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And It Came To Pass

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 2001 performance of “And It Came to Pass”. Text by Dr. Ralph A. Wilson, adapted and directed by Dr. Oliver Hubbard.

“And It Came to Pass” is an ensemble presentation of the Nativity story.

Two Student-Written One Acts: Seven Minutes In Heaven & Factors Of The Mythological Persuasion Program [2001], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2001-2002 Season

By Michelle Leeman

By Mathew Cary

Directors Thomas Power & William Steele

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

Two Original One-Act Plays: Seven Minutes In Heaven & Factors Of The Mythological Persuasion Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2001-2002 Season

Directed by William Steele and Thomas Power

By Michelle Leeman

By Matthew T. Cary

Dimensions: 11" x 17"

The Good Woman Of Setzuan Program [2001], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2001-2002 Season

Directed by Minor Rootes

by Bertolt Brecht

Music Composer Travis Ramsey

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

The Good Woman Of Setzuan Poster [2001], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2001-2002 Season

By Bertolt Brecht

Music Composer, Travis M. Ramsey

Directed by Minor Rootes

Dimensions: 11" x 17"

Postcard included, dimensions 5.5" x 8.5"

A Midsummer Night’S Dream, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2001-2002 Season

In one of the most famous of literary love quadrangles, A Midsummer Night’s Dream tells the tale of Hermia, Demetrius, Lysander, and Helena; four misguided lovers whose journey into the woods lands them in even more trouble, as members of the fairy kingdom decide to use them as veritable pawns in their own love games. Against the backdrop of the wedding of Duke Theseus and Hippolyta, and the fiery battle of wills between the Fairy King and Queen, Oberon and Titania, the four lovers are challenged by magic and trickery to finally work out what love is all about.

https://stageagent.com/shows/play/450/a-midsummer-nights-dream

The Importance Of Being Wilde Program [2001], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2001-2002 Season

compiled from the works of Oscar Wilde by Walter Stump

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

The Cutting Edge, August-October 2001, Vol. 12 Issue 3, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

The Importance Of Being Wilde Poster [2001], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2001-2002 Season

Written and Directed by Walter Stump

Dimensions: 11" x 17"

The Impact Of Irish Ireland On Young Poland, 1890-1918, John A. Merchant

Modern Languages and Literatures: Faculty Publications and Other Works

John. A. Merchant examines the impact of a contemporary cultural movement, Irish Ireland, on its Polish counterpart, Young Poland. He traces the reception of Irish literature in the form of translations of works by W. B. Yeats and John Millington Synge in Poland through translations by Jan Kasprowicz, Zenon "Miriam" Przesmycki and others as well as through a variety of cultural commentaries by Polish critics and by means of stage productions of Irish plays by theater directors, such as Tadeusz Pawlikowski.

Stop Kiss, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2001 Summer Theatre

"A poignant and funny play about the ways, both sudden and slow, that lives can change irrevocably," says Variety. After Callie meets Sara, the two unexpectedly fall in love. Their first kiss provokes a violent attack that transforms their lives in a way they could never anticipate.

https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=2871

Witness For The Prosecution, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2001 Summer Theatre

Leonard Vole stands accused of murdering a rich widow. The stakes are high with shocking witness testimony, impassioned outbursts from the dock and a young man’s fight to escape the hangman’s noose. Generally regarded as one of Christie’s most accomplished plays, this suspenseful thriller keeps audiences guessing until the very end.

https://www.samuelfrench.com/p/1060/witness-for-the-prosecution

The Cutting Edge, April-July 2001, Vol. 12 Issue 2, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

The Fight Master, Spring/Summer 2001, Vol. 23 Issue 1, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.

Women Who Steal, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2001 Summer Theatre

Carter W. Lewis' new play introduces us to Peggy and Karen, the latter of whom has recently commited, as they say, adultery with the former's husband. Women Who Steal is about the aftermath of that revelation, and it's a hilarious, tightly constructed joy ride, complete with squealing tires and tequila-chugging and Meat Loaf -- yes: Meat Loaf! -- blaring from the car radio. How these women deal with each other as they attempt to resolve the resultant conflict and stress, how they interact with the different men in their lives, is played out in a story that reaches the fullness …

Oklahoma!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2000-2001 Season

The first collaboration of famed partners Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Oklahoma! set the American musical theatre standard. Set in Western Indian Territory just after the turn of the 20th Century, the spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the backdrop for the love story between Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a beautiful farm girl. The road to true love is anything but smooth, but there is no doubt that these two romantics will succeed in making a life together. As the road to romance and the road to statehood converge, Curly and Laurey are poised …

Khōn: Masked Dance Drama Of The Thai Epic Ramakien, Amolwan Kiriwat

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis will analyze and document khon, which is a masked dance drama, This thesis will present the history and and the Ramakien, which is the Thai epic. structure of khon and show how it is used to present the story of the Ramakien. In addition, it will discuss the training artists to participate in these dramas, and the value of these traditional theatre presentations in understanding the culture of Thailand. Khon is a Thai classical court masked dance whose history dates back hundreds of years. It employs many aspects of the arts: drama, dance, pantomime, and music. The costumes …

We Won't Pay, We Won't Pay Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2000-2001 Season

by Dario Fo

North American version by R.G.Davis

Michael Rafkin - Director

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

The Marriage Of Figaro Program [2001], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2000-2001 Season

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte

English Translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin

Director Walter Stump

Musical Director Ellen Chickering

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

The Cutting Edge, December 2000 - March 2001, Vol. 12 Issue 1, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

The Boys Next Door

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The poster for Taylor University’s Spring 2001 performance of The Boys Next Door by Tom Griffin.

Set in the Boston Area, The Boys Next Door tells the story of four men with various mental disabilities living in a group home by sharing brief vignettes about their lives.

Dance Usm! Program [2001], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2000-2001 Season

directed by Maria Tzianabos

Our Country's Good, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2000-2001 Season

A leading London critic describes it as "highly theatrical, often funny and at times dark and disturbing, it sets an infant civilization on the stage with clarity, economy and insight [as] it relates the true story of the first theatrical performance in Australia." In June 1789 in the penal colony that was later to become the city of Sydney, a marine lieutenant decides to put on a play to celebrate the king's birthday. He casts the play with the English convicts who populate this distant Australian prison camp. Few of them can read, let alone act, and the play is …

Rev. Of Theatre Under The Nazis, Ed. John London., William Grange

Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film: Faculty Publications and Creative Activity

John London’s edition of six essays attempts no comprehensive estimation of theatre under the Nazis as one might assume from the title, but rather provides six valuable windows through which one may glimpse sometimes startling illustrations of how political forces can easily overcome and subdue artistic expression, exploit idealism for totalitarian purposes, and give the sheen of political correctness to cultural perversion.

Moulinet: An Action Quarterly, Volume 2, Issue 1, Moulinet Staff

Moulinet: An Action Quarterly

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Moulinet: An Action Quarterly, Volume 2, Issue 3, Moulinet Staff

Moulinet: An Action Quarterly

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Moulinet: An Action Quarterly, Volume 2, Issue 2, Moulinet Staff

Moulinet: An Action Quarterly

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The Casino Theatre At Newport, Rhode Island, The Summer Colonists' Playhouse: Reality, Grandeur, Memories 1881-1960, Marialyn E. Riley

Faculty and Staff - Articles & Papers

James Gordon Bennett., owner of the New York Herald, was the visionary founder of the Casino Theatre at Newport, Rhode Island. The Casino, a complex located on fashionable Bellevue Avenue, was recognized as the first complete resort facility in America. The theatre was an integral part of this complex. Between 1879 and 1881, this showcase was designed by the New York firm of McKim, Mead & White. White designed the theatre.

It is important to recognize that theatrical productions were a notable component of Newport life from pre-Revolutionary times. These theatrical endeavors were a prelude to the Newport Casino Theatre. …

Raising Their Voices: Women, Articulation And Power In Shakespeare's Henriad, Jennifer Zawadzinski

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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The Fight Master, Fall/Winter 2001, Vol. 24 Issue 2, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.