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Clybourne Park
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s performance of Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris.
Performed September 28-30, October 1, 2017 at the Mitchell Theatre.
Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, Clybourne Park is a razor-sharp satire about the politics of race. In 1959, Russ and Bev are moving to the suburbs after the tragic death of their son. Inadvertently, they’ve sold their house to the neighborhood’s first black family. Fifty years later, the roles are reversed when a young white couple buys the lot. In both instances a community showdown takes place, pitting race against …
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s performance of Oklahoma!. Books and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rogers.
Performed on November 11-13, 18-20, 2016 at the Mitchell Theatre.
The high-spirited rivalry between the farmers and cowmen of the Western Indian Territory provides the colorful, turn-of-the-century backdrop for Curley and Laurey’s love story. But with these headstrong romantics holding the reins, the road to love is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a dusty road. Despite many hardships, their rocky romance leads to a new life beginning in a brand new state. Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, …
Rabbit Hole
Taylor Theatre Playbills
Taylor Theatre presents Rabbit Hole by David-Lindsay-Abaire.
Performed February 19-21, 26-28, 2016 at the Mitchell Theatre.
As improbably funny as it is heartbreaking, this story of a family in crisis won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Becca and Howie had the perfect life—a great marriage, a beautiful house, and a lovely son. But after a tragic accident, the couple faces the challenges of surviving great loss and making a life with the family that remains.
Wit
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 2014 performance of Wit by Margaret Edson.
Wit (or W;t) takes place over the final hours of Dr. Vivian Bearing, a university English professor, who is dying of Ovarian cancer. The course of the play is her reflecting on her life through the intricacies of the English language, particularly focusing on the wit found in the poetry of John Donne.
In this program the Jason Francis Memorial Scholarship Fund is announced.
A Streetcar Named Desire
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 2010 performance of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
A Streetcar Named Desire follows the story of southern belle, Blanche DuBois, who has gone through a series of personal losses and moves in with her sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley in a dilapidated New Orleans tenement.
Doubt
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 2010 performance of Doubt by John Patrick Shanley.
Doubt: A Parable is the story of a fictional Catholic school in Bronx and the clash between the parish priest, Father Flynn, and school’s principal, Sister Aloysius, over the suspicion that Flynn molested an alter boy.
This play is performed by the faculty and staff of Taylor University.
Crimes Of The Heart
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2010 performance of Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley.
Crimes of the Heart tells the story of the three Magrath sisters, Meg, Babe, and Lenny, who reunite at their grand father’s home in Mississippi after Babe shoots her abusive husband.
Lost In Yonkers
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1995 performance of Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon.
Lost in Yonkers tells the story of brothers Jay and Arty who are sent to live in Brooklyn with their relatives while their father goes off to work to pay off the medical bills of their recently deceased mother. Set in 1942, the play follows their new life and their attempt to acquire (through various means) the money their father needs to bring him back.
The Effect Of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds
The Effect Of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1985 performance of The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds by Paul Zindel.
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds tells the story of a dysfunctional family of a single mother and two daughters and their struggles as the mother tries to keep her daughters from succeeding.
J.B.
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1984 performance of J.B. by Archibald MacLeish.
J.B. is a retelling of the Biblical story of Job by two old circus performers by the name of Zuss and Nickles (Zeus and Satan), who make a wager and play out Job’s story in modern America where Job is a millionaire named J.B..
The Diary Of Anne Frank
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1983 performance of The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett adapted from The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
The Diary of Anne Frank is a dramatization of the diary entries of Anne Frank, a young Dutch-Jew who went into hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands.
You Can't Take It With You
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1982 performance of You Can’t Take It with You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.
You Can’t Take It with You follows the story of the only normal daughter in an eccentric family, and the chaos and mishaps which happen when she brings her fiancé home to meet her family.
Our Town
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1979 performance of Our Town by Thornton Wilder.
Our Town tells the story of a small, fictional American town called Grover’s Corners through the everyday lives of its citizens. The play is set as a play performing in Grover’s Corners and uses metatheatrical elements.
The Skin Of Our Teeth
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1973 performance of The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder.
The Skin of Our Teeth is an allegory about human nature which follows a family and their maid through various disasters at different points of human history.
Oklahoma!
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1969 performance of Oklahoma!. Books and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rogers.
The high-spirited rivalry between the farmers and cowmen of the Western Indian Territory provides the colorful, turn-of-the-century backdrop for Curley and Laurey’s love story. But with these headstrong romantics holding the reins, the road to love is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a dusty road. Despite many hardships, their rocky romance leads to a new life beginning in a brand new state. Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set …
J.B.
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1961 performance of J.B. by Archibald MacLeish.
J.B. is a retelling of the Biblical story of Job by two old circus performers by the name of Zuss and Nickles (Zeus and Satan), who make a wager and play out Job’s story in modern America where Job is a millionaire named J.B..
This was part of the 1961 Fine Arts Festival and performed in Maytag Auditorium.
You Can't Take It With You
Taylor Theatre Playbills
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1959 performance of You Can’t Take It with You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.
You Can’t Take It with You follows the story of the only normal daughter in an eccentric family, and the chaos and mishaps which happen when she brings her fiancé home to meet her family.