Word: packer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Packer] became our first choice because of her reputation," says co-producer Seth C. Harrington '00 who was involved in the search for a director...
Last September, Packer decided to take a break from her position as artistic director at Shakespeare & Co. to direct "Richard III." She brought to Cambridge techniques she learned while studying drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and in many productions since...
...Packer invited some of her assistants at Shakespeare & Co. to help with the VDP production. Professional directors, voice coaches and fight choreographers have helped train the cast, according to Joe C. Gfaller '01, who plays the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Ely and the Duke of Norfolk...
...Shakespeare in particular is about the script itself, according to cast members, and Packer has emphasized the importance of focusing on the words. To this end, she used a technique called "dropping in," that was new to most cast members...
...technique comes into play before the actors have memorized their lines. Packer took their scripts and fed them the words slowly--even one at a time--while asking them questions about their characters. Cary P. McClelland '02, who is the show's assistant director along with Monica A. Henderson '99, says the technique means that actors memorize their lines along with mental associations that help them play their characters...