Word: theater
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When the House Committee took over Explosives B for a VCR room, enterprising directors moved their shows through the tunnels to another small storage room which has since hosted many student productions. The sign on the door reads Pocket Theater, but the room is commonly called the Kronauer Space (K-Space), after Richard Kronauer, who served as acting master when Kiely was on sabbatical in China...
Leverett House can boast of being the only undergraduate house with its own theater space, the Old Library. After the house library moved from Old to New Leverett in 1960, the Arts Society won rights to the space. Says current Arts Society president Clifford S. Goodstein '88, "We're unique not only because we have our own space, but also because the place has an unusual look. It just doesn't feel like a dining hall...
Andrew C. Watson '88, the president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC) agrees. Last year he staged a travelling version of Gargantua in different house courtyards. "One important aspect of theater is that it is dangerous," Watson says. "Being outside heightens that danger. And besides, the audience got to throw Jello...
...then of course there is the Loeb Drama Center. Students have used the facility since it was built in 1960 and have shared the Mainstage with the American Repertory Theater since the company moved to Cambridge in 1979. Before 1960, students could use a space located where Grendel's Restaurant is now and Sanders Theater. In addition to the Mainstage, the Loeb has an Experimental Theater which hosts only student shows and the Agassiz Theater across the street is another performance space available mostly for orginal works...
Students producing a show on the Mainstage gain not only a certain amount of prestige but also a budget of $4500, as compared to about $350 for an average house production. While the Experimental Theater grants much less money--around $250--a slot there gives directors an opportunity to try out creative ideas without worrying about making a profit--all shows are free--or being reviewed--the Ex has a strict no-review policy...