, president of the HDC, and other club members, still felt obligated to put three shows on the boards, and urged Ronder to attempt a small-scale production. The director then selected Pirandello's Six Characters In Search of an Author, but cancelled his plans as he encountered difficulty in assembling an adequate cast and production staff...