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The Prince And The Pauper, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
The Prince And The Pauper, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1969-1970 Season
The Prince and the Pauper tells the tale of two boys who trade clothing one afternoon and, as a result, they trade lives as well. After many adventures, matters are set right again, with one of the boys resuming his rightful, royal position and the other boy accepting a position that recognizes his innate intelligence and good heartedness.
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/p/the-prince-and-the-pauper/book-summary
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1969-1970 Season
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play by Tennessee Williams. One of Williams's best-known works and his personal favorite, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955. Set in the "plantation home in the Mississippi Delta" of Big Daddy Pollitt, a wealthy cotton tycoon, the play examines the relationships among members of Big Daddy's family, primarily between his son Brick and Maggie the "Cat", Brick's wife.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof features motifs such as social mores, greed, superficiality, mendacity, decay, sexual desire, repression and death. Dialogue throughout is often rendered phonetically to represent accents …
Thurber Carnival, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Thurber Carnival, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1969 Summer Theatre
A Thurber Carnival is a revue by James Thurber, adapted by the author from his stories, cartoons and casuals (humorous short pieces), nearly all of which originally appeared in The New Yorker. It was directed by Burgess Meredith. Following a six city tryout, during which Thurber continued to rewrite the show, it premiered on Broadway on February 26, 1960, and ran for 223 performances, with a break from June 25 to September 5. It closed on November 26, 1960. The title is similar to that of The Thurber Carnival (1945), Thurber's most successful collection of stories and drawings.
A Thurber …
Bus Stop, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Bus Stop, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1969 Summer Theatre
Bus Stop takes place inside "a street-corner restaurant in a small Kansas town about thirty miles west of Kansas City." Due to icy conditions, an inter-state bus is forced to stop for the night. One by one, the bus passengers are introduced, each with their own quirks and conflicts.
https://www.thoughtco.com/bus-stop-a-comedy-william-inge-2713669
The Music Man, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
The Music Man, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1968-1969 Season
The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to the naïve Iowa townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. Harold is no musician, however, and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons. Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through him, but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social awkwardness, Marian begins to fall …
A Man For All Seasons, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
A Man For All Seasons, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1968-1969 Season
A Man For All Seasons is a play by Robert Bolt based on the life of Sir Thomas More. An early form of the play had been written for BBC Radio in 1954, and a one-hour live television version starring Bernard Hepton was produced in 1957 by the BBC, but after Bolt's success with The Flowering Cherry, he reworked it for the stage.
The plot is based on the true story of Sir Thomas More, the 16th-century Chancellor of England, who refused to endorse King Henry VIII's wish to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon, who did not bear him …
The Subject Was Roses, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
The Subject Was Roses, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1968-1969 Season
Timmy Cleary returns home from his service during World War II. While he seems to vindicate himself in his father's eyes for surviving the war, his drinking and cursing disturb his mother. Though his parents, John and Nettie, seem to be happy, the peace proves to be a facade. Soon old emotional wounds and unresolved marital problems resurface. Caught in the middle, Timmy feels responsible for their squabbling, but can see no way to resolve their problems.
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