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Play It Again, Sam, Little Theatre On The Square

1971 Programs

No abstract provided.

Li'l Abner, Little Theatre On The Square

1971 Programs

No abstract provided.

Letter From A.M. Day To Minor Rootes, A. M. Day

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from A.M. Day, Station Manager at the Portland International Jetport, to Minor Rootes concerning coupons for a missed flight connection on July 20, 1971.

The Fiddler On The Roof, Little Theatre On The Square

1971 Programs

No abstract provided.

The Most Happy Fella, Little Theatre On The Square

1971 Programs

No abstract provided.

Letter From Minor Rootes To Jerome Coray, Minor Rootes

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from Minor Rootes to Colonel Jerome Coray, the director of USO Shows with mention of reports and other business documents from the 1970-1971 Gorham State College USO Tour. Also enclosed is an itemized list of expenditures from the tour.

Letter From William J. Macleod To Minor Rootes, William J. Macleod

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from Acting President of the University of Maine Portland-Gorham to Minor Rootes sharing the appraisals from the USO Tour.

The Male Animal, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1971 Summer Theatre

Elliott Nugent scored his biggest stage success with The Male Animal, which he co-wrote with his longtime friend James Thurber. It centers on a college professor who faces dismissal for his defense of free speech. Further complicating matters is the arrival of his wife’s former boyfriend. The play premiered in 1940, with Nugent in the lead role.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elliott-Nugent

Letter From Chesteen A. Smith To The University Of Maine Portland-Gorham, Chesteen A. Smith

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from USAF Lieutenant Colonel Chesteen A. Smith to the University of Maine Portland-Gorham thanking the Gorham Stage College Treehouse Players for their USO performance in Hofn, Iceland.

Letter And Report From J.L. Holcomb To Kenneth T. H. Brooks, J. L. Holcomb

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from USAF First Lieutenant J. L. Holcomb to University of Maine Portland-Gorham President Kenneth T. H. Brooks with a report on the Gorham State College Treehouse Players performance of Carnival at Thule Airforce Base in Greenland during the 1970-1971 USO Tour.

Hello, Dolly!, Little Theatre On The Square

1971 Programs

No abstract provided.

The Great Waltz, Little Theatre On The Square

1971 Programs

No abstract provided.

Plaza Suite, Little Theatre On The Square

1971 Programs

No abstract provided.

The Mousetrap, Little Theatre On The Square

1971 Programs

No abstract provided.

Camelot, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1970-1971 Season

Lerner and Loewe’s majestic Camelot brings the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table to life with an extraordinary score and a story that poignantly dramatizes the human conflict at the heart of this classic tale. Based on T.H. White’s novel, The Once and Future King, Camelot tells the story of Arthur, a young squire who becomes King after extracting the sword Excalibur from its legendary rock. Camelot opens in the midst of the battle that destroyed King Arthur’s kingdom, and goes back to tell the story of how the battle came to be. The …

There's A Girl In My Soup, Little Theatre On The Square

1971 Programs

No abstract provided.

Short Stories From The South

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1971 performance of Short Stories From the South adapted by Allen Goetcheus for Chamber Theatre.

Short Stories From the South features stories and excerpts from the works of Eudora Welty, Flannery O’Conner, and William Faulkner.

Program For The Stage Productions Futz And The Tiger, Protheatre Club

Theater Production Programs

This three-page program details the ProTheatre of Ursinus College's productions of various one act plays, including "Futz", "The Tiger", "Not Enough Rope", and "The Ping Pong Players", held circa May 1971. It includes information about the various plays, including cast, directors and production crew.

Beginner's Luck, Little Theatre On The Square

1971 Programs

No abstract provided.

The Cherry Orchard

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s April 1971 performance of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov.

The play follows an aristocratic Russian landowner who returns to her family estate (which includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage.

Paisley Convertible, Little Theatre On The Square

1971 Programs

No abstract provided.

Carnival Program [1971], University Of Maine Portland-Gorham

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

Written by Michael Stewart

Directed by Minor Rootes

Performed by the Treehouse Players

From the program:

Welcome to CARNIVAL, the final main stage production of our 1970-1971 season. This delightful little musical by Michael Stewart and Bob Merrill was originally based on the movie "Lili," which starred Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrar. CARNIVAL is a study of youth, of feeling, of wanting, of sensuousness. It blends the nostalgia of childhood past with the immediacy of young people in love.

Tonight's production of CARNIVAL marks the starting point of a tour which will carry the Treehouse Players 9,000 miles to four …

The Fantasticks

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1971 performance of The Fantasticks with music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones.

The Fantasticks is an allegorical musical about two scheming neighbor fathers who pretend to feud in order to make their children fall in love.

Othello, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1970-1971 Season

Othello (The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. It is based on the story Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. The story revolves around its two central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army and his unfaithful ensign, Iago. Given its varied and enduring themes of racism, love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge and repentance, Othello is still often performed in professional and community theatre alike, and has been the source for numerous operatic, film, and …

The Chalk Garden, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1970-1971 Season

The Chalk Garden is a play by Enid Bagnold that premiered on Broadway in 1955. The play tells the story of Mrs. St. Maugham and her granddaughter Laurel, a disturbed child under the care of Miss Madrigal, a governess. The setting of the play was inspired by Bagnold's own garden at North End House in Rottingdean, near Brighton, Sussex, the former home of Sir Edward Burne-Jones. The work has since been revived numerous times internationally, including a film adaptation in 1964.

The Chalk Garden. (2017, July 2). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:51, September 28, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Chalk_Garden&oldid=788642084

Report On 1970-1971 Uso Tour By Minor Rootes, Minor Rootes

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

A report by Minor Rootes on the University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre USO Tour of Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and Iceland.

The Fantasticks Program From The 1970-1971 Uso Tour, Gorham State College

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Libretto by Tom Jones Music by Harvey L. Schmidt

1971 - 1972 Season Brochure, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's shows.

Letter From Ramon Figueroa To Minor Rootes, Ramon Figueroa

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

A letter from Ramon Figueroa, Administrative Assitant of USO Shows, to Minor Rootes concerning per diem payment from the Gorham State College 1970-1971 USO Tour.

Uso Shows Daily Reports, Gorham State College

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Daily reports of the 1970-1971 Gorham State College USO Tour from June 15, 1971 through July 21, 1971.