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Wind In The Willows, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1996-1997 Season

The famous English gentlemen, Mr. Toad of Toad Hall, sees his first motor car and promptly falls uncontrollably in love with motoring, so he buys a car which he then crashes. Another car is bought, followed by another crash and another—and another! For once at the throttle, Toad in his goggles and duster is a man possessed. Soon he is ruled off the road. Then he steals a car. For this he's sent to jail for 20 years. While there, he learns that Weasels have taken over his old family home and all his friends have been thrown out. But …

Stefanie Hero

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1996 performance of Stefanie Hero by Mark Medoff.

Stefanie Hero is the story of a princess who is suddenly forced to take charge of her kingdom and family and battle the evil facing her.

To Kill A Mockingbird, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1996-1997 Season

This play debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male audience members are chosen at the intermission to make up the jury. During the courtroom scene the production moves into the Monroe County Courthouse and the audience is racially segregated.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird#Play

1996 - 1997 Season Brochure, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's shows.

Why I Practice Yoga, Sally Hess

Dance Faculty Works

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Black Coffee, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1996 Summer Theatre

Accomplished physicist Sir Claud Amory has constructed a workable formula for one of the most deadly weapons known to man – the atom bomb. Hercule Poirot, with the help of Captain Hastings and Inspector Japp, is called in after the formula is mysteriously stolen and Sir Claud is callously murdered.

A superbly crafted whodunit with endless red herrings, subplots of infamous spies and an astonishingly prophetic storyline about weapons created through ‘bombarding the atom’. One of Christie’s most gripping country house murder mysteries.

https://www.samuelfrench.com/p/1120/black-coffee

Charley's Aunt, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1996 Summer Theatre

Charley and Jack love Amy and Kitty. Amy is about to go away, and Charley thinks he may miss his opportunity to ask for her hand. Then he discovers that his aunt, a Brazilian woman he hardly knows, is coming for lunch. How fortuitous! Now the aunt can chaperone while the boys ask the girls to marry them. Naturally, things don't go as planned. Donna Lucia, the aunt, is late, and their friend, Lord Fancourt Babberley (Babbs) shows up in drag. He is convinced to pretend to be Donna Lucia, and a wild afternoon of mistaken identity, young love, old …

The World Goes 'Round, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1996 Summer Theatre

The World Goes 'Round is a stunning revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards. Filled with humor, romance, drama and nonstop melody, this title is a thrilling celebration of life and the fighting spirit that keeps us all going. https://www.mtishows.com/the-world-goes-round

1996 Otterbein Summer Theatre Season Brochure, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's show.

Musings On A Visit To Beirut, Abe J. Bassett

Theatre Faculty Publications

Abe Bassett, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Theater, Dance, and Motion Pictures, reflects on his trip to Beirut, Lebanon in 1996.

Educating Rita, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1996 Summer Theatre

Educating Rita is a witty yet poignant look at a working class woman’s attempts to change her social circumstances through pursuit of an Open University qualification. Educating Rita is one of Willy Russell’s best known plays, drawing on every emotion to produce a profoundly moving, yet also hilarious two-hander. https://stageagent.com/shows/play/6466/educating-rita

Picasso Does My Maps, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1995-1996 Season

Focuses on an agoraphobic man who, since childhood, has feared contact with people. The story unfolds around his falling in love with a narcoleptic woman and learning to leave his house.

The Imaginary Invalid

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1996 performance of The Imaginary Invalid by Moliere.

Phantom, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1995-1996 Season

This version of the famous story explores the background between the Phantom and Christine.

Ubu Roi, Agnieszka Taborska, Sylvie Toux, Joseph Silva, Marisa Nealon, Jeremy Siew, Matt Desmith, Helen Lee, Roslyn Wiria, Janine L. Burt, Matt Moreau, Jessica Guarino, Kathy Leung, Jennifer Norton, Mutsuko Kasai, Raoul Kim, Simon Potter, Jenny Tu, Pei-Ju Chuang

Programs

Program for the nineth annual RISD Cabaret held in the Waterman Building commemorating the 100th anniversary of the premier of Alfred Jarry's 1896 play, "Ubu Roi". Graphic design: Matt DeSmith and Vivian Law.

Trojan Women, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1995-1996 Season

The Trojan Women is one of the most powerful dramas in all of literature. Widely considered the greatest anti-war play ever written, it remains both timeless and timely, a poignant meditation on the aftermath of battle. The Trojan Women is a wonderful complement to the study of classic literature, mythology, history and theater.

https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/the-trojan-women

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1996 performance of The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Pauline Phelps adapted from the novel by Edward Eggleston.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster tells the story of a man named Ralph Hartsook who travels to a rural town in Indiana as its new schoolmaster. Set after the Civil War, the story is know for its accurate and specific use of the rural Indiana dialect at the time.

A Few Good Men, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1995-1996 Season

Lt. Daniel Kaffee is a military lawyer defending two U.S. Marines charged with killing a fellow Marine at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Although Kaffee is known for seeking plea bargains, a fellow lawyer, Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway, convinces him that the accused marines were most likely carrying out an order from a commanding officer. Kaffee takes a risk by calling Col. Nathan R. Jessep to the stand in an effort to uncover the conspiracy.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/plotsummary

Dada Dek'ko, Darrell Jones, Fiona Millward

Darrell Jones

Collaboration with Fiona Millward. Venues: The Place Theatre, London, UK; The Dia Center, New York City