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...response to calls for greater minority representation in campus theater, the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatics Club (HRDC) this week announced a program including postering, workshops and the production of two plays intended to attract a diverse cast...
...three years, prohibitively high costs and the desire of the Harvard-Radcliffe Drama Club (HRDC) to present "straight drama" meant that the Loeb Theater's Mainstage was barren of musical productions...
...last weekend, with the HRDC's premiere of "Evita," the story of Argentinian states woman Eva Peron, that all changed. After its first four performances, the show, which tells the tale of the woman who rose to great power from destitute beginnings, is already sold out for its final showings this weekend. In fact, says Co-Producer Timothy J. Corbett '89, the show is also the first show in at least two years to make money at the Loeb Mainstage...
...HRDC President Fouad S. Onbargi '89, who acknowledges the club's bias toward non-musicals, credits the show's director Adam J. Fratto '90, with the ideas that succeeded in passing the club's highly competitive process for selecting its shows...
There are only a handful of active Black student directors on campus. Walker says Blacks have fewer chances to gain directing experience, and thus rarely qualify for slots on the HRDC production schedule. Despite the professional American Repertory Theatre's affiliation with Harvard, Walker says Harvard lacks a support system for inexperienced directors. "It's hard to get an HRDC slot if you haven't had experience," she says. "Few Black directors are brave enough to take the challenge...