Cast members of the Harvard Radcliffe Summer Theater (HRST) production Amadeus perform last week. Tomorrow will be the last performance of the show, the first of three plays put on this summer by HRST.

Amadeus, the first production of Harvard Radclife Summer Theater (HRST) is ending its run this weekend, opening the stage for the summer’s two final shows.

After only two weeks of rehearsals for seven actors playing multiple roles, Amadeus opened to a full audience in the Loeb Experimental Theater on June 28. The last performance will be tomorrow evening.

Amadeus, written by Peter Shaffer, tells the story of composer Antonio Salieri and his jealousy for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Vienna Court. It features what HRST Publicity Coordinator Maggie S. Lehrman ’04 called “lavish costumes” and a “simple set.”

“It’s a fantastic, fun, compelling story,” said Amadeus director Kenneth P. Herrera ’03 said. “It’s exceeding my expectations every night that it’s out there.”

So far, the show has attracted substantial audiences, almost selling out on several nights.

Herrera, who serves as Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC) Vice-President during the school year, attributed the success of Amadeus to a hard-working cast that mastered the show in a short time.

“Definitely the biggest challenge was time,” he said, saying the set was put together in three days. “[But] I have a great group of actors, and they really worked hard.”

The HRST company, composed of 30 mostly-Harvard undergraduates, will live on campus until mid-August, when its final production hits the stage.

Throughout the summer, the company produces three shows, with each member playing various roles, on and offstage.

Five days after Amadeus closes, The Blue Room, written by David Hare and directed by Helen C. Estabrook ’03, will open, drawing audiences to a two-person performance by Julian Reyes and Abigail Ladd, with themes of what Lehrman called “intimacy and infidelity.”

“It’s ten vignettes.” Estabrook said. “Each one of them is a different couple, dealing with issues of their relationship.”

The cast of two, who plays five characters each, has been what Estabrook called “an exciting challenge.”

“It’s difficult working with a small cast,” she said. “If someone gets a little tired, everyone gets a little tired.”

But she said she believes that the show will be a success.

“The rehearsals are going really well,” she said.