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...role in Harvard drama. On May 16, she was named the new Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.), filling a role that had been occupied by interim director Gideon Lester. Her predecessor, Robert Woodruff, left the A.R.T. after his contract expired in December 2006. Woodruff??s exit sparked a 16-month search, during which one top candidate—Steppenwolf Theatre Company member Anna D. Shapiro, according to A.R.T. founding director and creative consultant Robert S. Brustein—turned down the job. But like Paulus’ broken arm, the search’s long...
...Nonetheless, administrative skills were a priority for the search committee, which was assembled by Provost Steven E. Hyman and consisted of Harvard faculty, members of the A.R.T.’s advisory and fiduciary boards, and local drama experts. According to the Boston Globe, Woodruff??s exit was prompted by disappointing ticket sales and rising budgets...
...she’s avoided watching other stage productions and the 1997 movie adaptation to keep her creativity uninfluenced."I came to Harvard as an actor. I still am very involved as an actor on campus, but I’ve taken [former American Repertory Theatre Artistic Director] Robert Woodruff??s directing class last semester. His is not your typical directing class. You don’t sit down and say, “Ok, here’s the scene. Here’s how I would block it.” He teaches by the principles...
...play’s reach should exceed its grasp, then director Robert Woodruff??s “Orpheus X,” at the Zero Arrow Theatre, playing through April 23, is a triumph. Told in words, music, writing, song, projected images, and one climactic, devastating silence, the operatic play is hugely ambitious and completely unique. It is, however, more interesting than it is entertaining, at times overreaching to the point of inaccessibility. Written by and starring Rinde Eckert, “Orpheus X,” an American Repertory world premiere, updates the well-known myth...
This film also features two unforgettable moments with well-known actresses: Andie MacDowell’s Terri Green—Woodruff??s representation of the standard upper-class, meek, weight-concerned trophy wife—undergoes a hysterical transformation that involves some “soul food” and weight gain; and Della Reese’s short-lived cameo as the elderly, grouchy Mrs. Towner, who awkwardly removes her teeth before her haircut, is uproarious...