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Express-O March 7, 1975, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Express-O was a short-lived student newspaper published in early 1975. In the issue of March 7, 1975 there were articles about the future of the Bank Building on the RISD campus. This issue also includes film reviews and lists events taking place on the RISD campus and in the Providence area.

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.

Undoing The Evil Made Of Good, James Koldenhoven

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Spring Theatre Conference, James Koldenhoven

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Express-O February 28, 1975, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Express-O was a short-lived student newspaper published in early 1975. The issue of February 28, 1975 describes and lists films being shown at Brown University. Student housing information, classes, lectures, classifieds and information for RISD students was listed.

The Scandal In St. Florence Valley, Kansas State College Of Pittsburg

Communication and Theater Programs

No abstract provided.

Letter From Eugene Ciavola To Father Pelkington, Eugene Ciavola

Commentary

Letter from Eugene Ciavola to Father Pelkington (Director of The Fantasticks)

February 24, 1975

Express-O February 21, 1975, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Express-O was a short-lived student newspaper published in early 1975. The issue of February 21, 1975 included an article about music to tie in with an appearance by Morton Subotnick at Brown University. There also was a short article from Talbot Rantoul, President of RISD about student tuition. Student board notes, poems, a short story and listing of events at RISD and in the Providence area also included.

The Fantasticks Playbill, Dea Antonelli, Deirdre Kelly, John O'Hurley, Arthur Dicaprio

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

The Friar's Cell

The Fantasticks by Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt

Tuesday, February 18 - Sunday, February 23, 1975

Director, R.L. Pelkington, O.P.

Musical Director, R.R. Haller, O.P.

Stage Manager, Nina Cowell

House Manager, Mary Alexis Howard

Choreographer, L.R. Slavin

Cast: The Mute - Patricia McDonald, The Narrator - Peter Thomson, The Girl - Christine Mahoney, The Boy - John O'Hurley, The Girl's Father - Joseph Coughlin, The Boy's Father - Nicholas Walker, The Old Actor - Kevin Fortin, The Man Who Dies - Thomas Federico

The Fantasticks Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

The Fantasticks

February 18-23, 1975, 8PM, Sat. & Sun. 2:30PM

Campus Lights 1975, Murray State University

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

Express-O February 7, 1975, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Express-O was a short-lived student newspaper published in early 1975. The issue of February 7, 1975 included an interview with Ruth Kligman, author of Love Affair: Memoirs of Jackson Pollock, and Jackie Curtis, actor. They spoke at a lecture called "Against Nature" that Seaver Leslie organized on January 29, 1975. Their interview contained stories about their relationship with Andy Warhol and the Factory. An article about hair salons in Providence is also included. Events of interest to RISD students that took place at RISD and in the Providence area were also listed.

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

Medea, February 12-15, 1975, Theatre Arts Discipline

Theatre Programs

University of Minnesota, Morris production of Medea by Euripides, adapted by Rex Warner and directed by Raymond J. Lammers.

Synopsis: In a continuation of the stories of Jason and the Argonauts, foreign princess and sorceress Medea has murdered her own father to help Jason win the Golden Fleece and the kingdom of Thessaly. They have married and have two sons. Now in ancient Corinth, Medea is told that Jason will be marrying the Corinthian princess. The King of Corinth, anticipating her wrath, sends her into exile. She plans revenge against Jason and negotiates safe haven with the naïve King of …

Express-O January 31, 1975, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Express-O was a short-lived student newspaper published in early 1975. The issue of January 31, 1975 included an article about the Centennial building (Bank building) on the RISD campus with architect Ben Thompson. There also was an interview with Marian Marzyniski, a film review, and events listed on the RISD campus and the Providence area. Art exhibitions and attractions in New York City and Boston were also listed.

Express-O January 24, 1975, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Express-O was a short-lived student newspaper published in early 1975. There was an interview with Marion Marzynski, Polish film-maker and visiting Faculty at RISD. Also included were RISD student board notes with club updates. RISD Flash Fashion and makeup tips were also mentioned. Classifieds and listing of events on the RISD campus and the Providence area were also included.

The Fantasticks Casting And Production Sheet, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

No abstract provided.

Express-O January 17, 1975, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Express-O was a short-lived student newspaper published in early 1975. It was an experimental redesign of the RISD press. The issue of January 17, 1975 included an article about the proposed new building on the RISD campus and the architect Ben Thompson. Also mentioned were the Apparel Department Christmas Ball held in the RISD Refectory and the RISD Tappers, a dance group. Photos and classifieds were also included.

The Fantasticks Auditions Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Friar's Cell

The Fantasticks Auditions Poster

Wednesday & Thursday, January 15 & 16, 1975, 7:30PM

A Thousand Clowns, February 26-28 And March 1, 1975, Theatre Arts Discipline

Theatre Programs

University of Minnesota, Morris production of A Thousand Clowns by Herb Gardner and directed by Alan L. Anderson.

Synopsis: The year is 1962 and bachelor uncle Murray Burns is endeavoring to rear his precocious nephew in N.Y.C. He has tired of writing cheap comedy for a children's television program and finds himself unemployed with some free time to saunter through New York and do everything he has always wanted to do: like standing on Park Avenue in the dawn's early light and hollering, "All right, all you rich people; everybody out in the street for volleyball." When Social Services arrive …

The Fantasticks Rehearsal Schedule, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

No abstract provided.

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.

Isolation In The Dramas Of T.S. Eliot, Jean Conway

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

T.S. Eliot is a monumental figure in literature. He distinguished himself as a poet in his youth, as a critic in his middle age, and as a dramatist in his later years. Because of the vitality of Eliot’s early literary works, his dramas are frequently bypassed by critics when discussing the major themes that interested him as an artist. The purpose this study is to examine thoroughly Eliot’s position on isolation and alienation as revealed in his seven plays: Sweeney Agonistes (1926), The Rock (1934), Murder in the Cathedral (1935), The Family Reunion (1939), The Cocktail Party (1949), The Confidential …

American College Theatre Festival Viii Program, The American Theatre Association

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

The 1975-1976 New England Regional Festival was presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at Southeastern Massachusetts University in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

The University of Maine Portland-Gorham performed Two Fifes and Drum, staged by Minor Rootes.

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.

Romeo And Juliet (1974), San Jose State University, Theatre Arts

Productions 1970-1979

Playwright: William Shakespeare

Director: Hal J. Todd

Scenic: Donamarie Reeds

Costumes: Lee Livingstone

Lighting: Dee Cecil

Academic Year: 1974-1975

Risd Press December 6, 1974, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating into one digestible pile all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspapers, Montage. The issue of December 6, 1974 included an article about the RISD presidency, a record review of Gregg Allman, recipes and events on the RISD campus and the Providence area. A list of books missing from the RISD Library was also mentioned.