Criminals are Afoot (directed and written by Kristi J. Bradford ’12) went up in the Adams Pool Theatre February 25th-27th, 2010 and was divided into two parts: “Narcolepsy” and “How to Finance a Vacation”. Narcolepsy Adams House has a reputation for attracting eclectic, offbeat artistic productions of all types, and Criminals Are Afoot is...
HPT 162: Commie Dearest, an original musical with book and lyrics by Alexandra Petri ’10 and Megan Amram ’10 (from this point on referred to as Pamram ’10), and music by Alex Lipton ’11, continued the second week of its five week run this Wednesday, February 18, 2010. The latest production by the Hasty...
The annual Harvard production of the Vagina Monologues, sponsored by the Harvard Office of Sexual Assault and Prevention and Harvard Men Against Rape, is generally a heartwarmingly homespun experience, with a cast of all degrees of range and ability. In the past two years, and this year as well, the cast’s greatest strength is...
This past Saturday, the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations put on its 25th Anniversary Cultural Rhythms featuring special guest, popular musician and Haitian-born humanitarian Wyclef Jean. As promised in its promotional clips and unusually long introduction video, Cultural Rhythms focused on presenting diverse cultures through the performing arts. The show itself was...
For many, Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie is more of a title than a living, breathing piece of American theater. The play is better known for its ubiquitous inclusion in high-school English syllabi than its performance history. Thus, it is our good fortune to have Megan O’Keefe’s (‘11) fine production currently running in the...
Valentine’s Day celebrations at Harvard can usually be split into two well-defined groups: couples being couple-y at Upstairs on the Square and sad singles stopping by Doma to pick up their “dates.” This Valentine’s Day proved to be much different for one set of Harvard freshmen, however. Three eligible, athletic bachelors and one beautiful,...
On February 13th, the Harvard LowKeys and the Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones presented the second of their bi-annual Sanders Theater concerts. Dubbed Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Give A Jam – yes, we get it, jam-pun – the joint performance was not without its moments of brilliance, but tended to stay firmly within the realm of...
Merritt Moore (’11) performing anomie in “Timbre and Flux” (Photo Credit: Jessica C. Flores) The American College Dance Festival Association’s New England Regional Conference Showcase is an example of a competition whose rigor not only tries the bodies of its competitors but also the minds of their judges. Over the brisk Valentine’s...
