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Robin Hood, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1977-1978 Season

The story of Robin Hood, his merry Band and Maid Marian in a new dramatization featuring music and dances of the period.

The Streets Of New York, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1977-1978 Season

Come hiss the villain, cheer the hero and weep for our heroine in this genuine old-fashioned melodrama by the master of pure entertainment Dion Boucicault. The production will include the traditional “olio” or vaudeville variety acts of music, song and dance at intermission, mixed with the drama, pathos, passion, sensationalism and spectacular scenery of melodramatic entertainment at its best.

You Know I Can't Hear You When The Water's Running, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1977 Summer Theatre

One of the most successful comedies in Broadway history, this warm-hearted series of short plays revolve around such diverse topics as “nudity in theatre,’’ the joys of sex and marriage as related to standard size vs. twin beds, and an elderly married couple discussing comedically the joys of their previous marriages (even though they tend to get very confused about who was best at what).

The Little Foxes, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1977 Summer Theatre

Lilian Hellman’s most famous play and finest drama originally starred Tallulah Bankhead in 1939 when it was described as a “milestone in American drama!’’ The story revolves around a charming Southern plantation at the turn of the century in which an apparently loving family become involved in a ruthless struggle for control of the family fortune.

Not Now, Darling!, Otterbein Universitytheatre And Dance Department

1977 Summer Theatre

This hilarious farce, which set box office records in London and Paris before coming to Broadway, will remind local audiences of the Otterbein SRO hit in 1975 Move Over, Mrs. Markham. Set in the exclusive London fur salon of Bodley and Crouch, the struggle to keep mistresses and wives separated leads to situations from which only a bumbler like Crouch could emerge o hero. Recommended for adult audiences.

Little Red Riding Hood And Other Fables, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1977 Summer Theatre

A collection of fairy tales and fables.

Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1977 Summer Theatre

The poignant, passionate and profound songs of Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel are brought to vivid theatrical life in this intense musical experience. Brel's legendary romance, humor and moral conviction are evoked simply and directly, with four actors, four musicians and four stools. The result is a powerful, intimate, bold and emotional evening of theatre.

https://www.samuelfrench.com/s/13628/jacques-brel-is-alive-and-well-living-in-paris

Forty Carats, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1977 Summer Theatre

The comedy revolves around a 40-year-old American divorcee who is assisted by a 22-year-old when her car breaks down during a vacation in Greece. Their ensuing romantic interlude changes from a brief encounter to a potentially serious relationship when he turns up on her New York City doorstep to take her 17-year-old daughter on a date.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Carats

West Side Story, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1976-1977 Season

No abstract provided.

A View From The Bridge, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1976-1977 Season

The play is set in 1950s America, in an Italian American neighborhood near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. It employs a chorus and narrator in the character of Alfieri. Eddie, the tragic protagonist, has an improper love of, and almost obsession with, Catherine, his wife Beatrice's orphaned niece, so he does not approve of her courtship of Beatrice's cousin Rodolfo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_View_from_the_Bridge