Word: hpt
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...Harrison Ford in Patriot Games, Elizabeth Berkeley in Showgirls. Kick from showcases its espionage plot as a xenophobic triangle, with private eyes Katya Redhanded (Young Lee '99) and Newt Erd on the tail of Eiffel Over (Christian Roulleau '01), a breadbasket wearing, scent-spilling, card-carrying member of the HPT (Hairy Patriarchal Thespians). For the resident woman in red (she's got the real ruby slippers.), Lee does not ooze the carnality of--say--Carmen Sandiego, on whom his character is obviously based...
...article "Time to Put Women in Drag, Too" (Opinion, Dec. 10), Matthew E. Johnson makes a series of long-overdue suggestions for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals (HPT). The tremendous success of Guys & Dolls is testament to the fact that other productions should be allowed to grace the historic HPT stage. And perhaps the Woman of the Year event should take top billing every other year so as not to place sole emphasis on the Man of the Year tradition...
...have performed in four shows at Harvard over the past three years, and as a member of the cast of the upcoming HPT 151 show "I Get No Kick From Campaign," I take Johnson's considerations, recommendations and accusations extremely seriously. While I wholeheartedly agree with the statement that there are not enough opportunities for students to work with professional directors and choreographers, I think it unnecessary to call an end to a wonderfully unique tradition at Harvard in order to do so. In no way do I agree with the statement that the script, casting or production...
Which brings me to my solution. Keep the tradition of the Hasty Pudding show alive but also start a new tradition by forming a female equivalent. None of this is to say that the inclusion of women in the Pudding cast would "lessen the quality" of the HPT but rather that it would cause it to adopt a different quality. There is something about the show in its current form which is a unique brand of entertainment which we at Harvard and many of our theater alumni are willing to stand up for. BRYAN W. LEACH...
...scraps." Women make significant contributions to every Pudding production. We are involved in running the organization, building the sets and playing the instruments not because these are the only positions available to women, but because they are areas of interest and expertise. Furthermore, two female members sit on the HPT executive board, which has more interaction with professionals and more control over the direction of the Pudding show than any other entity affiliated with the Company...