Word: theater
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...Theater is not created in a vacuum but rather speaks to both our individual and social conditions. Kenneth Tynan, the influential English theater critic, wrote: “No theater could sanely flourish until there was an umbilical connection between what was happening on the stage and what was happening in the world.” For that reason, the goals of producing a show should be much larger than merely to create what happens onstage...
...making theater more diverse and multicultural, we can make it more imaginative and compelling for a larger group of people. Last week, common casting at Harvard offered a perfect time to reflect in what direction we want our theatrical productions to take and to keep in mind how we can make theater more inclusive and relevant in future seasons...
...should communicate social messages. Moreover, our theater productions must provide an educational experience—not only for the cast and crew of that particular production—but also for the audience and community that the production encompasses. Sam Linden ’10, during a question-and-answer session for the recent production of “The Laramie Project,” quoted a friend who commendably stated: “Theater is education disguised as entertainment.” But we continue to forget what the essence of theater can be. In order to stage...
...quality of theater at Harvard is superb, but there is room for improvement. It should better reflect the community that it serves. The philosophy behind common casting, that anyone should have an equal opportunity for a role, is perfect in theory but relatively unsubstantiated in practice. Many lead roles are continually played by actors of the same stripe and who have always played those roles...
Classic Dinner Theater. Admit it, you eat dinner in front of the TV. So, why not do it en masse in front of a big screen? Nine Thirty, the restaurant at the Los Angeles-Westwood W hotel, will pair film screenings with a three-course dinner and wine every Sunday, from Feb. 15 through May 17. Dinner will be served al fresco on the hotel's patio, along with showings of An Affair to Remember (Feb. 15), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Feb. 22) and the Irish love story Once (March 1). The meal begins at 6 p.m., and showtime...