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A Murder Is Announced, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1980 Summer Theatre

Agatha Christie’s gripping new mystery, complete with musty Victorian drawing rooms, multiple arresting suspects, and the dowdy intrepid Miss Marple. This spine tingler will send you spinning through, a maze of clues and keep you guessing till the final thrilling moments.

Otherwise Engaged, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1980 Summer Theatre

Simon’s sole desire is to sip his brandy and listen to Wagner's Parsifal. His solitude is challenged as he parries attacks from a peckish brother, an aggressive seductress, a mysterious visitor and others. His dazzling wit and haunting detachment escalates laughter to an ultimate shocking climax.

The Princess And The Pea And Other Fairy Tales, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1980 Summer Theatre

The Strolling Players performing The Princess and the Pea and other classic fairy tails for the Otterbein College Children's Theatre.

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1980 Summer Theatre

A revival of this bawdy musical hit. It is madcap farce at its best. Based on the Roman play by Plautus this modern adaptation with music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Stephen Sondheim combines the hilarious nonsense of vaudeville with a variety of musical memorables such as Comedy Tonight and Everybody Ought to Have a Maid. Laughs for the entire family!

The Fight Master, July 1980, Vol. 3 Issue 3, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.

Bedroom Farce, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1980 Summer Theatre

Broadway hit comedy about three London couples retiring to the romantic privacy of their own bedrooms. Their loving coupling goes awry when a fourth twosome invades all three beds creating hilarious havoc in a series of marital misunderstandings and inaccurate accusations.

And They Dance Real Slow In Jackson, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1979-1980 Season

In Jackson, a small town in rural Indiana, Elizabeth Ann Willow lives with her father and mother. Crippled at birth with polio, Elizabeth Ann is confined to a wheelchair and must wear leg braces, which cuts her off from the other children and prevents her regular attendance at school. Although she tries to reach out and make friends, Elizabeth Ann is increasingly isolated from and then taunted by the others, whose small-town prejudices are reinforced by a polio scare, of which Elizabeth Ann is a chilling embodiment.

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1980 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 History Of Community Theatre In Anchorage, Alaska, 1946-1976, Robert Pond

Dissertations and Theses

This investigation sets forth the history of community theatre in Anchorage, Alaska and proposes to define a future role direction made necessary with the advent of professional theatre in the community.

By 1976 the Community Theatre movement in Anchorage found itself in direct competition with the professional performing programs for the limited performing space, subsidies, and audience. For the Community Theatre to continue functioning, a re-definition of non-professional theatre in Anchorage had to be found.

Guys & Dolls, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1979-1980 Season

The Department of Music and dance area join us to highlight May Day week activities. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Combine a “floating crap game,” the Save-A-Soul Mission ladies of Times Square with music like “Luck Be a Lady,” “Take Back Your Mink,” “A Bushel and a Peck” and “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat” for one of the best musicals ever! Definitely for the entire family.

The Children's Hour

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1980 performance of The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman.

The Children’s Hour is the story of a manipulative young girl named Mary and how she uses lies and gossip to control and destroy the lives of the two women who run her boarding school.

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

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

By Tennessee Williams

Director Albert Duclos

The Fight Master, April 1980, Vol. 3 Issue 2, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.

Program For The Stage Production Pericles, Prince Of Tyre, Protheatre Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the ProTheatre of Ursinus College's production of "Pericles, Prince of Tyre", held March 24 through 29, 1980, in the Bear Pit. It includes information about the cast and production crew.

The Comedy Of Errors, Otterbein University

1979-1980 Season

One of Shakespeare’s most popular farces! First you take a set of twins; then, you add another. Season lightly with a nagging wife and a bumbling bureaucracy, add plenty of mistaken identity and the resulting comedic confusions and you have an engaging mixture that will provide laughter the entire evening. For the entire family.

Manly Progress, James Koldenhoven

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Hamlet

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1980 performance of Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

Hamlet is the story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark who sets out to avenge his father’s murder at the hands of his uncle, and the tragedy that follows.

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1979-1980 Season

Set in the home of a professor in a small college, an evening of “fun and games with George and Martha” is the shattering and memorable drama that proclaimed Edward Albee one of America’s greatest playwrights. Scorching, scalding, laugh provoking, revealing and completely engrossing theatre at its best.

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

Theatre Programs 1970-1989

By Moliere

Directed by Thomas Power

The Fight Master, January 1980, Vol. 3 Issue 1, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.

Rev. Of Wallensteins Tod By Friedrich Schiller, Staged At The Deutsches Theater Berlin (German Democratic Republic) 1979., William Grange

Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film: Faculty Publications and Creative Activity

Friedo Solter's production of Wallenstein's Death by Friedrich Schiller, with Eberhard Esche in the title role.

Rev. Of Der Rote Hahn By Gerhart Hauptmann, Staged At The Schiller Theater In West Berlin In 1979., William Grange

Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film: Faculty Publications and Creative Activity

Boleslaw Barlog's production of The Red Rooster by Gerhart Hauptmann, featuring well known actor Carl Raddatz.

Free To Be You And Me

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1979 performance of Free to Be… You and Me by Marlo Thomas and Friends.

Free to Be…You and Me is a collection of stories, songs and poems, designed to teach children interdependence, mutual respect, and personal dignity.

Presented by the Advanced Oral Interpretation Class.

New Orleans Ethiopian Theatre, 1973-1979, Synn Claire Banks

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This thesis presents a record of the history of the Ethiopian Theatre from its beginning in 1973 though 1979. It traces and studies the educational validity and essential contributions to the New Orleans community.

The basis for this study is derived mainly from the theatre's organizers, Monroe and Anthony Bean. Together they define the purpose, goals and structure of the Ethiopian Theatre.

The record exhibits the types of activities and productions performed, reviews and coverage by the media, and the community's reactions and support.

It also examines the techniques and methods employed by the directors in the development of believable …

Sleeping Beauty, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1979-1980 Season

The story of a princess cast under a magic spell to sleep for 100 years, who can be awakened only by the kiss of a brave prince. To be presented in a fully staged musical version in Cowan Hall for children of all ages.

Program For The Stage Production Uncommon Women And Others, Protheatre Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the ProTheatre of Ursinus College's production of "Uncommon Women and Others", held November 8 through November 10, 1979. It includes information regarding casting, production crew, and a note written by director Joyce Henry.

The Odd Couple

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1979 performance of The Odd Couple by Neil Simon.

The Odd Couple tells the story of friends Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison and the conflicts caused by their mismatched lifestyles when Felix moves in after being kicked out of his home by his wife.

The Miracle Worker, Otterbein University

1979-1980 Season

The inspiring story of Helen Keller’s miraculous release from the silent world of the blind and deaf through the strong-willed determination of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, is one of the most successful and warmly admired displays of the modern stage. Otterbein’s entry in the American College Theatre Festival. For the entire family.

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 Fight Master, October 1979, Vol. 2 Issue 4, The Society Of American Fight Directors

Fight Master Magazine

No abstract provided.