"With [the Pudding's] central location, a show is much more likely to attract [those] people in the Square for the afternoon, she said.
But the Pudding is not a cure-all to Harvard's dramatic ills.
Though the Pudding is a workable size for musicals and shows with dance elements, those in the artistic community say the stage is a bit too small for full scale dance productions.
"The Pudding theater is a small stage, but I want to figure out if is an option for us," says Liz M. Santoro '01, co-director of the Harvard Ballet Company. "As a dancer, I've performed in small places--you make due with what you have."
The College hopes a $10 million renovation project and the hiring of a full-time theater director will help students make the most of the Pudding.
Rabbit says the building's wiring is quite worn, and the mechanical system for hanging sets is outdated as well.
"It's an old theater," she says.
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