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Sleeping Beauty, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1979-1980 Season

The story of a princess cast under a magic spell to sleep for 100 years, who can be awakened only by the kiss of a brave prince. To be presented in a fully staged musical version in Cowan Hall for children of all ages.

The Miracle Worker, Otterbein University

1979-1980 Season

The inspiring story of Helen Keller’s miraculous release from the silent world of the blind and deaf through the strong-willed determination of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, is one of the most successful and warmly admired displays of the modern stage. Otterbein’s entry in the American College Theatre Festival. For the entire family.

Harvey, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1979 Summer Theatre

The six foot rabbit, Harvey, will prowl the summer stage again in this revival of the Mary Chase classic. Elwood P. Dowd and his mystical sidekick will make appearances at Charlie’s Bar, debutant parties, and eventually an asylum, bringing good cheer and laughter to all who follow.

Hay Fever, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1979 Summer Theatre

Noel Coward’s superb farce comedy, filled with typical repartee and dazzling wit. The story concerns an ultra-Bohemian family who live a free sort of life. The novelist, his actress wife and their two spoiled children each invite guests for a summer weekend and the resulting “fever” is the basis for an evening of laughter.

The Runner Stumbles, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1979 Summer Theatre

An exciting and powerful new drama that has enjoyed great regional theatre and New York success (now before the cameras). This story of repressed passions centering around a priest and a nun, told in a courtroom through flashbacks, provides an evening of intensely moving and absorbing theatre.

The Boy Friend, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1979 Summer Theatre

A revival of this witty and musical comedy spoof of the 1920's that won the Theatre an Overseas Tour to entertain American soldiers in 1964. A tuneful and affectionate valentine to the innocence and wild abandonment of the Charleston, black bottom, hip flasks and short skirts. Hit songs (Julie Andrew's first big hit) include "Won't You Charleston With Me" and "It's Never Too Late to Fall In Love."

Cactus Flower, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1979 Summer Theatre

Broadway hit comedy about a bachelor dentist who stays happily single by reporting he is married! All is well until he falls in love - and needs to produce a “wife.” His secretary-nurse agrees to help and when she changes her uniform for a dress the transformation and confrontations produce surprising results — and laughter!

How The Other Half Loves, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1978-1979 Season

How the Other Half Loves is a 1969 play in two acts by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. It is a farce following the consequences of an adulterous affair between a married man and his boss’s wife and their attempts to cover their tracks by roping in a third couple to be their alibi, resulting in a chain of misunderstandings, conflicts and revelations.

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

Brigadoon, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1978-1979 Season

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.

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

The Merchant Of Venice, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1978-1979 Season

The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender.

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

Vanities, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1978-1979 Season

Vanities is a comedy-drama stage production written by Jack Heifner. The story centers on the lives and friendship of three Texas cheerleaders starting from high school in 1963, continuing through college as sorority sisters in 1968, and ending with the dissolution of their friendship in 1974 New York as their interests and livelihoods change and they are no longer as compatible with one another as they had been in their school days.

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