Theater
Angels in America: Playing Joe Pitt
First staged in the early 1990s, Tony Kushner's epic drama "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes," was a groundbreaking depiction of what it means to be gay in America--as well as an instant classic. This week, The Crimson interviews the four lead male actors of the current Harvard production--three straight, one gay--about what it means to play a gay man in "Angels in America." In this video, Alex R. Breaux '09, who plays a closeted Mormon Republican lawyer, talks about what he learned from confronting his discomfort with kissing a guy on stage. CORRECTION: Gus Hickey is a member of the class of 2011, not, 2010
ROVING REPORTER: 'Assassins'
Now that you’ve finished celebrating (or commiserating) the election of Barack Obama, it’s time to reflect on history and what
Catrin Lloyd-Ballard
When Catrin M. Lloyd-Bollard ’08 auditioned for her first play the summer before high school, a local production of “The
'Blood' Runs at the Agassiz
The spirit of Nathaniel Hawthorne looms large over Harvard. Several classes are more or less centered around him, and few
‘Rose’ Reincarnates 1942 Nazi Germany, Leaving Viewers Paralyzed
THE WHITE ROSE LOCATION: Loeb Experimental Theater DATES: October 20-22 DIRECTOR: Robert D. Salas ’08 PRODUCERS: Nina M. Catalano ’08
Freshman Musical, Sophomoric Humor
In his program notes, co-director Mathias F. E. Crawford ’05 writes that he tried “to stay away from attempts to
Warm, Engaging ‘Winter’ Fills Kronauer
Stage directions are not usually considered the most integral part of a Shakespearean masterpiece. However, there is one stage direction,
All Hilles Courtyard’s a Stage
When approaching a frequently interpreted work, such as a Shakespearean play, a director can choose between three possible routes. The
‘A Few Good Men’ Handles Honor, Code, Not Truth
Those looking to this review for comparisons between Tom Cruise’s fast-talking, deal-making Daniel Kaffee and that played by of Eric
Reimagined ‘Sweeney’ Still Serves a Dark and Hungry God
In December of 1784, a London newspaper reported an unusually grisly crime: “A most remarkable murder was perpetrated in the
Hey, Judevine: Writer Drops By
“It’s the story of the invisible people…real human beings, with real lives. They have real loves and hates, joys and
Setting the Scottish Play Outdoors
As anyone in the theater world knows, Shakespeare’s Macbeth is cursed. Legend has it that on the opening night back
The Rewards of 'Patience'
Patience is not Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular play. Musically or textually it is also not their most sophisticated—not that
Sexual Power in the Jim Crow South
Frankie J. Petrosino’s buck is subtitled “a new play about love, race, and the price of sex.” While the play
‘Andronicus’ Fails in Titanic Fashion
If Titus Andronicus is among Shakespeare’s least heralded plays in terms of dramatic substance, it generally provides gripping, visceral entertainment
‘Assassins’ Hits Right On The Mark
Productions of Assassins, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s controversial musical about historic gunshots, have historically shot themselves in the foot
Technically-Driven 'Titus' Takes Mainstage
Shakespeare was not in love when he wrote Titus Andronicus. That seems pretty obvious. He was probably in debt, though,
When Bestiality Turns Boring
Whenever my friends and I used to do comedic improv, it was understood when a scene was over—it was when
Lithgow Delivers Sweet Performance
John Lithgow ’67 can’t sing. This, at first, might seem to be a problem for a man starring in a
Women of ‘Bacchanal’ Brave Bitter Battles
“I found God in myself, and I loved Her fiercely,” entones the entire cast in a redeeming conclusion to the
Everybody's Got the Right
Collecting music is not rare. Most people have a favorite band; they head over to Tower on the day the
Student Dancers Score with Winning Pointe
Dancers’ Viewpointe II presented an evening of diverse dance numbers that left the audience feeling completely satisfied. The overarching thread
Updated ‘Carmen’ Fails to Take Bull by the Horns
The purpose of adapting a work of art is to allow for its universal themes to emerge in a context
Poison Goes Down with a Smile
Poet Samuel Coleridge described drama as “that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.” I was
Going Pro at the Market Theater
There are many reasons to go to the theater; Reason is one of them. As I sat in the audience