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...response to a pointed question about what specific changes he would make to the HRDC’s activities, Herrera focused on the operation of Harvard Radcliffe Summer Theater (HRST...
...spectacular acting and keen directing unquestionably overcome the problems presented by the additions to the text, making this a memorable Shakespearean excursion. Rounding out a great HRST season, McGee and company dazzle the eye and move the heart with this outstanding presentation of Romeo and Juliet...
Nothing says summer in Cambridge like gentle riverside breezes, tall glasses of ice cold lemonade, rapists, spies and the Spanish Inquisition. Ahhh... Harvard-Radcliffe Summer Theater (HRST). For the past three months, an intrepid team of undergraduate artisans has entertained the greater Boston community (and those few souls unable to seasonally escape our hallowed halls). In their efforts they drew upon British wordsmith Tom Stoppard, American literary (figuratively) giant Tennessee Williams and Dale Wasserman's musical classic Man of La Mancha...
...production throughout second semester, HRST put together an artistically and financially successful season. While Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire and La Mancha were widely enjoyed, they closely resembled much of the term-time student work that makes its way into the Loeb Experimental Theatre. The one standout of the season was Stoppard's spy thriller Hapgood. Directed by Nick Parillo '00, Hapgood was a delightfully exhilarating glimpse into the self-aware world of Cold War intelligence. Slickly stylized from the opening montage to the final showdown, this vibrant production possessed the capability of overshadowing the many fine performances; no doubt...
...critical question which remains unresolved is whether there is a significant enough qualitative increase to warrant the $12 ticket prices of the HRST; while it is by no means an extortionate amount for an evening of entertainment, it bears consideration in light of the much more appealing price tag attached to semester Ex shows (free). While the HRST shows were more technically savvy than most, the designers can only raise the bar of a production so high, leaving it for the director and cast to hurdle across it or falter in the effort; La Mancha and Streetcar quite nearly succeeded...