Cambridge, Massachusetts
EVANS, Dr. Robert Rees 83, Professor of Drama at UMASS Boston, actor in the renowned Group 20 Players, and longtime Cambridge resident, died on June 22nd, 2012, from complications related to congestive heart failure. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Bob was raised in Emsworth by his parents, Harry Evans...
Read MoreProfessor Evans was my history teacher my freshman year. This is back in 1964! I remember the passion he had to explain the events of WW2. He was a dynamic person. I recall he directed a play on the U-Mass campus of "Casino Royale." It was a very fine experience to have him as a teacher.
Regina Clarke
January 30, 2024 | School
As a Theatre Arts Major at UMass from '76-'79, I studied American drama and Western philosophy with Prof. Evans. He also directed me in a memorable production of Elmer Rice's "Street Scene." When we were about to open, he exhorted us with these words: “I don't care what you're doing—even if you're doing Medea—get the fun out of it!” Later, he encouraged me to play Harry Hope in a student production of O'Neill's "The Icemen Cometh," which, as co-chair of the department, he sponsored....
David Lasson
November 24, 2013 | New York, NY
David Lasson
November 24, 2013
I KNEW ROBERT WHEN I WAS HEAD USHER FOR THE THEATRE ON THE GREEN IN 1955. MY SYMPATHY GOES TO HIS CHILDREN. MAY HE REST IN PEACE,
SALLY MOSHER HOLMGREN
March 12, 2013 | NORTH MIAMI, FL
