Tennessee Williams' tale of Louisiana in the1940's received a standing ovation from thedelighted crowd.
Lithgow contributed to the festivities byintroducing Thursday's opening performance of "TheLiving," the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club'sfirst Visiting Director project.
Other weekend highlights included a variety ofhands-on activities designed for those of allages.
Jennifer 8. Lee '98, who is a Crimson editor,said she participated in the Chinese culturalcraft workshop help in Boylston Hall on Saturday.
The event was attended by children and adultsfrom the Cambridge and Harvard community, Leesaid.
Others who helped to organize the event saidtheir hard work paid off in a smoothly run day ofperformances and exhibits.
Sheila J. Crawford '97 said she helped to setup for the musical performances in the Puseylibrary gallery. Crawford, who had not previouslybeen involved in the arts at Harvard, said shevolunteered to help after enjoying her experiencesat the festival last year.
"I called and volunteered and they gave me theposition," she explained. Crawford says she mayvolunteer again because "everything went reallysmoothly."