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Theater - 1989-1990

Julius Caesar October 2–5, 1989 A play by William Shakespeare *Production Staff* Director: Dwight Watson Scenic and Lighting Designer: Rob Hartz Costume Designer: Laura Conners Stage Manager: Roland Edwards-Morin '91 Asst. Stage Manager: Simon A. Bogigian '91 Assistant to the Director: Daniel Lindahl '91 *Cast List* Julius Caesar: Matthew Hanson '91 Marcus Antonius: Christopher D. Miller Marcus Brutus: Charles S. Davis IV '91 Cassius: Kaizaad Kotwal '91 Casca/Volumnius: Charles Patrick Tyndall '92 Trebonius/Clitus: Eric M. Hinsch Ligarius/Lucilius: Joseph F. Longtin Decius Brutus/Cato: Jon Montgomery '93 Metellus Cimber/Varro: Mike Yoder '93 Cinna/Dardanius: Steve Vierk '92 Octavius Caesar: John Deck '92 Lepidus/Servant to Caesar: Darin Prather '93 Cicero/Popilius/Messenger: Dennis J. Vetrovec '91 Artemidorus/Messala: Drew R. Freyman '90 A Soothsayer/China, a poet: John D. Flak '90 Lucius/Strato: Eric Daman Titinius/Servant to Antony: Phillip Hoagland '93 Pindarus/Claudius: Nathan K. Risk '92 Calphurnia: Ensemble Portia: Ensemble *Cast List* Lightboard Operator: Diosdado Gica '90 Master Electricians: John Panozzo '91, Todd Perry Soundboard Operator: Aaron Dziubinskyj '93 Propsmaster: Drew K. Freyman '90 Deck Crew: Corey Braddock '93 Graphics: Laura Conners William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (c.1598), a tragedy of power, assassination and revenge, presents a broad range of historical personalities as complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another. In the opening street scene, Roman commoners gather together to rejoice in Caesar's “triumph over Pompey's blood,” while patricians, fearing Caesar's growing ambition, conspire against him. Cassius leads the intriguers; Casca and Cinna convince the noble Brutus to join the conspiracy and Caesar dies by their swords. The triumph of the conspirators over Caesar is quickly diverted by Mark Antony as he stirs the public to seek out and kill Caesar's assassins. Mark Antony joins forces with Octavius Caesar and Octavius' army triumphs. The swords which Cassius and Brutus use to kill Caesar are the swords which bring about their demise. Last produced at Wabash in 1937. 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).	Program Note Photo Album Poster

*Bus Stop* *November 15–18 and December 2, 1989* A play by William Inge *Production Staff* Director: James Fisher Scenic and Lighting Designer: Rob Hartz Asst. Technical Director/Lighting Designer: Todd Perry Costume Designer: Laura Conners Stage Manager: John Flak '90 Asst. Stage Manager: Dennis J. Vetrovec '91 *Cast List* Elma Duckworth: Nikki Long Grace Hoylard: Ramona Zachary Will Masters: Jon Baker '90 Cherie: Diane Timmerman Dr. Gerald Lyman: Kaizaad Navroze Kotwal '91 Carl: Charles S. Davis '91 Virgil Blessing: John Prince '93 Bo Decker: John Deck '92 *Production Assistance* Props: Drew Freyman '90 Sound: Mike Watkins '90 Master Electrician: John Panozzo '91 Deck Crew: John Crook '91 Graphics: Laura Conners William Inge (1913-1973) was perhaps the definitive American dramatist of the 1950's. His plays Come Back Little Sheba (1950), Picnic (1953), The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1957), and A Loss of Roses (1959) reflected both their era and Inge's sensitive and warm-hearted view of human nature. Bus Stop (1955), one of Inge's best plays, is a meditation on the joys and sorrows of love, mixing both pathos and high-spirited humor to illuminate several troubled relationships. Cherie, an unhappy nightclub singer, is being aggressively pursued by a wild young cowboy, Bo Decker. Cherie and Bo are travelling across Kansas by bus when they are trapped by a blizzard for a long night at Grace's Roadside Diner. The stranded include an alcoholic professor, a middle-aged cowpoke, a high school girl, a bus driver, and the owner of the diner, as well as Cherie and Bo. All of them are forced by circumstances to confront each other and their feelings, with a touching and bittersweet conclusion. This was the first production of an Inge play at Wabash. It should be noted that there are two different programs for the 1989 production of Bus Stop, one for the productions in November and one for the evening in December. This second production ran in conjunction with the inauguration festivities for new Wabash President Sheldon Wettack. The second program was funded by the inauguration committee, which proudly states “A Special Inaugural Performance of Bus Stop” on the front cover. -Cody D. Grady '10 Summer 2008	Poster

Dapple Gray February 21–24, 1990 A play by: Dwight E. Watson *Production Staff* Director: Dwight E. Watson Asst. Director: Diosdado Galan Gica Jr. '90 Scenic and Lighting Designer: Rob Hartz Asst. Lighting Designer: John Panozzo '91 Costume Designer: Laura Conners Stage Manager: Kaizaad Navroze Kotwal '91 *Cast List* Catherine March-Wright: Dana Warner Fisher Paralee March: Jamie Ritchie Watson Charles March Jr.: Brian W. Buckley '91 *Production Assistance* Master Electrician: John Panozzo '91 Lightboard Operator: Eddie Midha Soundboard Operator: John Flak '90 Propsmaster: Drew R. Freyman '90 Asst. Properties: Steve Thibault '92 Graphics: Laura Conners Graphics Assistant: Nolan Calisch It has become a tradition for the Wabash College Theater to produce original stage works written by students, faculty, and recognized writers. Dapple Gray is a new play by Associate Professor of Theater Dwight Watson. Watson's other plays include Eden Creek, staged first at Wabash College in 1986-87 (and since then in several productions), and Diamond City. Dapple Gray takes place on a sunny afternoon in a typical small-town park. Charles and Catherine, brother and sister, have arranged a picnic for their spirited and quick-tempered mother, Paralee March. Charles, thirty-one, is a clerk in a local hardware store, and Catherine, thirty-two, is a first-time mother. Charles and Catherine share special memories of their deceased father (buried in the cemetery next to the park), and they suspect their meddlesome mother's corrupting influence on their lives. The picnic becomes a comic tribunal where the line between parent and child becomes less recognizable. 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).	Photo Album Poster

*Holding Talks* *April 18–21 and May 11–12, 1990* A play by Ola Rotimi *Production Staff* Director: Ola Rotimi Assistant Director: C. Patrick Tyndall '92 Scenic and Lighting Designer: Rob Hartz Costume Designer: Laura Conners Stage Manager: John David Flak '90 Asst. Stage Manager: Jim Bedinger '91 *Cast List* Man: Kaizaad Navroze Kotwal '91 Barber: John A. King Apprentice: Diosdago G. Gica, Jr. '90 Beggar: Steven A. Vierk '92 Boy: Eric G. Daman Reporter: Steven A. Vierk '92 Photographer: Sean Ware '92 Policewoman: Nancy Doemel Radio Announcer's Voice: Joe Emmick '92 *Production Assistance* Lightboard Operator: Roland Edwards-Morin '91 Soundboard Operator: Mike Dotlich '90 Propsmaster: Darin Prather '93 Props Crew: Saunak Basu '92 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 Note Poster