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The Secret Garden

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 2009 performance of The Secret Garden based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett with script and lyrics by Marsha Norman and music by Lucy Simon.

The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox, a young English girl from British Raj who is sent to live in Yorkshire, England with her relatives after her parents die in a cholera outbreak. As she works in a neglected hidden garden with a young gardener she begins to grow and begins to influence her sickly cousin and uncle.

Footprints Of A Pilgrim

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 2009 performance of Footsteps of a Pilgrim based on the book by Ruth Bell Graham and adapted by Kerry Meads and Robert Smyth.

Footprints of a Pilgrim is the story of Ruth Bell Graham recounting the story of her childhood as the daughter of missionaries in China, her marriage to Reverend Billy Graham, and beyond.

The Hobbit

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2008 performance of The Hobbit based on the book by J. R. R. Tolkien adapted for theater by Patricia Gray.

The Hobbit is the story of hobbit Bilbo Baggins who is enlisted by the wizard Gandalf to aid a band of dwarves reclaim their mountain home from a great dragon.

John, His Story, Taylor

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The Playbill for the Taylor University Touring Theatre Company's 2007 production of John, His Story.

Flowers For Algernon

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2006 performance of Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers.

And Then They Came For Me: Remembering The World Of Anne Frank

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 2002 performance of And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank by James Still.

Arsenic And Old Lace

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2003 performance of Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring.

Arsenic and Old Lace is the story about the Brewsters, an insane homicidal family, and the one sane member, Mortimer Brewster, who must decide whether or not to go through with his promise to marry the woman he loves, Elaine Harper, who lives next door.

Arsenic And Old Lace

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2003 performance of Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring.

The Miracle Worker

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 2002 performance of The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.

The Miracle Worker is based on the autobiography of Helen Keller.

Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Jason Vaughan, Cate Weeks

Inside UNLV

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The Royal Family

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2002 performance of The Royal Family by _George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber

Peter Pan

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2002 performance of Peter Pan.

Peter Pan

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2002 performance of Peter Pan based on the play by J. M. Barrie with music by Jule Styne, Mark Charlap, and Trude Rittmann, and lyrics by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Carolyn Leigh.

Peter Pan tells the story of the Darling children, Wendy, John, and Michael, and their adventures with Peter Pan, the boy who never grows older and lives in the fantastical land of Neverland.

And It Came To Pass

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 2001 performance of “And It Came to Pass”. Text by Dr. Ralph A. Wilson, adapted and directed by Dr. Oliver Hubbard.

“And It Came to Pass” is an ensemble presentation of the Nativity story.

The Boys Next Door

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The poster for Taylor University’s Spring 2001 performance of The Boys Next Door by Tom Griffin.

Set in the Boston Area, The Boys Next Door tells the story of four men with various mental disabilities living in a group home by sharing brief vignettes about their lives.

She Stoops To Conquer

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2000 performance of She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith.

Marvin’S Room

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2000 performance of Marvin’s Room by Scott McPherson.

Aha! Vivat Homo Sapiens, Agnieszka Taborska, James Bewley, Szymon Bojko, Conrad Armstrong, Vincent Balistrieri, Heidi Bochain, Sarah Brown, Vale Bruck, Lily Burickson, Marin De Charette, Sarah Dungan, Edie Faig, Matthew Fairbank, Amy Feldman, Jon Fernandez, Hal Forsstrom, Andrea Hackman, Leon Imas, Sherman Kew, Lara Kurtaman, Bri Mcdonnell, Lauren Nassef, Jesse M. Ragan, Allen Spetnagel, Adam Stanforth, Jenny Vovolvski, Ariana White, Chris Yates

Programs

Program for the twelfth and final annual RISD Cabaret held in the Cellar at the top of the Waterman Building. View the Performance Recording.

An Intercultural Play, Donna Lee Mcclung

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The purpose of this project was to write a play that could be used as a teaching tool for addressing multicultural issues in educational curricula. The literature review suggests that dramatic activities can be effective teaching strategies to address multicultural and diversity issues. The one-act play, Irene, is set in a middle-class American neighborhood and focuses on the conflict within a broken home.

“…And A Child Shall Lead Them”

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1999 performance of “…And a Child Shall Lead Them”.

Alice In Wonderland

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1999 performance of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

The Last Night Of Ballyhoo

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1999 performance of The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry.

Astonish Me! Recalling The Cabaret Spirit, Agnieszka Taborska, Dawn Danby, Ian Freeman, Eric Urban, Hyun Hee Cho, Marin De Charette, Matthew Cottam, Carolyn Gehrig, Matthew Heitel, Aimee Estilow, Sarah Rundlett, Robert Van Varick, Issak Tobin, Antoine Revoy, Lee Savage, Erica Wolf, Kevin Lang, Allison Brabee, Hyun-Suk Kim, Helen Lee, Marco Cimatti, Nicholas Fuhrer

Programs

Program for the 1999 RISD Wintersessoin Cabaret intiated by the "Image and Word" class in collaboration with students of RISD Cabaret 1998 and held at AS220. The presentation was conceived and performed in homage and celebration of past RISD Cabaret shows 1987-1998. Graphic Design: Ron Winter, Ji-Ho Sohn and Eric Urban.

Into The Woods

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1999 performance of Into the Woods music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.

“The Butler Did It”

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1998 performance of “The Butler Did It” by Tim Kelly.

A Midsummer Night’S Dream

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1998 performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.

The Cabaret Of Dead Souls: Harvesting Russian History, Agnieszka Taborska, Jake Mahaffy, Szymon Bojko, Gella Alhassid, So-Hee Cheong, Matthew Cottam, Dawn Danby, Lorreine Fedor, Andrew Gardner, Carl Henschel, Michael Hoard, Kevin Lang, Eric Leichner, Michael Libby, April Lin, Pia Restina, Markus Reyes, James Sanders, Nicholas Scappaticci, Brett Shagen, Michael Shih, Aika Tong, Araby Williams

Programs

Program for the eleventh annual RISD Cabaret held in the Cellar at the top of the Waterman Building. Graphic design: Mia Moran, Matt Murphy, James Wynn and Katia Popova.View the Performance Recording.

All My Sons

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1998 performance of All My Sons by Arthur Miller.

To Narnia And Beyond

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1997 Advanced Oral Interpretation Class’s performance of To Narnia and Beyond adapted by Oliver Hubbard.

Shadowlands

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1997 performance of Shadowlands by William Nicholson.