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...image and more about respect for the work we’re doing,” she says.Her auditions are crisp and driven, attracting many from the theater scene, including actors she’s worked with before, her fellow directors, and at least one member of the HRDC board. In each case, she watches their varied acting styles intently, only occasionally looking down to make notes.Spillane-Hinks compares it to the college admissions process: she isn’t looking for something specific or for a reason to mark an actor down, only for the positives they bring. What...
...professional jazz orchestra as our ‘jazz orchestra.’” But the fact remains that the odds are stacked against him, especially in terms of appealing to actors. “With Common Casting, there’s an appeal, especially through HRDC, to do a Mainstage show,” he says. “I think there’s a lot of little stigmas and things that have gone on in there, specifically to the degree that you would rather take a chorus part in a Mainstage show than a lead...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC), a board of directors, actors, and producers that decides which plays will be performed each season and monitors administrative details, controls this inner sanctum of the theater world. These are self-proclaimed "theater people"—loud, boisterous, and comfortable in the spotlight...
...this bizarre universe for one week, as they follow seven participants to understand Harvard’s biannual Common Casting process (see sidebar). The fate of spring semester’s productions and the complexities of Harvard theater will unfold, as we shadow two directors—an HRDC vet and an ambitious non-conformist—and five actors—two "A-listers," two rising stars, and one cavalier first-timer—from pitching the shows to picking roles...
Newcomer Brian C. Polk ’09 has enjoyed tremendous success, snagging three roles last semester, including the lead in the HRDC production, "The White Rose...