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Miller traces two threads through his college years—one related to theater and the other to film. “They converged at my thesis,” he says, “which was sort of the plan all along.” Miller??s thesis, entitled “Username: Faust,” premiered at the New College Theatre last month. A multimedia combination of theater, video, and various Faust myths, the production was a collaboration between Miller and four talented disabled actors from outside of Harvard...
...Miller??s path has truly come full circle. This summer he heads back to Denver, his hometown, to rework the election play he orchestrated freshman year. He will be working with the Physically Handicapped Actors & Musical Artists League, the theater group for disabled actors where he was first able to combine his interests in disability and theater. After bringing the show to local high schools, Miller plans to stay in Denver for the remainder of the year, pursuing creative projects and attending the shvitz...
...takes up in his multimedia senior thesis project, “Username: Faust,” which will run Apr. 9-13 in the New College Theater Studio. An innovative hybrid of video, opera, live theater, various versions of the Faust myth, and several internet components, Miller??s thesis defies easy categorization. “I came up with the Faust framework because Faust is a person who’s trapped between two worlds,” Miller says. “In the original, it’s sort of the real world and the spiritual...
...Miller??s view, students go to Harvard to learn—not for the attendant perks and connections that come with enrollment. “Learning to read books and reading them is such an incredibly time- and effort-consuming process that I don’t see how anyone can really pursue a liberal education combined with extracurricular activities,” he says. “It’s a free country—but there’s no shame in spending time on your studies...
...This goal reflects Miller??s belief that the liberal arts give him all that could be desired: vast knowledge of diverse subjects and a deep understanding of one. It is this kind of conviction that has insured the longevity—if not popularity—of the liberal arts...