Tag: Acting

  • Nation & World

    A transformative TV role

    Transgender actress Laverne Cox visited campus to discuss her breakout role on the acclaimed Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black.”

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Matt Damon to receive Arts Medal

    Actor, writer, producer, and humanitarian Matt Damon is the recipient of the 2013 Harvard Arts Medal, which will be awarded by Harvard President Drew Faust at a ceremony on April 25 at 4 p.m. at Sanders Theatre.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Direct from Broadway

    The Broadway star Christine Ebersole shared her advice and some tricks of the trade with three undergraduates during a master class sponsored by Harvard’s Office for the Arts.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Tommy Lee Jones named Arts Medalist

    Actor and director Tommy Lee Jones ’69 is the recipient of the 2012 Harvard Arts Medal, which will be awarded by Harvard President Drew Faust on April 26.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Devoted to the stage

    Anatoly Smeliansky is the founding director of the American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater School Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University. As part of the program, he is spending the month at Harvard leading a series of classes on the history of theater and drama.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Administrator by day, singer by night

    Karen Woodward Massey, director of education and outreach at FAS Research Administration Services (RAS), has always needed a creative outlet from her “right-brain” work. From ingénue roles to a staff cover band, the Grateful Deadlines, one thing remains the same: She has a ton of fun along the way.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Giving back

    Marie Trottier handles accessibility issues at Harvard for the disabled, but she’s also involved in establishing a hospice, and acts on the side.

    3 minutes