BUZZ: Veteran director Gfaller has taken an intellectual approach to directing this show and promises a visually stunning work that will make full use of the Mainstage's ample space. To produce a show that is both emotionally affecting and historically accurate, Gfaller has the backing of a production staff of unrivalled competence and enthusiasm. Gfaller has been preparing himself for this challenge for a long time and the final product will most certainly bear his unique mark. Things to watch for: a surreally beautiful maze sequence, an incredible break-away tree branch and Yorkshire accents.

THE LYMPDICK DIATRIBES: IT'S HARD TO BE A MAN

By Jay Critchley

Directed by Jay Critchley

Produced by Thomas Lee, Coordinator, Learning from Performers, OFA

Location TBA

Late April

STORY: So, your boyfriend wouldn't go with you to The Vagina Monologues. Well, now he's got a show of his own. Jay Critchley, the Office for the Arts at Harvard Artist in Residence, has created The Lympdick Diatribes an evening of stories, monologues and songs about men and the essence of their detumescence, in deference to The Vagina Monologues. The workshop production, a collaborative effort between Critchley and Harvard students, asks questions such as "What does it mean to be masculine?" "What's the penis got to do with it?" and "Why do we equate maleness with hardness, when in fact men are limp most of the time?"

MAY