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...Office for the Arts at Harvard, always strove to maintain a certain level of this un-theatricality. Scanlan, professor of the practice of theater in the Harvard’s English department, kept the works’ original media in mind in several key decisions, like setting the stage elements in specific geometric configurations and bringing in technology as a physical presence on stage. It was Scanlan’s innovative and creative interpretation of Beckett’s radio and television plays that brought an altogether new—and wonderful—dimension to these unique pieces...
...part of the inaugural series for the New College Theatre. Robert Scanlan, a professor of theater who knew Beckett personally, directed the plays, and Martin Pearlman, founder and conductor of the Boston Baroque, composed the music. All of Beckett’s plays—including the three on stage last night, “Words and Music,” “Cascando,” and “...but the clouds...”—are “one person, one consciousness,” Scanlan said in his opening remarks. The first...
...Harvard!” chants did not start until after 10 p.m. As students filled the pub, members of the College Events Board passed out foam fingers and “Go Crimson” headbands to the fans. Seven students decked out in Harvard attire took the stage to compete for the title of “Most Spirited Fan.” The aspiring fans were first asked Harvard-related questions by Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman ’67—who was sporting out a “Go Crimson” headband?...
...familiar, but end up far from the expected. One song begins with the age-old breakup excuse “It’s not you, it’s me,” and concludes with the revelation that that the girl is a lesbian. TAKING THE STAGE Workshop rehearsals were casual affairs, held in a small room in the basement of Adams House. The 12 students who attended—chosen by audition from a pool of 30 candidates—sat listening to their peers’ performances while casually taking notes of their own on notebooks...
...with university officials Monday, but failed to see any real changes after a week of protest. The protesters want Columbia to diversify its Core Curriculum and improve ethnic studies and multicultural resources, according to a report by the Columbia Spectator. Finally, starting today, students at UMass-Amherst plan to stage a two-day strike to push for decreased student fees and a relaxation of aggressive police patrols of dormitories. The university’s administration met with strikers on Tuesday, but “agreed to disagree,” said spokesman Ed F. Blaguszewski...