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Tobacco Road, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1976 Summer Theatre

In desolate farm country in Georgia, the profitable tobacco crop has given way to cotton plantations, but poor planting practices have depleted the soil. The Lester family were once sharecroppers, but are now poverty-stricken and unable to cope with the bleak life they face.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Road_(play)

The Music Man, Little Theatre On The Square

1976 Programs

No abstract provided.

1976 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.

Showboat, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975-1976 Season

When it comes to music on the Mississippi river, the Cotton Blossom show boat is the place to go. When musical main attraction Julie Laverne and her husband are suddenly forced to leave the show, Cotton Blossom owner Andy Hawks' own daughter, Magnolia, takes center stage. She soon falls madly in love with roguish gambler Gaylord Ravenal, and the two leave the Cotton Blossom on a honeymoon -- only to enter into a tumultuous marriage.

Three Goats And A Blanket, Little Theatre On The Square

1976 Programs

No abstract provided.

No Exit

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1976 performance of No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartés. In French the term is the equivalent of the legal term “in camera”, which refers to a private discussion behind closed doors.

No Exit is the story of three strangers set in a nicely furnished room in Hell, where they are set to torment each other through their perceptions of their fellow prisoners.

Blithe Spirit, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975-1976 Season

Skeptical novelist Charles Condomine invites self-proclaimed medium Madame Arcati to his home for a séance, hoping to gather material for a new book. When the hapless psychic accidentally summons the spirit of Condomine's late wife, Elvira, his home and life are quickly turned into a shambles as his wife's ghost torments both himself and his new bride, Ruth.

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 …

Vitruvian Influence In The Design Of The Fortune Theatre, 1600-1621, James Boyd Crawford

English Theses & Dissertations

Scholars of the English Renaissance generally agree that the various elements of the London public theatres evolved from traditions of medieval stagecraft. It is commonly thought that there was no regular basis of design in the London playhouses and that the theatres were thereby uniquely English in construction. Recent research, however, suggests an alternate theory of the origin and development of the Elizabethan stage: that at least two prominent playhouses, the Globe and the Fortune, were essentially classical, displaying elements of design outlined by the Roman architect and writer, Vitruvius. A reconstruction of the Fortune presented in this study illustrates …

The Magistrate

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1976 performance of The Magistrate by Arthur Pinero.

The Magistrate is the story of a respectable magistrate who ends up entangled in a series of events that almost result in a public scandal.

Program For The Stage Production Richard Iii, Protheatre Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the ProTheatre of Ursinus College's production of "Richard III," held March 1 to March 6, 1976 in the Bearpit theater. It includes information regarding the casting and production crew.

Hamlet (1976), Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975-1976 Season

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is home from school to mourn the death of his father, King Hamlet, who has died two months earlier. Hamlet is disgusted by the marriage of his newly widowed mother, Queen Gertrude, to his Uncle, King Hamlet's brother, Claudius, who now has the throne. https://www.hartfordstage.org/stagenotes/hamlet/synopsis

Theatre Programs In Ohio High Schools: A Survey, Abe J. Bassett

Theatre Faculty Publications

In the Spring of 1975, the Board of Directors of the Ohio Theatre Alliance expressed concern about the quality and quantity of theatre programs in Ohio high schools. Wanting to become involved in helping high school theatre programs, but realizing they lacked data upon which meaningful action could be based, the Board directed that a survey (of the status) of Ohio high school theatre programs be undertaken. The author was charged with that responsibility and this report-- an attempt to quantitatively describe the state of theatre programs in Ohio high schools in the 1975-1976 academic year--is a result of that …

Sleuth, Little Theatre On The Square

1975 Programs

No abstract provided.

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

Aladdin And His Wonderful Lamp, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975-1976 Season

No abstract provided.

Program For The Stage Production An Evening Of One Acts, Protheatre Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the ProTheatre of Ursinus College's production of "An Evening of One Acts", held November 14 and November 15, 1975 in the Bearpit theater. It includes information regarding the three productions "Ubu Roi", "Doreen", and "Not Enough Rope".

The Matchmaker, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975-1976 Season

Yonkers store-owner Horace Vandergelder refuses to allow his niece, Ermengarde, to marry Ambrose Kemper. He informs Ambrose that he is sending his niece away to stay with a friend, but Ambrose easily learns that she will be in New York City and plans to follow her there. Meanwhile, Horace has arranged for a matchmaker to find a wife for himself. https://www.bard.org/study-guides/synopsis-the-matchmaker

The Roar Of The Greasepaint ̶ The Smell Of The Crowd

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1975 performance of The Roar of Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.

The Roar of Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd is an allegorical exploration of the status quo between the upper and lower classes in 1960s British society through the lens of characters Sir and Cocky.

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"

Torch Bearers, Little Theatre On The Square

1975 Programs

No abstract provided.

The Sound Of Music, Little Theatre On The Square

1975 Programs

No abstract provided.

My Fair Lady, Little Theatre On The Square

1975 Programs

No abstract provided.

Don't Drink The Water, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975 Summer Theatre

Don't Drink the Water is a comedy play written by Woody Allen. Written and set in The '60s, the play bases itself around the Cold War. In an unnamed European country behind the Iron Curtain, the American Ambassador must leave the Embassy for business. In his absence he places his incompetent son Axel Magee in charge. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Theatre/DontDrinkTheWater

The Liar, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975 Summer Theatre

Géronte, Dorante's father, announces to his son that he has found a girl for him to marry (Clarice). ... After more fabrications and complications (Dorante revealing that his "wife" is pregnant), Géronte is infuriated to discover that he was lied to; Dorante eventually tells the truth and the plot is resolved happily. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Liar_(Corneille_play)

Move Over Mrs. Markham, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1975 Summer Theatre

Philip Markham, a publisher of children’s books, is asked by his business partner, Henry Lodge, if he can borrow the flat for the evening to gallivant with his latest girlfriend. As Philip and his wife will be out, he reluctantly agrees. At the same time, Joanna Markham is being persuaded by Linda Lodge to let her borrow the empty flat in order to entertain her lover. What nobody knows is that the interior designer who has been decorating the flat for the past three months has decided that this is the night that he and the au pair girl will …

Jesus Christ Superstar, Little Theatre On The Square

1975 Programs

No abstract provided.