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Cinderella, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Cinderella, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1981-1982 Season
One of the most universal and beloved fairy tales of all time. The story of a beautiful young girl forced by her stepmother and jealous stepsisters to keep house and sleep in the cinders. She finally marries a handsome prince and lives happily ever after with the help of some friendly mice, a fairy godmother and a glass slipper. To be presented in a fully staged version with music.
Absurd Person Singular, Otterbein University
Absurd Person Singular, Otterbein University
1981-1982 Season
Superb farce-comedy by Alan Ayckbourn (England’s Neil Simon). Three couples are visited for three consecutive Christmas parties in their three very different kitchens. Behind the scenes disasters provide the laughter as the Hopcrofts advance to material prosperity and the others decline. Otterbein’s entry in the American College Theatre Festival.
Murder At The Vicarage, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Murder At The Vicarage, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1981 Summer Theatre
An Agatha Christie mystery that involves a body found in the parson’s home, complete with numerous suspects and multiple confessors to the crime that again requires the shrewd Miss Marple to aid in the unraveling of the mystery.
Chapter Two, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Chapter Two, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1981 Summer Theatre
Frequently described as Neil Simon’s most “mature work”, this autobiographical comedy is based on the laughter and heartache of a young writer whose wife has recently died and his attempts at starting over. A touching funny story of two people embracing a new life and remaining faithful to the old.
Rainbow Dancing, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Rainbow Dancing, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1981 Summer Theatre
Texas Moon Danceland is a west Texas daylight bar that caters to the regional clientele of bored housewives, chicken farmers, would be country stars and dream chasers who let the neon moon fill their washed out lives. As the dancing starts and the lights begin to whirl, the Texas moon will sweep you into the comic, fragile lives of these people.
Reynard The Fox, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Reynard The Fox, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1981 Summer Theatre
In this sparkling satire, Reynard is brought to trial for his offenses against the other animals. He is given a year of probation, in which to mend his ways. But the playful fox cannot resist the opportunity to trick his fellows. He accumulates a long list of misdeeds before the year is half up. Enraged by this, the wolf and the bear lead a conspiracy against him and actually have the noose around his neck when the hunters close in, trapping all the animals. Struck with terror, each one schemes only for his own safety. It is Reynard who contrives …
Rodgers And Hart, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Rodgers And Hart, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1981 Summer Theatre
This musical celebration contains some sixty songs selected from the hundreds written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for their Broadway musicals and films. The songs are woven together in a tight and tasteful fashion so that the entertainment never lags. Sentimental standards like “Where or When,” “Blue Moon” and “With a Song in My Heart” are followed by the humorous twists of “To Keep My Love Alive” or the wry comments of “Give It Back to the Indians.”
Charlie's Aunt, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Charlie's Aunt, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1981 Summer Theatre
A revival of Brandon Thomas’ Classic farce which has moved millions to laughter since it was first produced in 1892. The situations evoked by dressing a fellow Oxford student as Charley’s Aunt so Charley and Jack can invite girlfriends to their rooms provide circumstances for confusion and hilarity.
The Shadow Box, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
The Shadow Box, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1980-1981 Season
To be staged in the Campus Center Arena Theatre, we close our 75th anniversary celebration with the play that won the Tony Award for "Best Play 1976-77 Season" and the Pulitzer Prize for 1977. Though the play is about three terminal cancer patients, it is " A celebration of life. It is absolutely uplifting. Brilliantly written...best American Play of the year."
Hello, Dolly, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
Hello, Dolly, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1980-1981 Season
The Department of Music and dance area join us to highlight May Day activities by presenting this award-winning Broadway musical that has excited theatregoers all over the world. Thrill to the comedy of Dolly Levi and Horace Vandergelder, Barnaby and Minnie Fay, Cornelius and Irene Malloy, and enjoy the superb music of such delightful songs as "It Only Takes a Moment", "Ribbons Down my Back," and, of course, the house toppling "Hello, Dolly!"
And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1980-1981 Season
Celebrate a first! This play marks the first time we have invited two name guest artists in the same year, and we seek an actress to star in the brilliant Broadway drama by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel that starred Julie Harris and Estelle Parson. This biting, touching and often wildly funny play probes the relationships of three sisters whose lives have reached a point of crisis. A great mixture of comedy and drama.
As You Like It, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
As You Like It, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department
1980-1981 Season
Otterbein Theatre began 75 years ago with this play and it was revived for our 60th anniversary. We celebrate the best of Shakespeare with laughter...music...dances...romance...comedy at all levels. The story of how the banished Duke, Rosalind, Orlando and others find happiness through love is one of the most delightful of all Shakespearean tales. The wit of the clown, Touchstone, the philosophy of "All the world's a stage...", the music of "It was a lover and his lass...", the earthy needs of the country people, the romantic honesty of young lovers in tune with nature...all can be found in As You …