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Robert A. Hodgson ’05, as Mr. Bungee, stole the show—but the fact that he was playing a guy in a frog suit may have guaranteed that. Hodgson was completely convincing as the tap-dancing and smarmily upbeat amphibian. His frog costume, well-designed by Bethany L. Hoag ’06, was another show highlight, featuring a large fake head, green gloves and tights, and a large colorful tie. Moffo’s Gordon was nervous, weepy and dubiously happy; he also had a touching chemistry with his boyfriend Roger, played by Ryan...
First-time director Robert M. Hodgson ’05 had his cast—which he selected back in May, rather than through the normal common casting process in September—learn their lines over the summer in preparation for rehearsals beginning Sept...
Hodsgon also had to track down funding, since the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC) does not provide funding for pre-season shows in the Ex. As such, Hodgson needed to find alternate sources to provide the backing for his play...
...middle of writing up proposals for various grants when he reached a breakthrough with the Gilbert and Sullivan Players. “G&S actually approached the HRDC about funding a pre-season show in the Ex themselves,” says Hodgson. “It happened about halfway through the grant application process for us, and we simply found out that they had offered to co-produce the preseason show and provide funds...
...certainly a tight rehearsal period,” says Hodgson, “but because we were coming into September with a full cast and crew assembled…we actually ended up with a productive, awesome four weeks of intense rehearsals...