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Theater - 2007-2008

Never the Sinner

October 3–6, 2007

A play by John Logan
 
Production Staff
Director: Dwight Watson
Scenic and Lighting Designer: James Gross
Sound Designer: James Phillips
Costume Designer: Caroline Stine
Stage Manager: Anthony Morton '10
Asst. Stage Manager: Wil Goodrich '09
Dramaturge: Nelson Barre '08
 
Cast List
Nathan Leopold Jr.: Spencer Elliott '10
Richard Loeb: Seth Einterz '11
Robert Crowe: Dustin Foster '09
Clarence Darrow: Kyle Cassidy '08
Reporter 1/Dr. Bowman: Patrick McAlister '10
Reporter 2/Germaine Rheinhardt, Dr. Hulbert: Amina McIntyre
Reporter 3/Sergeant Gortland, Bailiff: Eric Selsemeyer '11
Reporter 4/Dr. White: James Morey '11
 
Production Assistance
Lightboard Operator: Cody Grady '10
Soundboard Operator: Tyler Williams '08
Makeup/Hair Designer: Georgeanna Smith
Wardrobe Head: Clay Zook '10
Stagehand: Jaime Cantu '10
 
Never the Sinner takes place in Chicago, May 21, 1924. Nathan Leopold Jr., age 18, and Robert Loeb, age 19, killed 14-year-old Bobby Franks and were quickly apprehended when Leopold’s glasses were found near the corpse. Clarence Darrow defended them, pleading eloquently against capital punishment. This off-broadway hit explores the complex relationship between Leopold and Loeb with a story set to themes of crime and punishment, the press, the times, humanism, Nietzsche’s philosophy, and the end of the Jazz Age.

The New York Post says, "Great theatre. An excellent and compelling play!"

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).

   

Dramaturgical Notes

Costume Designer's Notes

Photo Album

Poster

Glengarry Glen Ross

February 20-23, 2008

A play by David Mamet
Director: James M. Cherry
Ast. Director/Dramaturg: Nelson Barre '08
Scenic Designer: James Gross
Lighting Designer: Tim Closson '09
Costume Designer: Caroline Stine
Stage Manager: Cody Grady '10
Assistant Stage Manager: Jacob Clough '11


Aaronow - Luke Robbins '11
Levene - Kyle Cassidy '08
Moss - Dustin Foster '09
Williamson - Spencer Elliott '10
Blake - Josué Gutiérrez '11
Roma - Matt Goodrich '09
Lingk - James Morey '11
Baylen - Patrick McAlister '10

 

Light Board and Posters: Tyler Williams '08
Makeup/Hair Designer: Georgeanna Smith
Wardrobe and Stagehand: Clay Zook '10
Stagehand: Rob Fozkos '10


The winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for drama, David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross offers audiences a snake’s-eye view of the real estate business. In that world, knowing the shot, closing the deal, and getting up on the Cadillac board are all that matter. And desperation reigns.

The New York Times’ Ben Brantley wrote "[it] feels like having espresso pumped directly into your bloodstream." Brimming with intense, crackling dialogue, Glengarry Glen Ross reveals the dark underside of the American Dream.

It should be noted that the character of Baylen was played by two different men throughout the run of Glengarry Glen Ross. Patrick McAlister '10 was originally cast in the role. He went through the six weeks of rehearsal and performed the first two nights. Friday afternoon, he had a minor medical emergency that caused him to be unable to perform. Nelson Barre '08 quickly filled in Patrick's shoes. However, the evening of Patrick's illness was also the night Dr. Z chose to take pictures of the production. The image in the photo album with Patrick as Baylen was taken earlier in the week at a dress rehearsal by Jim Amidon.

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).

 

Director's Notes

Dramturgical Notes

Scenic Designer's Notes

Costume Designer's Notes

Photo Album

Poster

 

A Flea in Her Ear

April 16–19, 2008

A play by Georges Feydeau
 
Production Staff
Director: James Phillips
Scenic Designer: James Gross
Lighting Designer: Ryan Koharchik
Costume Designer: Caroline Stine
Stage Manager: Anthony Morton '10
Asst. Stage Manager: Aaron Cantu '11
Dramaturg: Nelson Barre '08
 
Cast List
Etienne: James Morey '11
Antoinette/Eugenie: Aarya Sara Locker
Camille: Spencer Elliott '10
Finache/Baptiste: Patrick McAlister '10
Lucia: Isabel Jaén-Portillo
Raymonde: Mary Whidden
Chandebise/Poche: Matt Goodrich '09
Tournel: Seth Einterz '11
Homenides de Histangua: Jorge Rostro '11
Feraillon: Clay Zook '10
Olympe: Emilie Darbois
Rugby:Christian Krenk '10
 
Production Assistance
Lightboard Operator: Cody Grady '10
Soundboard Operator: Timothy Closson '09
Head of Wardrobe: Jon Hogge '10
Dresser: Rich Fern '10
Make-up Design: Georgeanna Smith
Make-up Application: Katie Zwiener
Hair Design: Katie Zwiener
Stagehand: Rob Fozkos '10
 

After years of wedded bliss, Raymonde Chandibise suspects her suddenly chaste husband Victor of having a mistress. Her best friend, Lucienne, concocts a plot to catch Victor by writing him an anonymous love letter suggesting a meeting at the hotel Coq d’Or.  The plan backfires, though, when Victor assumes the letter was meant for his best friend, Tournel, who has the hots for Raymonde. A Flea in Her Ear is a riotous farce full of slamming doors, mistaken identities, and sexual innuendo.  

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).
 

Dramaturgical Notes  

Costume Designer's Notes

Costume Album

Photo Album #1

Photo Album #2

Poster

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