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Theater - 1998-1999

The Grapes of Wrath
 
I would like to create a PDF of this program and make it accessible to download.  This program was ahead of its time in complexity and design.  Since the only copy I know of resides in the archives (and I have been busy working in the FAC) I have not accomplished this task yet.  Cody
 
This page is part of an ongoing project to document the history of the theatre productions performed at Wabash College.  If you have information not included on this page, please contact the Theater Department or Professor Dwight Watson (watsond@wabash.edu).
 

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February 24–27, 1999

The Notebook of Trigorin

A play by Tennessee Williams
Freely adapted from Anton Chekhov's The Sea Gull, based on a translation from the Russian by Ann Dunnigan
 
Production Staff
Director: James Fisher
Asst. Director/Dramaturg: Kevin Benson '01
Scenic and Lighting Designer: James Gross
Costume Designer: Laura Conners      
Stage Manager: David Hirt '00
Assistant Stage Manager: Gabriel Duarte
 
Cast List
Medvedenk Aaron Childress '02
Masha: Kim Wagner
Constantine: Trevor Fanning
Yakov: Joshua Elmore '02
Sasha: Tony Goodwyn '00
Ivan: Gabriel Duarte '02
Sorin: George Belmore '01
Trigorin: Michael Abbott '85
Nina: Anna Kathleen Fisher
Polina: Ramona Zachary
Dorn: Nick Ohmer '01
Shamrayev: Ryan Soard '01
Arkadina: Dana Warner Fisher
 
Production Assistance
Lightboard Operator: James Gross
Soundboard Operator: Tony May
Propsmaster: David Hirt '00
Electrician: Peter Robinson
Wig Stylist: Martin Bowman
Understudies: Joshua Elmore '02, Tony Goodwyn '00
 
The Notebook of Trigorin presents a new look at Chekhov's The Sea Gull. Williams' talent for delving into the psyche of a character is greatly exemplified as he takes these famous Chekhov characters and reworks them to suit his own ideals and purpose. Written late in Williams' career, the play was a project that he had wanted to undertake for decades. He had always had emotional connections to Trigorin, and especially Constantine. Williams expressed this desire to those around him at the University of British Columbia, where he had a residency in 1980. The play was slated for performance in October 1981 before Tennessee Williams had written the first word.
 

This page is part of an ongoing project to document the history of the theatre productions performed at Wabash College.  If you have information not included on this page, please contact the Theater Department or Professor Dwight Watson (watsond@wabash.edu).

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Poster

  April 21–24, May 14–15, 1999

The Boys Next Door

A play by Tom Griffin
 
Production Staff
Director: Dwight Watson
Assistant Director: B. J. Whetstine '01
Scenic and Lighting Designer: James Gross
Asst. Technical Director: Ryan Soard '01
Assistant Lighting Designer: David Hirt '01
Costume Designer: Laura Conners
Stage Manager: George Belmore '01
Assistant Stage Manager: Pete Ambrose '99
Dramtaurg: Kevin Benson
 
Cast List
Arnold Wiggins: Trevor Fanning '00
Lucien P. Smith: Joshua Elmore '02
Jack: Nick Ohmer '01
Norman Bulansky: Andrew J. Garcia '02
Barry Klemper: Paul Kennedy '02
Mr. Hedges: Tom Nelson '02
Mr. Fremus: David Hirt '01
Mr. Warren: Brian Confer '00
Sheila: Jolene Long
Clara: Colleen McQuaid
Mr. Klemper: George Belmore '01
Mr. Corbin/Announcer: Alex H. Fletcher '00
Senator Clarke: Michael Shannon '00
 
Production Assistance
Lightboard Operator: Jake Kaminer
Soundboard Operator: B.J. Whetstine '01
Propsmaster: David Coates '99
Asst. Props: Joyce Plew, George Belmore '01
 
The Boys Next Door deals with four mentally disabled men who live in a group home. The play consists of brief vignettes about their lives partially narrated and observed by their caretaker. Though the play is quite humorous in its non-mocking way of dealing with the handicapped men in real situations, it also takes a critical look at how mentally handicapped people are treated and looked at by others.
 

This page is part of an ongoing project to document the history of the theatre productions performed at Wabash College.  If you have information not included on this page, please contact the Theater Department or Professor Dwight Watson (watsond@wabash.edu).

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Scarlet Masque 1999

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