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...Richard III," which runs today through May 8,is the third Visiting Director's Project (VDP)--aHarvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC) programthat hosts a professional director at Harvardevery other spring. Richard's cast and crew raveabout the program because it has allowed them toreceive first-class theater instruction normallylacking in a Harvard education...
Packer invited some of her assistants atShakespeare & Co.to help with the VDP production.Professional directors, voice coaches and fightchoreographers have helped train the cast,according to Joe C. Gfaller '01, who plays theArchbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Ely andthe Duke of Norfolk...
...intense learning experience these actorshave had with the VDP highlights what they say isa gap in Harvard's curriculum. With no theaterdepartment or concentration, Harvardundergraduates mainly rely on each other forguidance. The VDP is one of the few opportunitiesfor Harvard undergraduates to work with moreexperienced theatrical veterans or professionals...
There are other opportunities for women to workwith professional directors on campus, includingHRDC's Visiting Director Project (VDP). However,as Sara Yellen '00 noted in a December letter toThe Crimson, the VDP "is not privy to the enormousbudget that the Hasty Pudding is so privileged toenjoy," and it only takes to the stage once everyfour semesters...
...Time to Put Women in Drag, Too" (Opnion, Dec. 10): I agree with Matthew Johnson that it is a shame women are unable to participate in a show that integrates undergraduate theatrical work with professionals in the field. As Matthew Johnson noted, the Visiting Director's Project (VDP) through the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC) only happens once every four semesters, as opposed to the Hasty Pudding The articals annual show. Additionally, the VDP along with the rest of the shows produced through the HRDC, is not privy to the enormous budget that the Hasty Pudding is so privileged...