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After four years of intensive involvement with the technical side of Harvard theater, E. Peyton Sherwood ’04 has been selected as one of this year’s recipients of the Louise Donovan Award for excellence in behind-the-scenes theater work. Sherwood has worked as technical director, producer, executive director, master rigger, sound designer, lighting designer, technical advisor, sound board operator and master carpenter for over 20 Harvard productions, as well as serving on the executive board of the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC), as a proctor for the Harvard Freshman Arts Program and as managing...
...tech requirement was implemented by former technical liaison for the HRDC E. Peyton Sherwood ’04, who said the idea for the requirement came from discussions within the community. Attendees at one of the HRDC’s open meetings raised the idea when the discussion turned to the perennial tech crunch experienced by shows, especially as performance time approaches. Sherwood said he and other HRDC members had previously considered implementing such a requirement, but was not sure it would have enough support from the community at large...
...second semester in effect, the requirement has been received with largely positive response from actors and techies alike. According to Sherwood, 90 percent of the 97 actors in the Loeb participated last semester, whereas in the past, only approximately 18 percent of actors were similarly involved...
Both Ur and Sherwood also point out that requiring HRDC members to work on other productions throughout the semester has opened up more avenues for contact, and in some cases, has helped create ties for future working relationships. Zackheim says he enjoys becoming part of a new cast and crew when he works towards his tech requirement. “It’s more a chance for the people in the limited world of Harvard theater to interact and co-mingle with each other,” he says...
Robert E. Sherwood ’17, 1947, Best Screenplay...