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Death Trap

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1993 performance of Deathtrap by Ira Levin.

Deathtrap is a one set, five character play with two acts. It follows the story of a struggling playwright and his student and their development of a one set, five character play called Deathtrap which mirrors the events happening in the play being performed.

Contemporary Dance Festival Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 1992-1993 Season

Directed by Nancy Salmon

Dimensions: 11" x 17"

All My Sons, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1992-1993 Season

Joe Keller, a successful businessman, lives comfortably with his wife, Kate, and son, Chris, in a suburban American neighborhood. They have only one sadness in their lives – the loss of their other son, Larry, who went missing in World War II. After three years, Kate still clings to the hope that her son is alive. https://www.shmoop.com/all-my-sons/summary.html

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Dinner Theater, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU Theatre & Dance dinner theater program.

A Midsummer Night's Dream Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 1992-1993 Season

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Will Kilroy

Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"

The Cutting Edge, January/February 1993, Vol. 4 Issue 1, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

Everything Sprite Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 1992-1993 Season

Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"

Poster included, dimensions 11" x 17"

Tales from the Warm Gun by Patrick Keefe

Riding the Wild Horse by Aaron Petrovich

Everything Sprite by Steve Williams

Waiting On A Ghost Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 1992-1993 Season

By Steve Williams

Directed by Mary Ellen O'Hara

The Masque Of Beauty And The Beast, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1992-1993 Season

A fanciful tapestry of the theatrical enchantment retelling the ageless fairy tale for audiences of children of all ages, this production is a favorite of college drama programs. Magic is created on all levels in this stunning verse play filled with sprightly dialog, delightful and varied characterizations, and a brilliantly theatrical handling of the story. https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/the-masque-of-beauty-and-the-beast

Program For The Stage Production In Their Own Words: Four Dramatic Works, Protheatre Club

Theater Production Programs

This five-page program details the ProTheatre of Ursinus College's production of "In Their Own Words", held November 12 to 13, 1992, in the Ritter Center. It includes cast, production crew and author information for four student-written plays: "Dinner Time", "After Annabelle", "Sunday Moon", and "The Robin Thomas Theories".

To Kill A Mockingbird

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1992 performance of To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted by Christopher Sergel from Harper Lee’s novel of the same name.

To Kill a Mockingbird follows the story of Jean Louise “Scout” Finch and her personal growth as she observes various instances of injustice, racism, and prejudice in her hometown in the Deep South.

The Cutting Edge, November/December 1992, Vol. 3 Issue 6, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

Lend Me A Tenor, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1992-1993 Season

It is the biggest night in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. The world-famous tenor, Tito Merelli, “Il Stupendo,” is to perform his greatest role, Otello, at the ten-year anniversary gala season opener. https://www.bard.org/study-guides/synopsis-lend-me-a-tenor-the-musical

Open Auditions Poster: Confusions, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Die Fledermaus, And Patterns In Bestiality, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 1992-1993 Season

Poster announcing open auditions for the University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre performances in the fall semester of 1992: Confusions by Alan Ayckborn, A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, and Patterns in Bestiality by Aaron Petrovich.

Dimensions: 11" x 17"

Confusions Program [1992], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 1992-1993 Season

by Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by Jane Bergeron

The Fight Master, Fall 1992, Vol. 15 Issue 2, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.

Confusions Poster, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 1992-1993 Season

By Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by Jane Bergeron

Dimensions: 17" x 11"

1992 - 1993 Season Brochure, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's shows.

The Cutting Edge, September/October 1992, Vol. 3 Issue 5, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

Waiting On A Ghost Program [1992], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 1992-1993 Season

By Steve Williams

Directed by Mary Ellen O'Hara

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

The Passion Of Dracula, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1992 Summer Theatre

Play follows Jonathan Harker, Dr. Seward and Professor Van Helsing on their quest to save the beautiful Wilhelmina from the clutches of a smart and sexy Count Dracula. https://www.theatreinchicago.com/the-passion-of-dracula/2786/

The Heidi Chronicles, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1992 Summer Theatre

The plot follows Heidi Holland from high school in the 1960s to her career as a successful art historian more than twenty years later. The play's main themes deal with the changing role of women during this time period, describing both Heidi's ardent feminism during the 1970s and her eventual sense of betrayal during the 1980s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heidi_Chronicles

Play It Again, Sam, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1992 Summer Theatre

The play is about a recently divorced film magazine writer, Allan Felix, who is trying to restart his romantic life. Eventually he falls in love (and has a brief affair) with Linda, the wife of his best friend, Dick. During the course of the play, he repeatedly seeks advice from the ghost of his idol, Humphrey Bogart, but eventually decides that he needs to be himself rather than imitating Bogart. Telling Linda that the right thing for her to do is to return to her husband, Felix quotes the famous lines that Bogart delivers to Ingrid Bergman in the last …

The Cutting Edge, July/August 1992, Vol. 3 Issue 4, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

Talking With..., Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1991-1992 Season

The play is composed of eleven ten-minute monologues, each featuring a different woman who talks about her life. The play includes the pieces, "Fifteen Minutes," "Scraps," "Clear Glass Marbles," "Audition," "Rodeo," "Twirler," "Lamps," "Handler," "Dragons," "French Fries," and "Marks."

The play deals with the personal ordeals of each of the female characters. Many of them are very touching; a few are even intensely emotional. However, there is also the very comical. Even the funny ones, however, have an underlying depth to them that gives a sensitive insight into each of the characters involved.The ladies cover a wide spectrum of life …

1992 Otterbein Summer Theatre Season Brochure, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's shows.

The Cutting Edge, May/June 1992, Vol. 3 Issue 3, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

Quilters

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1992 performance of Quilters by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, with music and lyrics by Barbara Damashek.

Quilters is a musical of a mother and her six daughters on the American frontier. Through music and quilts they explore the life of a woman from childhood to death.

Into The Woods, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1991-1992 Season

Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Griimm and Charles Perrault fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from "Little Red Riding Hood,", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Rapunzel", and "Cinderella", as well as several others. The musical is tied together by a story involving a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family (the original beginning of The Grimm Brothers' Rapunzel), their interaction with a witch who has …

Strange Snow Program [1992], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 1991-1992 Season

by Steve Metcalf

Directed by Michael Howard