Undergraduates actors could benefit, Shapiro says, from more direct contact with the professionals.
"I think that one great thing about the ART is that they have a tendency to be experimental," Shapiro says. "I hope [we can] open lines of communication between ART and HRDC and foster them actively working together."
The Search
Rudenstine says that, working with Brustein and Elizabeth C. Huidekoper, the University's vice-president of finance, he has formed a list of candidates that is roughly 80 names long. He says there are about 20 people at the top of the list, seven or eight of whom are women.
Harvard has combed both the academic and professional theater worlds for potential directors, including repertory theaters located in towns with major universities.
"These people are all over the country...we're staying quite flexible," Rudenstine said.
Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 says although he is not involved in the search process, he is still attuned to its importance.
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