[Usittne] Alan Symonds Memorial Service, November 13, 2006

[Runal Gopi Kireet Mehta]

Dear all,

Harvard College, the Office for the Arts at Harvard, and the student  
theater community invite you to attend a celebration of the life of  
Alan Symonds on Monday, November 13, 2006, at 3 p.m. in the Agassiz  
Theatre, located at 10 Garden Street.  Alan was Harvard College’s  
much-loved Director of Technical Theater and the founder of the  
Freshman Arts Program.  Over many years, he guided thousands of  
students in theater production and mentored many undergraduates who  
have gone on to productive theater careers.  Please join Harvard  
students, friends, and alumni in this remembrance of Alan.

There will be a slide show at the service to celebrate Alan.  Please  
send any digital photographs of Alan that you would like to be  
included in the show to Alison Cherry by emailing her at  
<alisoncherry at gmail.com> by Friday, November 10.



The Alan Symonds Fund for College Theater

In remembrance of Alan Symonds, Harvard’s long-time Director of  
Technical Theater, and his extraordinary contribution to student  
drama over decades, the College has established the Alan Symonds Fund  
for College Theater.  Income from the fund will be used for two  
purposes:

• To create an annual award called the Alan Symonds Award in  
Technical Theater and Design.  This award will be given to a  
graduating senior who has demonstrated extraordinary commitment and  
talent in technical theater and/or scenic and lighting design.

• To support special initiatives and needs in college theater  
consistent with Alan’s own interests and work.  These needs will vary  
and include a wide range of possibilities, including funding for  
technical theater workshops, purchase and/or upgrades of technical  
equipment, and funding for guest designers or technical professionals  
to work with students.  The common strand among these projects will  
be that they align with Alan’s interest in maintaining the highest  
possible standards in design and technical theater production.

Gifts may be made payable to:

Office for the Arts at Harvard
74 Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138.

Please be sure to write "The Alan  Symonds Fund" on the memo section  
of the check.   Thank you!





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