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Hello, Dolly!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Hello, Dolly!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
2006-2007 Season
Hello, Dolly! is a musical filled with charisma and with heart. Matchmaker Dolly Levi is a widow, a matchmaker, and also a professional meddler --but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is to find someone for herself. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Hello-Dolly! is boisterous and charming from start to finish. https://stageagent.com/shows/musical/1313/hello-dolly
Dance 2007: Encore!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Dance 2007: Encore!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
2006-2007 Season
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While We Were Bowling, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
While We Were Bowling, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
2006-2007 Season
Seventeen-year-old Lydia McGlaughlin takes us on a touching and hilarious tour of 1950s Buffalo. With the city and world changing around them, one thing keeps her family grounded – the great sport of bowling! With the all-city tournament on the horizon, will the McGlaughlin clan be able to beat Grandpa Whip’s all-time record of an 808 three-game series and break the curse that has long plagued them? The family that bowls together, stays together; so when life gives you a 7-10 split, load up the Ford Fairlane and head to Voelker’s!
Poetic Pandemic, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Poetic Pandemic, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
2006-2007 Season
This was the world premier of this ground breaking play. While there is a clear political agenda here, this is not agit-prop theatre. What Kia Corthron gives us are fully realized, complicated and complex people trying to grapple with the hard questions at the core of what it is to be human.
Company, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Company, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
2006-2007 Season
Originally titled Threes, its plot revolves around Bobby (a single man unable to commit fully to a steady relationship, let alone marriage), the five married couples who are his best friends, and his three girlfriends. Unlike most book musicals, which follow a clearly delineated plot, Company is a concept musical composed of short vignettes, presented in no particular chronological order, linked by a celebration for Bobby's 35th birthday.
Company was among the first musicals to deal with adult themes and relationships. As Sondheim puts it, "Broadway theater has been for many years supported by upper-middle-class people with …