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Six Characters In Search Of An Author Poster [1985], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 1985-1986 Season

Pirandello's modern classic

Dimensions: 11" x 17"

Volpone Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

a free adaptation of Ben Jonson's comedy

Directed by Minor Rootes

Victoria Station & The Dumb Waiter Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

by Harold Pinter

Directed by Craig Foley

Miss Julie Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

by August Strindberg

Directed by Walter Stump

A History Of The American Film Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

(A Musical Romp Through the Movies)

By Christopher Durang

Staged by Minor Rootes

Arsenic & Old Lace Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

By Joseph Kesselring

Directed by Thomas Power

The Army Of Two Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

A one-act musical about the surprising heroism of two young girls in the war of 1812.

Directed and Choreographed by Jeff Toorish

Musical Direction by Susan M. Stevens

Gay Side Story Original Poster, Audacity Theater

Gay Side Story

Poster for original production of GAY SIDE STORY as presented in conjunction with Symposium X at the University of Southern Maine, 1983.

Gay Side Story Original Script, Diane Elze

Gay Side Story

Original script for Gay Side Story

WRITTEN BY

Avis

Diane Elze

Rico Estabrook

John Frank

Dale McCormick

Tony Norton

Cheryl Ring

Chris Thurston

Gay Side Story Scrapbook, Gay Side Story Collection

Gay Side Story

Scrapbook containing photographs and ephemera from original 1983 production of Gay Side Story.

The full playbill can be seen here.

Gay Side Story Playbill, Gay Side Story Collection

Gay Side Story

1983 Playbill for Gay Side Story with forward by John Frank

WRITTEN BY

Avis

Diane Elze

Rico Estabrook

John Frank

Dale McCormick

Tony Norton

Cheryl Ring

Chris Thurston

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO

Leonard Bernstein

Arthur Lawrence

Stephen Sondheim

Phil Spector

Side By Side By Sondheim Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

Directed by Walter R. Stump

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne

Produced on Broadway by Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell

Usm Dance Show Program [1983], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

Choreographed by Nancy Salmon, Craig A. Foley, Lee Caron, Sandra McLellan, Mary Judkins, and Holly Carlson

The Twelfth Night Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 1981-1982 Season

Poster for the University of Southern Maine's production of The Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.

Dimensions: 18" x 24"

The Great American Mail Order Catalogue Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

THE GREAT AMERICAN MAIL ORDER CATALOGUE is a show celebrating that revered American institution, the Sears Roebuck Catalogue, and its comforting, stimulating presence throughout the development of the West. Nostalgic, informative, tuneful and often very funny, it offers a stirring compilation of true Americana. The show is directed by Walter Stump, Chair of the Theatre Department of the University of Southern Maine and recently recipient of the Kennedy Center Medallion for his contribution to collegiate drama.

This show marks the completion of the first decade of theatre interchange between USM and King Alfred's College in Winchester, England, initiated by Walter …

The H.M.S. Pinafore Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Posters 1970 - 1980

Poster for the University of Southern Maine production of the H.M.S. Pinafore.

Book by W. S. Gilbert

Music by Arthur Sullivan

Dimensions: 16" x 22"

The Glass Menagerie Program [1980], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

By Tennessee Williams

Director Albert Duclos

The Imaginary Invalid Program [1980], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

By Moliere

Directed by Thomas Power

The House Of Blue Leaves Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Posters 1970 - 1980

Poster for the University of Southern Maine production of The House of Blue Leaves.

Dimensions: 16" x 22"

The Star Spangled Girl Program, University Of Maine Portland-Gorham

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

Written by Neil Simon

Staging by Minor Rootes

Blood Photo & I Can't Imagine Tomorrow Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Posters 1970 - 1980

Blood Photo

Written by Edward Friedman

Directed by Tony Shalhoub

I Can't Imagine Tomorrow

Written by Tennessee Williams

Directed by Gerald P. O'Connor

Desire Under The Elms Program, University Of Maine Portland-Gorham Theatre Department

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

Written by Eugene O'Neill

Directed by Thomas A. Power

From the program:

Eugene O'Neill was born in 1888 on Broadway in New York City, the son of the popular actor James O'Neill. His early education was obtained at several private schools in New England, with a single year of college at Princeton. During a period of almost 70 years, O'Neill wrote over 25 major . plays. The consensus today is that Desire Under the Elms is the most effective of O'Neill's plays. It has been described as both a domestic tragedy and . a sex tragedy and is distinctly American …

Women Of Troy Program, University Of Maine Portland-Gorham Theatre Department

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

Written by Euripedes

Directed by William Steele

From the program:

The Women of Troy is the third play in a trilogy, the remainder of which has been lost. The play stands on its own as an examination of the tragedy of victory with each of the participants sharing the tragic flaw.

Euripides intended the play as a protest of Athenian policies. First produced in the midst of a long war with Sparta, it holds an obvious reference to the previous year's slaughter of the citizens of Melos, a neutral island, by the Athenian army. The foreboding aura of conclusion that …

Three One-Act Plays: Bringing It All Back Home, Aria Da Capo, And Line Program, University Of Maine Portland-Gorham

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

Three One-Act Plays Presented by Students of the Directing Class

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME
Written byTerrance McNaNally
Directed by Sam Rossi

ARIA da CAPO
Written by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Directed by Deborah Hall

LINE
Written by Israel Horovitz
Directed by Reggie Groff

Two Fifes And A Drum: An Odessey Of American Folk Lore Program, University Of Maine Portland-Gorham

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

A Narrative Anthology Compiled by Jon Giodano and Richard Reade

Staged by Minor Rootes

Presented by the Treehouse Players and the Maine State Bicentennial Commission in cooperation with Ram's Island Dance Center and Langley Associates.

From the program:

In our presentation tonight, we are pleased to bring to you a collection of writings, short stories, and essays all of which are native to this country. In fact, many are the original works of New Englanders who lived during the periods depicted. In dramatic form the works are brought back to life again with the uses of narrative, music and mixed …

Two Fifes And A Drum Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Posters 1970 - 1980

Poster for the University of Southern Maine and Maine Bicentennial Commission production of Two Fifes and a Drum.

Dimensions: 16" x 22"

American College Theatre Festival Viii Program, The American Theatre Association

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

The 1975-1976 New England Regional Festival was presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at Southeastern Massachusetts University in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

The University of Maine Portland-Gorham performed Two Fifes and Drum, staged by Minor Rootes.

Fashion! Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Posters 1970 - 1980

Written by Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt

Directed by Dr. Walter Stump

This show was one of three shows chosen to perform at the New England Regional Theatre Festival held at the University of Connecticut in January of 1975.

Marianne Owen won the New England Irene Ryan Scholarship and went on to compete at the National held at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.

Stop The World I Want To Get Off Program, University Of Maine Portland-Gorham

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

Written by Anthony Newley

Staged by Walter Stump

Music Director Jim Thibodeau

Stop The World I Want To Get Off Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Theatre Posters 1970 - 1980

Poster for the University of Southern Maine production of Stop the World I Want to Get Off.

Dimensions: 16" x 22"