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Brains, Breakfastfood And Basketball, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

A mysterious murder in three acts presented by the Otterbein Junior Class in 1914.

The Rivals, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

Set in fashionable Bath, The Rivals centers around the complicated relationship between Lydia Languish and Captain Jack Absolute. The Rivals satirizes the social expectations of courtship and marriage among the upper classes, while also exploring themes of honor and the role of women in the eighteenth century.

https://stageagent.com/shows/play/8526/the-rivals

Twelfth Night, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centers on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as Cesario) falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with the Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man. The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion, with plot elements …

The Ulster, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

A farcical comedy in three acts written by Sydney Rosenfeld.

Ingomar The Barbarian, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

The Young Mrs. Winthrop, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

As You Like It, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

We celebrate the best of Shakespeare with laughter...music...dances...romance...comedy at all levels. The story of how the banished Duke, Rosalind, Orlando and others find happiness through love is one of the most delightful of all Shakespearean tales. The wit of the clown, Touchstone, the philosophy of "All the world's a stage...", the music of "It was a lover and his lass...", the earthy needs of the country people, the romantic honesty of young lovers in tune with nature...all can be found in As You Like It.

College Chums, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

A three-act comedy about college life.

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

1907-1958 Productions

In one of the most famous of literary love quadrangles, A Midsummer Night’s Dream tells the tale of Hermia, Demetrius, Lysander, and Helena; four misguided lovers whose journey into the woods lands them in even more trouble, as members of the fairy kingdom decide to use them as veritable pawns in their own love games. Against the backdrop of the wedding of Duke Theseus and Hippolyta, and the fiery battle of wills between the Fairy King and Queen, Oberon and Titania, the four lovers are challenged by magic and trickery to finally work out what love is all about.

https://stageagent.com/shows/play/450/a-midsummer-nights-dream

The Great Umbrella Case, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

A mock trial written by F. E. Chase.

The Rivals, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

An Engaging Position, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

A comedy in two acts by Lewis E. MacBrayne.

As You Like It, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1907-1958 Productions

We celebrate the best of Shakespeare with laughter...music...dances...romance...comedy at all levels. The story of how the banished Duke, Rosalind, Orlando and others find happiness through love is one of the most delightful of all Shakespearean tales. The wit of the clown, Touchstone, the philosophy of "All the world's a stage...", the music of "It was a lover and his lass...", the earthy needs of the country people, the romantic honesty of young lovers in tune with nature...all can be found in As You Like It.