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The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, November 5-8, 2003, Theatre Arts Discipline

Theatre Programs

University of Minnesota, Morris production The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens directed by Ray Schultz.

Synopsis: The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a hilarious, interactive whodunit mystery musical that allows the audience to enter the action and become the ultimate detectives. The show is based on Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel of the same name. In small town of Chesterham, England, the young and charming Edwin Drood has been mysteriously murdered. But by whom? His leering romantic rival, John Jasper? The infamous purveyor of opium and vice, Princess Puffer? The mysterious Landless twins, newly arrived from Ceylon? Or someone …

Auditions For The Friars' Cell Production Of The Mousetrap, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Siena 212

The Mousetrap auditions

November 1, 2003, 2pm

Providence College Dance Company Press Release, Wendy Oliver

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Providence College Dance Company press release

November 2003

Blend Fall 2003, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blend-ACombinationofElements was a student magazine started by RISD student Dusty Brickman in 2003. The Fall 2003 issue is "The Passion Issue," and features articles on an exhibition with a custom installation by Sol LeWitt at the RISD Museum, the history of various buildings on the RISD campus, street graphics and urban art in Providence, luxury knitwear brand Lutz & Patmos, photographer Timothy White, deceased alum Jeffrey Michael Weiss, and the RISD Artist Ball.

Towards A New Form Of Opera Production, David Smith, Frederick Bianchi

Publications and Research

Opera has historically been one of the most expensive and complex art forms to produce, limiting its accessibility and viability, especially for smaller companies and touring productions. This paper proposes a new model for opera production that utilizes emerging technologies—such as synchronized digital music systems, real-time projection, and programmable lighting—to create high-quality operatic experiences at significantly reduced cost. By leveraging tools like the Sinfonia system for musical timing and dynamic visual elements controlled by digital protocols, opera can be made portable, repeatable, and customizable. The model aims not to replace traditional opera but to supplement it with efficient, flexible systems …

John Milton, Blackfriars Spectator?: "Elegia Prima" And Ben Jonson's The Staple Of News, Timothy J. Burbery

English Faculty Research

In the spring of 1626 John Milton was temporarily expelled from Cambridge University, perhaps over a quarrel with his tutor William Chappell, and sent home to London, where he remained for at least several weeks. There, the seventeen-year-old poet composed his first elegy, a Latin verse-letter to his closest friend, Charles Diodati. In it, Milton claims to be enjoying his unexpected holiday by reading, girl watching, and attending the theater. Milton scholars have never reached consensus about his alleged playgoing, for while the young man speaks as a spectator, the plots and characters he mentions-these include comic types such as …

Much Ado About Nothing Poster, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Fridays & Saturdays, October 31, November 1 and 7-8, 2003, 8pm

Sundays, November 2 & 9, 2003, 2pm

Much Ado About Nothing Playbill, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

October 31-November 2, 2003

November 7-9, 2003

Director, Mary G. Farrell

Scenic Designer, Jeremy Woodward

Costume Designer, David Costa-Cabral

Lighting Designer, Deb Sullivan

Sound Designer, Chris Warren

Vocal Coach, Laura Hitt

Production Manager, John Garrity

Cast: Jeffrey Dujardin - Don Pedro; Jason O. Davis - Don John; Conor Tansey - Claudio; Dan Janeiro - Benedick; Kerry McCormack - Leonata; Jim Foley - Antonio; Jose Moreno - Balthasar; Kyle Pinto - Conrade; Peter Waugh - Borachio; James …

Memo From John Garrity To Cast And Crew, Tdf Faculty And Staff, John Garrity

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Memo from John Garrity to Cast and Crew, TDF Faculty and Staff regarding Much Ado About Nothing.

October 23, 2003

The Butter And Egg Man, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2003-2004 Season

The play's title, of course, is Broadwayese of the moment—a generic name for all those gentlemen who come trustingly to Gotham with bankrolls, bent upon either reckless expenditure or equally reckless investment. — From the dust jacket for the first edition of The Butter and Egg Man (Boni & Liveright, 1926)^[

Letter From The Providence College Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film To The Dominican Sisters, The Providence College Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Letter from The Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film to the Dominican Sisters inviting them to a production of Much Ado About Nothing.

October 7, 2003

Mixed Media October 2, 2003, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The October 2, 2003 issue includes articles on the new editorial team at Mixed Media, RISD news updates, RISD Works, musician Richard Thompson, a Digtial Media lecture series, RISD Laptop Initiative Programs and other technology matters, a girl's perspective on sex at RISD, Jean Cocteau, a proposed list of speakers for graduation, student involvement at RISD, roommate differences, Comic Sans font, Public Safety, a Mission of Burma concert review, film reviews, and Providence eateries, along with the comic "Untitled" by Andrew Kaiko, student art and creative writing, event notices, and …

The Effects Of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds Program [2003], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2003-2004 Season

written by Paul Zindel

Directed by Minor Rootes

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

The Mousetrap Audition Form, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

The Mousetrap audition form

Freshman Parents' Weekend Pamphlet, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Freshman Parents' Weekend

November 7-9, 2003

Includes production information for Much Ado About Nothing.

Much Ado About Nothing English Department Night Invitation, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Much Ado About Nothing English Department Night invitation.

Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film 2003-04 Season Pamphlet, Providence College

Promotion Materials

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Department of Theatre, Dance & Film 2003-04 Season pamphlet

Much Ado About Nothing Audition Form, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Much Ado About Nothing audition form

The Mousetrap Ticket Order Form, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

The Mousetrap ticket order form

Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Audition Form, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) audition form

Much Ado About Nothing Ticket Order Form, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Much Ado About Nothing ticket order form

The Cutting Edge, September/October 2003, Vol. 13 Issue 5, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

Review Of The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Allen J. Kuharski

Theater Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Mother Courage And Its Abject: Reading The Violence Of Identification, Kim Solga

Department of English Publications

No abstract provided.

Blade To The Heat (2003), Oliver Mayer

Season 2003-2004

No abstract provided.

Ravers At The Bush: Generation Ecstasy Goes To The Theatre, William C. Boles

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

Determining that seminal moment when a new theatrical movement comes to life has been one of the points of debate surrounding the challenging new plays and their talented, twenty something authors that have appeared on the British stage since the mid-1990s. Plays and authors like: Mojo (1995) by Jez Butterworth; Blasted (1995) by Sarah Kane; Closer (1997) by Patrick Marber; The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996) by Martin McDonagh; Butterfly Kiss (1994) by Phyllis Nagy; Love and Understanding (1997) by Joe Penhall; Essex Girls (1994) by Rebecca Prichard; Shopping and Fucking (1996) by Mark Ravenhill; and Ashes and …

The Laramie Project, Parkland College

Parkland Theatre

By Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project

Director: Randi Jennifer Collins Hard
Original Music: Tim Schirmer
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Adam Rowe
Costume Designer: Jeri Corso
Technical Director: David G. Dillman

October 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 at 8pm
October 12 at 3pm
Post show talk Friday, October 3
National Coming Out Day post show talk-back Saturday, October 11
Parkland College Theatre 2003

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

To view images from this production, visit The Laramie Project (2003).

2003 Cave Run Storytelling Festival Poster, Cave Run Storytelling Festival Committee (Morehead, Ky.), Morehead Tourism Commission (Morehead, Ky.)

Cave Run Storytelling Festival Posters

Promotional development poster for the Cave Run Storytelling Festival held on September 26 to September 27, 2003. Those performing included: Carmen Deedy, Antonio Sacre, Jim May, Ed Stivender, Will Power, and Karen Vuranch.

Film Festival "Saving Grace", Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Moore Hall III

Saving Grace, a documentary film

Directed by Fr. Ken Gumbert, O.P.

Wednesday, September 24, 2003, 7pm

Much Ado About Nothing Open Auditions, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Blackfriars Theatre

Much Ado About Nothing open auditions

Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 7pm