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School House Rock Live!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
School House Rock Live!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
2003-2004 Season
No abstract provided.
The Butter And Egg Man, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
The Butter And Egg Man, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
2003-2004 Season
The play's title, of course, is Broadwayese of the moment—a generic name for all those gentlemen who come trustingly to Gotham with bankrolls, bent upon either reckless expenditure or equally reckless investment. — From the dust jacket for the first edition of The Butter and Egg Man (Boni & Liveright, 1926)[
Kiss Me, Kate, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Kiss Me, Kate, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
2002-2003 Season
Egotistical leading man, director, and producer Fred Graham is reunited with his ex-wife, Lilli Vanessi, when the two are forced to play opposite one another in a new production of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. The battle of the sexes continues onstage and off, as it becomes clear that, as much as this couple profess to hate each other, they are also still in love. Alongside their bickering liaison, the show’s supporting actress, Lois Lane, supports her gambling boyfriend, Bill, as he attempts to evade the the clutches of local gangsters. Throw in a number of cases of mistaken …
The Laramie Project, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
The Laramie Project, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
2002-2003 Season
The Laramie Project is a play by Moises Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theatre Project. “On November 14, 1998, members of Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, and conducted interviews with the people of the town.” The Play is “edited from those interviews, as well as from journal entries by members of the company.” (The Laramie Project, "Introduction") The Play is about the town of Laramie, its citizens, and their reaction to Matthew Shepard’s murder.
A Guy, A Girl, And Gershwin!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
A Guy, A Girl, And Gershwin!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
2002-2003 Season
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Scapino!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Scapino!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
2002-2003 Season
Rave reviews from every critic on Broadway! With the first line of the play, we plunge into the situation as Octavio cries, "I am lost! I am ruined! What am I to do? My world is crumbling around me. Disaster after disaster!" Into this comes Scapino who states, "The good Lord has blessed me with quite a genius for clever ideas and inspired inventions which the less talented, in their jealousies, call deceits and trickery!" At one point, with the girl's father hiding in a huge sack, Scapino pretends to be a Japanese waiter shouting, "Ah so—Kung Fu—there is something …