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“…And A Child Shall Lead Them”

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1999 performance of “…And a Child Shall Lead Them”.

Alice In Wonderland

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1999 performance of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

The Last Night Of Ballyhoo

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1999 performance of The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry.

Into The Woods

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1999 performance of Into the Woods music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.

“The Butler Did It”

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1998 performance of “The Butler Did It” by Tim Kelly.

A Midsummer Night’S Dream

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1998 performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.

All My Sons

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1998 performance of All My Sons by Arthur Miller.

To Narnia And Beyond

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1997 Advanced Oral Interpretation Class’s performance of To Narnia and Beyond adapted by Oliver Hubbard.

Shadowlands

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1997 performance of Shadowlands by William Nicholson.

The Great All-American Disaster Musical

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1997 performance of The Great All-American Disaster Musical book by Tim Kelly and music and lyrics by Jack Sharkey.

Antigone

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1997 performance of Antigone by Jean Anouilh.

Stefanie Hero

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1996 performance of Stefanie Hero by Mark Medoff.

Stefanie Hero is the story of a princess who is suddenly forced to take charge of her kingdom and family and battle the evil facing her.

The Imaginary Invalid

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1996 performance of The Imaginary Invalid by Moliere.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1996 performance of The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Pauline Phelps adapted from the novel by Edward Eggleston.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster tells the story of a man named Ralph Hartsook who travels to a rural town in Indiana as its new schoolmaster. Set after the Civil War, the story is know for its accurate and specific use of the rural Indiana dialect at the time.

The World Of Carl Sandburg

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1995 Advanced Oral Interpretation Class’s performance of The World of Carl Sandburg by Norman Corwin.

A Lincoln In Illinois

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1995 performance of A Lincoln in Illinois by Robert Sherwood.

Lost In Yonkers

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1995 performance of Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon.

Lost in Yonkers tells the story of brothers Jay and Arty who are sent to live in Brooklyn with their relatives while their father goes off to work to pay off the medical bills of their recently deceased mother. Set in 1942, the play follows their new life and their attempt to acquire (through various means) the money their father needs to bring him back.

Big River

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1994 performance of Big River music and lyrics by Roger Miller, book by William Hauptman.

Steel Magnolias

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1994 performance of Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling.

Steel Magnolias is the story of a group of women in a small-town, Southern community. It portrays their friendships and how they respond when one of them dies.

Tender Lies

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1994 performance of Tender Lies by Nancy Gilsenan.

Tender Lies tells the story of Arlo Gibson and his boarders, and how he encourages and speaks meaning into them through the use of “Tender lies.”

Lest We Forget

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1993 Advanced Oral Interpretation Class’s performance of Lest We Forget.

Tales From Rogues' Hollow

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1993 performance of Tales from Rogues’ Hollow by J. Gregory Sager.

Tales from Rogues’ Hollow is the story of travelers Leslie and Norman who get lost and visit an old tavern to ask directions. They discover the tavern full of the locals from Rogues’ Hollow eager to share their stories.

Rogues’ Hollow was a coal mining town in Ohio near where the playwright grew up. It was notorious for large the number of outlaws, and is associated with several ghost stories and bits of folklore today.

Charley’S Aunt

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1993 performance of Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas.

Charley’s Aunt is the story of Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate persuaded by two of his friends, Jack and Charley, to impersonate Charley’s aunt so they can spend time with they beaus. Their plan is complicated when an elderly fortune hunter tries to woo the fake aunt and Charley’s real aunt appears.

Death Trap

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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.

To Kill A Mockingbird

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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.

Quilters

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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.

Cosmographicum

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1992 performance of Cosmographicum by Thom Verratti.

Cosmographicum is the story of a frustrated playwright trying to make sense of the life of 17th-century mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler. It is an original play written by former Taylor student Thom Verratti ’90. He graduated from Taylor’s computer science program.

“…Of Things Unseen”

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1991 Advanced Oral Interpretation Class’s performance of …Of Things Unseen adapted by Oliver Hubbard.

Sarcophagus

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1991 performance of Sarcophagus by Vladimir Gubaryev.

Sarcophagus is an exploration of the Chernobyl Disaster, a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat, Ukraine. The play takes place in the Institute of Radiation Safety, near Moscow, immediately following the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.

The Matchmaker

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The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1991 performance of The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder.

Before the world fell in love with "Hello, Dolly!", Thornton Wilder’s uproarious play "The Matchmaker" introduced Ms. Dolly Gallagher Levi: a cunning, crafty, and thoroughly modern woman who knows a good catch when she sees one. When the wealthy Horace Vandergelder hires matchmaker Ms. Levi to find him a wife, Dolly doesn't need to look far to find his perfect mate. While Dolly is “arranging things” for Mr. Vandergelder, the young, hopeless romantics of Yonkers reap the rewards of Dolly’s generosity.