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...This J-term, Harvard students will be scattered across the globe—traveling, working, catching up on seasons of TV shows, or otherwise taking a much-needed hiatus from the feverish pace of campus life. Among those who are choosing to remain in Cambridge, however, are 20 undergraduates who will be taking part in a unique opportunity: the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) Institute’s January Undergraduate Theater Training Intensive. This program, taking place between January 5 and January 24, will take advantage of the intersession period to immerse students in graduate-level theater training...
With the sacrifice of College-sponsored J-term programming due to budget cuts, the Intensive’s use of the period to provide practical training not possible during the normal academic year is particularly significant...
...impressive scope was largely made possible by an effective synergy between three arts-related organizations in the Harvard community. “I was really amazed by the way the A.R.T., the OFA, and the HRDC brought this all together so early on in the formation of a J-term,” Stone says. While the A.R.T. Institute brought in the instructors and curriculum for classes, the OFA handled logistics such as obtaining campus housing for the participants, and the HRDC facilitated the program’s involvement of undergraduates. All three organizations cooperated and exchanged ideas...
...Intensive’s focus on providing high quality training for undergraduates demonstrates the potential uses to which J-term could be put in the future. “I’m incredibly happy to have this opportunity and be a part of this given the fact that most J-term programs really aren’t under way yet,” says Stone. “It’s a great opportunity and I think it’s something that’s going to evolve into something really awesome over the years...
...Barrios married his partner, communications consultant Douglas J. Hattaway, at the First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist Church...