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Theatre Programs In Ohio High Schools: A Survey, Abe J. Bassett

Theatre Faculty Publications

In the Spring of 1975, the Board of Directors of the Ohio Theatre Alliance expressed concern about the quality and quantity of theatre programs in Ohio high schools. Wanting to become involved in helping high school theatre programs, but realizing they lacked data upon which meaningful action could be based, the Board directed that a survey (of the status) of Ohio high school theatre programs be undertaken. The author was charged with that responsibility and this report-- an attempt to quantitatively describe the state of theatre programs in Ohio high schools in the 1975-1976 academic year--is a result of that …

Danse Du Ventre: A Fresh Appraisal, Leona Wood, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

Every few years there is a resurgence of interest in what has come to be known as danse du ventre¹ or, less elegantly, belly dancing. By whatever name it may be called, however, this dance has inevitably elicited an exaggerated response from those not accustomed to the social background to which it belongs. In the past a climate of disapproval has hampered any attempt at serious evaluation of this dance form; at the present time the situation has reversed to a point where the enthusiasm of its protagonists has become the chief hindrance to an objective assessment. A dance …

Ua68/9/1 Antony & Cleopatra, David Gibson, Wku Music, Iota Mu

Student Organizations

Program for David Gibson's student production of Antony & Cleopatra. The production was commissioned by the Iota Mu chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity.

Aladdin And His Wonderful Lamp, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975-1976 Season

No abstract provided.

The Matchmaker, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975-1976 Season

Yonkers store-owner Horace Vandergelder refuses to allow his niece, Ermengarde, to marry Ambrose Kemper. He informs Ambrose that he is sending his niece away to stay with a friend, but Ambrose easily learns that she will be in New York City and plans to follow her there. Meanwhile, Horace has arranged for a matchmaker to find a wife for himself. https://www.bard.org/study-guides/synopsis-the-matchmaker

The Roar Of The Greasepaint ̶ The Smell Of The Crowd

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1975 performance of The Roar of Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.

The Roar of Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd is an allegorical exploration of the status quo between the upper and lower classes in 1960s British society through the lens of characters Sir and Cocky.

Don't Drink The Water, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975 Summer Theatre

Don't Drink the Water is a comedy play written by Woody Allen. Written and set in The '60s, the play bases itself around the Cold War. In an unnamed European country behind the Iron Curtain, the American Ambassador must leave the Embassy for business. In his absence he places his incompetent son Axel Magee in charge. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Theatre/DontDrinkTheWater

The Liar, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975 Summer Theatre

Géronte, Dorante's father, announces to his son that he has found a girl for him to marry (Clarice). ... After more fabrications and complications (Dorante revealing that his "wife" is pregnant), Géronte is infuriated to discover that he was lied to; Dorante eventually tells the truth and the plot is resolved happily. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Liar_(Corneille_play)

Move Over Mrs. Markham, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975 Summer Theatre

Philip Markham, a publisher of children’s books, is asked by his business partner, Henry Lodge, if he can borrow the flat for the evening to gallivant with his latest girlfriend. As Philip and his wife will be out, he reluctantly agrees. At the same time, Joanna Markham is being persuaded by Linda Lodge to let her borrow the empty flat in order to entertain her lover. What nobody knows is that the interior designer who has been decorating the flat for the past three months has decided that this is the night that he and the au pair girl will …

Hansel & Gretel (1975), Otterbein Theatre And Dance Department

1975 Summer Theatre

No abstract provided.

Charlie Brown, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975 Summer Theatre

The story of the play itself is told through a series of vignettes that mimic the four-panel format used by the original cartoon strip, "Peanuts." This panel format is supplemented with longer passages that are vaguely reminiscent of Shakespearean soliloquies and by musical interludes.

The scope of the play is described as an average day in the life of Charlie Brown and is broken into two acts. https://www.bard.org/study-guides/synopsis-youre-a-good-man-charlie-brown

The Importance Of Being Earnest (1975), Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975 Summer Theatre

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. 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. www.importanceofbeingearnest.co.uk/synopsis/

Alice In Wonderland

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1975 performance of Alice in Wonderland adapted by Chamber Theatre from Lewis Carroll’s work of the same name.

Alice in Wonderland follows the fantastical and sometimes absurd adventures of a girl named Alice, who follows a White Rabbit and tumbles into a magical world called Wonderland.

A Streetcar Named Desire, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1974-1975 Season

A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams that received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948.

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

The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1975 performance of The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail focuses on the life of Henry David Thoreau as he recounts his life during a night spent in prison for refusing to pay a Poll Tax.

Scapin, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1974-1975 Season

Scapin constantly lies and tricks people to get ahead. He is an arrogant, pompous man who acts as if nothing were impossible for him. However, he is also a diplomatic genius. He manages to play the other characters off of each other very easily, and yet manages to keep his overall goal — to help the young couples — in sight.

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

Ua68/1/2/2 Fine Arts Festival, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Fine Arts Festival brochure listing events for the 1975-76 school year. Includes information about Eugene Fodor, the New Shakespeare Company, the Multigravitational Experiment Group, Emlyn Williams, the Prague Madrigal Antigua, the Pittsburgh Symphony Chamber Orchestra, the City Center Acting Company and Garrick Ohlsson. It also gives a list of exhibitions, films and theatrical productions to be presented through the year.

Dance In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints 1830-1940, Karl E. Wesson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to compile a history of dance in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1830 to 1940.
The following subproblems have been investigated:
1. What was the history of dance in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
2. What was the philosophy of dance in the LDS Church?
3. What were the dance forms, music, and attire in dance within the LDS church?
4. What was the contribution of the LDS Church towards the preservation of folk dances in America?

The American Dream

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Theatre 25 Fall 1974 performance of The American Dream by Edward Albee.

The Emperor’S Daughters

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Theatre 25 Fall 1974 performance of The Emperor’s Daughters by Cena Christopher Draper.

The Wizard Of Oz, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1974-1975 Season

No abstract provided.

The Trojan Women

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1974 performance of The Trojan Women by Euripides.

The Trojan Women tells the story of the fates of four women after the fall of the city of Troy.

Count Dracula, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1974-1975 Season

This is a witty version of the story of a suave vampire whose passion is sinking teeth into the throats of young women. There are many surprising but uncomplicated stage effects including mysterious disappearances, secret panels, howling wolves and bats that fly over the audience. Magically, Dracula vanishes in full view of the spectators.

http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/2218/count-dracula

Present Laughter, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1974 Summer Theatre

Present Laughter follows a few days in the life of the successful and self-obsessed light comedy actor Garry Essendine as he prepares to travel for a touring commitment in Africa. Amid a series of events bordering on farce, Garry has to deal with women who want to seduce him, placate both his long-suffering secretary and his estranged wife, cope with a crazed young playwright, and overcome his impending mid-life crisis, since he has recently turned forty.

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

Kiss Me Kate, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1973-1974 Season

Kiss Me, Kate is a musical that involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham, the show's director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_Me,_Kate

American Primitive

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1974 performance of American Primitive by William Gibson.

American Primitive is constructed from the correspondence of John and Abigail Adams and tells their story during the period of the American Revolution.

The Glass Menagerie

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1974 performance of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.

The Glass Menagerie is a memory play narrated and led by a young man named Tom, who recounts life with his mother Amanda and sister Laura. The play has strong autobiographical elements of the playwright Tennessee and his experience growing up with his mother and sister.

Three Men On A Horse, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1973-1974 Season

Three Men on a Horse is a play about a man who discovers he has a talent for choosing the winning horse in a race as long as he never places a bet himself.

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

Six Characters In Search Of An Author, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1973-1974 Season

Tonight's production is Pirandello's play about six characters who were created by an author, but left incomplete. They now intrude upon a theatre rehearsal demanding that they be given life. At first, the troupe of players share their Director's view that they are mad. But as the pathetic dilemma of this wayward, disturbing family is unfolded, their reality imposes itself and commands consideration. Are they "real"? What is "real"? Is a person's role his identity? Eventually the Director and his company, you and I, are made to question some of our previously assumed certainties...

Christ In The Concrete City And The Prodigal Son

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s 1974 performances of Christ in the Concrete City by Philip Turner and The Prodigal Son by R.H. Ward, performed by the Religious Drama Company