Word: magoun
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...competent production (under Robert Atkins' supervision and John Lundeen's direction) has a peppy script, decent choreography and show-stealing sets and costumes. No Venice could be imagined more beautifully than the set designed by John Magoun and painted by Marj Ingalls Beaty. It's a marvel of oceanic expanse on a swimming pool-sized stage. Although familiar as a National Geographic photo, the set shimmers with fairy tale color, its magic undiminished by the costumes designed by Linda Beyer and Gail Simonson. From the nobility's full regalia to the page boys' gray bibs, every outfit sparkles--jeweled...
John F.G. Magoun '78, president of the Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Society, said yesterday he approves of the rule in principle but added that eliminating outside participation would significantly lower the quality of the society's shows. Most of the other students interviewed yesterday expressed similar views...
...Soule's design seminar has constructed a fantastic set, full of faded storefronts and sagging clotheslines. The graffiti ("Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day") seems an unnecessary intrusion. Unfortunately the set, with its scaffolds and dangling ropes, is never fully explored. John Magoun's lighting is downright incompetent; areas go dark and light quite abruptly for no discernible reason. Anne Higonnet's costumes help establish an endearingly seedy atmosphere, although Scapino himself should show a bit more panache and the two ingenues should, to be blunt, show a bit more skin...