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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1983-1984 Season

Shakespeare's imaginative comedy-fantasy takes a plot trip that combines young lovers, capricious fairies and a simple play-within-a-play performed by the " rude mechanicals" (Athenian workingmen) for an evening of outrageous comedic fun. For the 23rd consecutive year, a professional guest artist will be featured.

National Players 35th Anniversary Tour In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Providence College

Promotional Materials

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Hamlet

March 7, 1984, 3PM & 8PM

The Blackfriars Theatre Spring Update, Providence College

Promotional Materials

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Spring update

Campus Lights 1984, Murray State University

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

J.B.

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1984 performance of J.B. by Archibald MacLeish.

J.B. is a retelling of the Biblical story of Job by two old circus performers by the name of Zuss and Nickles (Zeus and Satan), who make a wager and play out Job’s story in modern America where Job is a millionaire named J.B..

George Grizzard: A Conversation With Abe J. Bassett, Abe J. Bassett

Theatre Faculty Publications

American actor George Gizzard’s first connection with Wright State was in October, 1974 when he directed William Saroyan’s The Time of Your Life, the dedicatory production of the Creative Arts Center’s Festival Playhouse.

In January 1984, he returned to Wright State to create the role of Dr. Martin Dysart in the very successful Department of Theatre Arts production of Equus. Abe J. Bassett, Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts at Wright State University, interviewed Grizzard at Wright State University during this time.

Pippin Playbill, Patty Carver, James Maher, Amy Robertson, Alicia Roy, Stacy Vaughn

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Pippin, A musical comedy by Robert O. Hirson. Music and Lyrics by Stephan Schwartz

February 3-5 & 10-12, 1984

Director, John Garrity

Choreography, Patricia Sharkey

Musical Director, James Ascoli

Scenery and Lighting, James Eddy

Costumes, Mary Farrell

Cast: Leading Player - Julie Marrinucci; Pippin - Joseph Henderson; Charles - Ted Deasy; Lewis - William Lovely; Fastrada - Lorie Savoca; Berthe - Mary Donovan; Catherine - Patty Carver; Theo - Aaron Burr; A Band of Players - Lisa Gould, John Healy, Anne Marie LaRoche, Anthony …

Pippin Strike Flier, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Pippin "Strike"

February 12, 1984

The Effect Of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1983-1984 Season

This absorbing drama focuses on Beatrice, an embittered mother whose girlish dreams have been shattered and who vents her frustrations and unhappiness upon her two daughters. Ruth is a pretty but highly strung girl, and Matilda, the younger daughter, is plain and almost pathologically shy. Tillie has an intuitive gift for science, and, encouraged by her teacher, she undertakes a gamma ray experiment with marigolds which wins a prize at her high school-and also brings on the shattering climax of the play. Proud, jealous and filled with her own hurts, Beatrice can only maim when she needs to love. Yet, …

Little Victories Press Release, John Garrity

Promotional Materials

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Little Victories press release

Announcing The Blackfriars Theatre Subscription Season 1984 - 1985, Providence College

Promotional Materials

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Flyer about theatre productions for the 1984/85 season

Oedipus The King, Alvin Community College

Season 1983-1984

Oedipus the King (429-420 BCE), also known as Oedipus Rex or Oedipus Tyrannos ('Tyrannos' signifies that the throne was not gained through an inheritance) is the most famous surviving play written by the 5th-century BCE poet and dramatist Sophocles. The play is part of a trilogy along with Antigone and Oedipus at Colonus.

The Fight Master, January 1984, Vol. 7 Issue 1, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.

Nightwatch, Alvin Community College

Season 1983-1984

Heiress Elaine Wheeler is haunted by the horrific memory of her first husband’s affair and death, both of which she discovered at the same time. Afflicted with lifelong insomnia and aimlessly wandering her New York City townhouse one night, she sees something horrific in the building across the street. But nobody can find any evidence that what she saw actually happened. Her tender husband John and best friend Blanche try to convince Elaine that she is letting her nerves get the best of her, but the eccentric neighbor Appleby and testy German maid Helga start to hint that what is …

0389: Ann Katherine Flagg Papers, 1964, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Three unpublished and one published play by Ann Katherine Flagg, African American woman writer and former faculty of West Virginia State College. Plays consist of Unto the Least of these; Blueboy to Holiday--over; and A Significant Statistic. Includes Great Gettin' up Mornin'. New York: 1964.

"Put-In For Pipp-In" Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Pippin put-in

Saturday, December 10, 1983

Once Upon A Time…

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1983 Advanced Oral Interpretation Class’s performance of Once Upon a Time… adapted by Oliver Hubbard.

Men & Women In Love Through The Ages Poster, Providence College

Promotional Materials

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Men & Women in Love Through the Ages by R.I.C. Theatre Touring Company

Friday, November 18, 1983, 8PM

The Wooden 0 Touring Company Of Rhode Island College Presents Men And Women In Love Through The Ages (A Collage Of Comedy And Tragedy), Providence College

Promotional Materials

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Men and Women in Love Through the Ages

November 18, 1983, 8PM

Cast:

Loveliest Afternoon of the Year by John Guare

Becky Anderson - She; Richard Purro - He

Macbeth by William Shakespeare, a cutting

Anna DiStephano - Lady Macbeth; RIchard Purro - Servant; David Burr - Macbeth; Stephen Lynch - Banquo; Peter Burr - Fleance; Richard Purro - 1st Murderer; Michael Mancini - 2nd Murderer; Becky Anderson - Lady Macduff; Aaron Burr - Macduff's Son; Glenn Nadeau - Doctor; Susan Moniz - Gentlewoman

Beyond Therapy by Christoper Durang, first …

Heidi, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1983-1984 Season

A childhood favorite, Heidi is the tale of a little girl who loves the country but is sent to live in the big city. Made homesick by her lessons with a stuffy tutor and her separation from her grandfather, she is finally allowed to return to her beloved Swiss Alps. Swiss folk songs and yodeling are featured among the many musical numbers.

The Importance Of Being Earnest Playbill, Alicia Roy, Stacy Vaughn, Patty Carver, Maura Plunkett

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

October 21-23 & 28-30, 1983, 8PM

Director, Mary G. Farrell

Scenery and Lighting, Jim Eddy

Stage Manager, Alicia Roy

Theatre Program Director, John Garrity

Cast: John Worthing, J.P. of the Manor House, Woolton, Hertfordshire - Mark Enright; Algernon Moncrieff, his friend - Paul Morin; Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D., Rector of Woolton - Ted Deasy; Merriman, butler to Mr. Worthing - Joseph M. Mecca; Lane, Mr. Moncrieff's man-servant - Jim Maher; Lady Bracknell - Lisa Gould; Hon. Gwendoline Fairfax, …

The Curious Savage

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1983 performance of The Curious Savage by John Patrick.

The Curious Savage is the story of Ethel P. Savage, an elderly lady whose husband has died and left her approximately ten million dollars. When she sets up a memorial fund for average people to pursue their dreams, her three stepchildren commit her to a sanatorium and try to discover where she has hidden the fortune. As the search for the fortune plays out the question becomes who is really crazy, the residents of the sanatorium or Ethel’s stepchildren.

Deathtrap, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1983-1984 Season

A smash hit on Broadway and in London, this ingeniously constructed play offers a rare and skillful blend of gasp-inducing thrills and spontaneous laughter. Ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a " dry" spell. A possible break occurs when a student from a seminar he had taught sends him a script-a thriller which Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential hit. His wife helps devise a plan for collaboration, which the young playwright accepts. Thereafter, the suspense mounts steadily as the plot twists and turns with devilish cleverness toward …

Blackfriars Theatre 1983-84 Season Mailer, Providence College

Promotional Materials

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre 1983-84 Season Mailer

The Importance Of Being Earnest Student Flier, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

October 20-23 & 28-30, 1983, 8PM

The Importance Of Being Earnest Audition Flier, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Siena Rm #212

The Importance of Being Earnest audition

Wednesday & Thursday, September 7 & 8, 1983, 7PM

The Importance Of Being Earnest Invitation Flier, John Garrity

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Friday, October 21, 1983, 8PM

The Importance Of Being Earnest "Put - In" Flier, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

The Importance of Being Earnest "Put - In"

Saturday, October 1, 1983, 10AM

The Importance Of Being Earnest "Strike" Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

The Importance of Being Earnest "strike" poster

October 30, 1983

The Importance Of Being Earnest Press Release, John Garrity

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Friday - Sunday, October 21-23 & 28-30, 1983, 8PM