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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...
...year after its opening, the Loeb suffers from malaise. And the inbred criticism of Harvard drama circles helps little to diagnose the illness. It may be true that the faculty committee has been unwise in selecting productions for the main stage. It may also be true that the HDC has not demonstrated the capacity to provide an effective alternative to faculty leadership. But that is all beside the point...
...Loeb or the HDC could sponsor informal dramatic readings by professional actors and playwrights. A mateur readings might also be appropriate, perhaps in connection with lower level Humanities courses. The Loeb faculty committee could take the obvious step of sponsoring a playwriting contest or of opening its main stage to short runs of original plays. The HDC might try producing one play that was frankly popular and could take polls in the Houses to survey Harvard tastes. The Loeb management and the Harvard student dramatic groups, in short, could expand activities to make the Loeb an exciting place...