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Brigadoon, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1966-1967 Season

Brigadoon is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe. Songs from the musical, such as "Almost Like Being in Love", have become standards. The story involves two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every 100 years. Tommy, one of the tourists, falls in love with Fiona, a young woman from Brigadoon.

The original production opened on Broadway in 1947 and ran for 581 performances. It starred David Brooks, Marion Bell, Pamela Britton, and Lee Sullivan. In 1949, Brigadoon opened at the …

Our Town, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1966-1967 Season

Our Town is a 1938 metatheatrical three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.

Throughout, Wilder uses metatheatrical devices, setting the play in the actual theatre where it is being performed. The main character is the stage manager of the theatre who directly addresses the audience, brings in guest lecturers, fields questions from the audience, and fills in playing some of the roles. The play is performed without a set on a mostly bare stage. With a …

The Rivals

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1967 performance of The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

The Rivals tells the story of young lovers, Lydia Languish and Captain Jack Absolute and the mishaps which happen when Jack’s father tries to arrange a marriage for him and a sequence of gossip and misdelivered letters sets off a clash between Lydia’s suitors.

This show was performed by the Faculty Readers reader’s theater.

Campus Lights 1967, Murray State University

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1966-1967 Season

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a Broadway play that debuted at the Little Theatre on West 44th Street, New York City, on October 31, 1912. Based on the stories by the Brothers Grimm, it was produced by Winthrop Ames who had written it under the pseudonym "Jessie Braham White." The play met with favorable reviews and became the basis for the 1916 film, Snow White.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1912 play). (2016, August 31). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:38, June 12, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1912_play)&oldid=737081172

The Mikado

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1967 performance of Mikado by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.

The Mikado is the comic opera about the romance between Nanki-Poo, the son of Japan’s Mikado, and Yum-Yum, the ward of the High Executioner of Titipu.

Brecht On Brecht, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1966-1967 Season

Brecht on Brecht is not a play; it is more a portrait of Bertolt Brecht, made up from selected writings by the playwright-poet. In 1963, George Tabori assembled poems and selections from plays and arranged them in a thematic order to resemble Brecht's own life experiences. This was essentially the script for Brecht on Brecht.

An Evening Of One-Act Plays

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s 1966 student-directed productions, including The Shoemaker’s Wife translated by David Thompson, The Starting March by Jerry McNeely .

The Master Builder

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1966 performance of The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen.

The Master Builder tells the story of Halvard Solness, the master builder in a small Norway town who meets a young woman whom he made advances on early in life and takes into his home.

This show was performed by the Faculty Readers reader’s theater.

The Birds

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1966 performance of The Birds by Aristophanes.

The Birds tells the story of two Athenians who are tired of their life among the gods and people and seek a king who became a bird, that they may form an allegiance with the birds form a city of their own.

As You Like It, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1966-1967 Season

As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio, 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility.

As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. In the forest, they encounter a variety of memorable characters, notably the melancholy traveller Jaques who speaks many of Shakespeare's most …

The Threepenny Opera, Kansas State College Of Pittsburg

Communication and Theater Programs

No abstract provided.

The Fantasticks

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1966 performance of The Fantasticks with music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones.

The Fantasticks is an allegorical musical about two scheming neighbor fathers who pretend to feud in order to make their children fall in love.

Spoon River Anthology, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1965-1966 Season

Spoon River Anthology was originally conceived, adapted, and directed by Charles Aidman, who also acted in the original Broadway production. He reports a keen interest in the book of poetry as a student at Indiana University. While working as an actor at the Theatre West, a workshop on the west coast, he began experimentation with a script that eventually led to a presentation of the completed production under the auspices of the UCLA Theatre Group. The Broadway production opened in September, 1963, to rave reviews and after a successful engagement toured throughout the United States.

The Madwoman Of Chaillot, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1965-1966 Season

Jean Giraudoux wrote "The Madwoman of Chaillot" during 1942-43. Since Paris was then occupied by the Germans, Giraudoux, who was living quietly there and would never have permitted a play of his to be performed during the Occupation, put it aside with the prophetic note on its fly-leaf: "To be performed Oct. 17. 1945" - this was at a time when no one could foresee when, if ever, the Nazis would be driven out of France. They were driven out in August, 1944 (by which time Giraudoux had died); peace came in August 1945. Thus the author's estimate of the …

Ua68/17/2 The Bat's Revenge, Wku Western Players

WKU Administration Documents

Program for WKU Western Players' production of The Bat's Revenge.

Campus Lights 1966, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

Hansel And Gretel, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1965-1966 Season

Hansel and Gretel is a well-known fairy tale of German origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812. Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and confectionery. The two children escape with their lives by outwitting her.

Hansel and Gretel. (2017, May 18). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:28, June 14, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hansel_and_Gretel&oldid=781024641

1966-1967 Season Brochure, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's shows.

The Servant Of Two Masters, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1965-1966 Season

No abstract provided.

An Evening Of One-Act Plays

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s 1965 student-directed productions, including The Apollo of Bellac by Jean Giradoux, Long Stay Cut Short by Tennessee Williams, and The Valiant by Holsworthy Hall and Robert Middlemass.

The Importance Of Being Earnest, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1964-1965 Season

The Importance of Being Earnest is the most renowned of Oscar Wilde’s comedies. It’s the story of two bachelors, John ‘Jack’ Worthing and Algernon ‘Algy’ Moncrieff, who create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives. They attempt to win the hearts of two women who, conveniently, claim to only love men called Ernest. The pair struggle to keep up with their own stories and become tangled in a tale of deception, disguise and misadventure. The elaborate plot ridicules Victorian sensibilities with some of the best loved, and indeed bizarre, characters to be found on the modern stage.

Anastasia, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1964-1965 Season

Discovered as an amnesiac in a Berlin asylum by former Cossack 'prince' turned-taxi-driver Bounine, Anna is swept into a scheme to exploit the 'heritage' of 10 million pounds being held in trust for any surviving heirs of the Romanov dynasty. As the conspiracy prospers, Anna is coached to success but for one last test: the Imperial Grand Empress is alive and her acceptance is essential. In a famous 'recognition scene' of breathless suspense, Anna meets her grandmother and must convince the dowager that she is the long-lost Royal Princess Anastasia.

Hedda Gabler

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1965 performance of Hebba Gabler by Henrik Ibsen.

Hebba Gabler is the story of newlywed Hedda Tesman and her reunion with a former lover and how she manipulates events to secure and create a life for herself with her husband.

Campus Lights 1965, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

1965-1966 Season Brochure, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's shows.

The Cave Dwellers

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1964 performance of The Cave Dwellers by William Saroyan.

The Cave Dwellers tells the story of four homeless persons living on the stage of a theater about to be torn down, and how they recount the memories of their better days with joy.

The Sap Of Life, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1964-1965 Season

No abstract provided.

Look Homeward, Angel, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1964-1965 Season

Look Homeward, Angel traces the coming of age of Eugene Gant, as well as the lives of his family members. It takes place in the town of Altamont, North Carolina. Eugene's mother, Eliza, runs a boarding house, "Dixieland", where boarders often interact with and affect the lives of the Gants. His father, William Oliver, runs a marble sculpture shop, where his prized possession, a statue of an angel.

Arsenic And Old Lace

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1964 performance of Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring.

Arsenic and Old Lace is the story about the Brewsters, an insane homicidal family, and the one sane member, Mortimer Brewster, who must decide whether or not to go through with his promise to marry the woman he loves, Elaine Harper, who lives next door.