Theater - 1999-2000

A play by Moises Kaufman

 

Production Staff

Director: Michael Abbott ‘85

Scenic and Lighting Designer: James Gross

Costume Designer: Laura Conners

Stage Manager: Phillip Goldstein '03

 

Cast List

Oscar Wilde: Trevor Fanning ‘00

Lord Alfred Douglas, Narrator 7: Adam Christensen ‘03

Queensbury, Gil, Lockwood, Narrator 8: George Belmore ‘01

Clarke, Others, Narrator 6: Aaron Parks ‘03

Carson, Narrator 5: Johnny Warren ‘03

Narrator 1, Wood, Shaw, Others: Shawn Whistler ‘01

Narrator 2, Atkins, Wright, Others: Nick Ohmer ‘01

Narrator 3, Parker, Harris, Others: Joe Hisch ‘02

Narrator 4, Mavor, Others: Josh Elmore ‘02

Moises Kaufman: Himself

Prof. Marvin Taylor: Himself

 

Production Assistance

Master Electrician: David Hirt '00

Lightboard Operator: James Cloud '03

Soundboard Operators: Brad Law, Chris Laguna

 

Gross Indecency chronicles the arrest, judgment, and sentencing of Oscar Wilde, the most celebrated and notorious playwright and wit of Victorian England.  This provocative theatrical recreation of the trials that toppled Oscar Wilde from his seat at the apex of British art and society features a cast of characters ranging from Queen Victoria to George Bernard Shaw.  Modern historians and journalists travel back and forth in time to comment on Wilde and his contemporaries and raise the ever-burning issues of sexuality, censorship, and the role of the artist in society.  “A dazzling and thought-provoking piece, with a wit and ingenuity that are specifically of the theatre.” –Wall Street Journal

 

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).

A play by Reginald Rose

 

Director: Dwight Watson

Scenic and Lighting Designer: James Gross

Asst. Tech. Director: George Belmore '01

Costume Designer: Laura Conners

Stage Manager: Lee Flater '02

Assistant Stage Manager: Joshua Wilson '03

Assistant to the Director: Andrew Shefter

 

Forman of the Jury: Rodney Pittman

Juror No. Two: Paul Kennedy '02

Juror No. Three: Johnny Warren '03

Juror No. Four: Tywain Parks

Juror No. Five: Adam Christensen '03

Juror No. Six: Jon Conkright '01

Juror No. Seven: Aaron Parks '03

Juror No. Eight: Joe Hisch '02

Juror No. Nine: Tom Nelson '02

Juror No. Ten: George Belmore '01

Juror No. Eleven: Chris Laguna

Juror No. Twelve: Jeremy Palin

Guard: Lee Flater '02

Voice of the Clerk: Joshua Wilson '03

Voice of the Judge: Andrew Shefter

 

Light Board Operator: Josh Wagner '00

Sound Board Operator: Josh Wagner '00

Propsmaster: James Gross

The classic American story of suspense and discovery.  Twelve men of an American jury wrestle with the fate of a young boy accused of killing his father.  The prosecution has presented a mass of circumstantial evidence that makes a guilty decision look certain.  But one man’s reasonable doubts about the way the case has been presented turns the jury room into a sweltering cauldron of self-righteousness, bigotry, and anger.  A meticulously designed jigsaw puzzle, written in 1945, Twelve Angry Men is even more appropriate in today’s climate of hyper-media scrutiny of our judicial system.

 

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).

A play by William Shakespeare

Adapted by L. L. West

 

Production Staff

Director: L.L. West

Assistant Director: George Belmore '01

Scenic Designer: James Gross

Costume Designer: Laura Conners

Original Music: Michael Abbott '85

Stage Manager: James Cloud '03

Assistant Stage Manager: Thomas Meeker '03

 

Cast List

Othello: Johnny Warren '03

Iago: Aaron Parks '03

Cassio: Michael Shannon '00

Montano: Justin Dirig '03

Gratiano: David Hirt  '00

Desdemona: Lydia Crumpacker

Emilia: Betsy Nagel

Bianca: Rhonda Owens

Roderigo: Paul Kennedy '02

Barabantio: J.R. Sherburne

Duke of Venice: David O’Neil '02

Gentlemen, Officers, Attendants: George Belmore '01, Logan Kuhne '03, B.J. Whetstine '01, Katie Coachys, Jason Morales '06, Andrew Kaiser '02

 

Production Assistance

Lightboard Operator: Lee Flater '02

Soundboard Operator: Daniel Christian '05

In Shakespeare’s poetic tragedy Othello, passionate desire unravels into all-consuming madness. The celebrated Moorish general Othello cherishes the high-born Venetian lady Desdemona with a love so great that it should transcend cultural and social differences, but instead it leaves them defenseless before the deadly intrigues of the vengeful Iago. Othello, a great success in Shakespeare’s time, was one of the first plays to be acted after the reopening of the theaters in 1660, and since that time has remained one of the most popular plays of the English stage.

 

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).