1 HE UNIVERSITY THEATRE PRESENTS INDIANS

by ARTHUR KOPIT

March 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, II, 12

The old men say the eanh only endures. You spoke truly. You are nght. - Sioux Chant

"They made us many promases, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they took it." -Chief Red Cloud, Oglala Sioux INDIANS

The Pia r Directed by GLENN CA~NON

Scene Dec;ign by RICHARD MASON Costume Design by SANDRA FINNEY Lighting Design by GARY TOYA~A Technical Direction b) MARK BOYD

THE CAST

fhe \loicc ...... , ...... ~:...... David Johnson ...... , ...... , ...... Michael Kolba Sitting Bull ...... ~ ... : ...... Robert Vaillancourt Senator Logan ...... Gary Yost Senator Dawes ...... -:·...... ~ ...... Don Boardman Senator Morgan ...... Paul Larson John Grass ...... Jim Benton Spotted 'I'ail ...... Nick LaFratta Interpre-ter ...... Rod Pinks Grand Duke Alexis ...... Lee Lowell Ned Buntline ...... f\,falcolm Jones Geronirno ...... Robert Batts \'\'hite floust> Vsht.•r ...... Gordon Williams Old l 'imt: President ...... David Johnson First Lady ...... Pamela Chong \Vild Bill f{i ckok ...... , ...... 1\lan Zimrnerman Teskanjavila (Paula Monduli) ...... Deborah Rayson Uncas, Evil Pawm•c Chief (Gunthar Hookman) ...... Lee Lowell Annie Oaklcr ...... Joan Gossett Chief Joseph ...... Lt.•igh Nakamoto Billy 'l'he Kid ...... , ...... Stephen Kurtz Jesse jan1es ...... Jack Butler Three Saloon Girls ...... Gail Laxalt, Jan Nomura, Diana Berger Col. Forsyth ...... Michael Cowell Lieutenant ...... Nick Eyre First Reporter ...... janles rhompson Second Reporrer ...... Glen Bradd Trail Soldiers ...... Gordon Williams, "lick Eyre Co\\boys and Roughridt•rs ...... Stephen Kurt7., Jack Butler, Jame' Thompson, Chuck Myers, Mike Cowell, Glen Bradd, Bennie Atkinson, Da\-id Mattison, Tom Jone~ . Mike Frazee Indian...... Edward Baxa, Morris Miyagi, Rodne} Chang. l\aomi Ogino, Robert Batts, Nick LaFratta, Leigh ~akamoto, Luana Ahina, George Crowl. Kaleiwa Kaahca, Katherine Kuroda, Charlec; Prado

The Sun Dance dwreographed by Robert Batts

Th' play is in two arts, w1th a ten-minu/1' intrrmiiSion. PRODUcriON STAPP Assistant to the Director - Jonny Sullivan Stage Manager- Rod Pinks Lights - Greg Darr, Carol Franklin, Stuart Fujiyoshi, Christian Heidmann, Warren Helms, Karen Hunt, Mary Mayo, james Takahashi Sound - Richard Shimizu Costume Crew - May Akamine, Chang-soon Byun, Luella Costello, Lili Dorton, Katya Fairbanks, june French, Anton Haas, Claire Hamasu, Linda Leua, Joan Machemer, Andie Siegel, Ann Steinmiller, Kathy Thomsen Technicians- Min-sao Ahn, Mel Cobb, Donald Kozono, William Saylor, Gary Toyama, James Utterback, Elizabeth Wichmann, with the assistance of Jim Benton, Alan Zim­ merman, Kaleiwa Kaahea Photography - Francis Haar Publicity - Les Miller House ~anagers- Farouk Wang assisted by Linda Arakak1.Jim Farmer, Toni Harada, Carole Ann Hee, Mike King, Patti Najita, Ann Nishiguchi, Alberta Nobu, Calvin Onaga, Wendy Osumi, Vicki Throp , '· Box OffiCe - Robert Cambra, Patricia Morita, CeZ:ilia Pedit, Scott Satterfield, Irvin Tsumoto _ Ushers - Chaminade Theatre Group. Farrington H.S. Reception Committee, Iaiani Drama Group, McKinley H.S. Theatre Group, Punahou Playmakers, Roosevelt H.S. Drama Society, Star of the Sea Speedra DBPARTIIBNT OJ' DRAMA AND TBBATRB FACULTY- Earle Ernst, chairman: Mark Boyd, Glenn Cannon, Dennis Carroll, Sandra Finney, Betty jones, Terence Knapp. Edward Langhans, Fritz Ludin, Richard Ma110n, Tamara Miller, Yasuki Sasa, joel Trapido, Daniel S. P. Yang STAFF- Arthur Caldeira, Takeo Miji, Nancy Takei GRADUATE ASSISTANTS- Min-sao Ahn, Robert Batts, Holly Catchings, Mel Cobb, Paul Cravath, Anton Haas, Tomas Hernandez, Donald Kozono, Antonio Mabesa, Les Miller, James Priebe, William Saylor, Gary Toyama, James Utterback, Elizabeth Wichmann TECHNICAL TRAINEES - Chang-soon Byun, Felix Duque, Hai-lung Huang, Noboyushi Tomita, Chung-ho Wang, Emiko Yoshida ACKNOWLEDGMENTS- This performance is presented through special arrange­ ment with METROMEDIA ON STAGE, A Division of METROMEDIA MUSIC, INC., 1700 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019

COlliNG BVBNT8 March 24, 25, 26, 27, S 1, and April I ...... THE CHALK GARDEN* April IS, 14, 15, 16 ...... PHAEDRA (Lab Theatre) April 21, 22, 2S, 28, 29 ...... SPRING DANCE CONCERT April 24 ...... SHAKESPEARE BIRTHDAY SHOW May 4, 5, 6 ...... ASIAN ONE-ACTS (Lab Theatre) •Dw 1D ~mfurunt rimMul4ntts, dtt U"ivmi~J Tltlatre rtf"IJ 1D CllltiOUIIU 1/w ~~ of}14" Cltdrt.l's U'/ A U'/ (Beollly Mt~tJ Beollly). E"itl BopDid's THE CHALK GARDEN will illaJ 0rt dtt diJUs ,;p..u, sc~ ftw U'l A U'/.

NOTICE - Smoking is not allowed in 1M auditorium nor ""9 plwlographs or r«ordings be Made during 1M pnj(Wfft(Jru:t. CHRONOLOGY FOR A WILD WB8T HERO: ... ~ . Eve nt~ upon which this play is loosely based. ,...... " 1846 William F. Cody born in Le Claire, Iowa, on February 26. 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. • 1866 surrenders. Civil Rights Bill passed giving equal rights to all persons born in U.S. (except Indians). 1868 George C. Custer arrives on the frontier; he hires 22 year old William Cody as scout. Cody later accepts employment to provide food for railroad workers; kills 4,280 buffaloes. Receives nickname "Buffalo Bill." 1869 Buffaw BiU, the King of 1M Burder Mm, a by Ned Buntline, makes Buffalo Bill a national hero. 1872 Expedition west in honor of Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, Buffalo Bill as guide. 1876 Battle at the Little Big Horn; Custer killed. 1877 Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Tribe surrenders. 1878 Buffalo Bill plays himself in SC()uts of the Plains, a play by Ned Buntline. 1879 joins Buffalo Bill on the stage. 1883 Sitting Bull surrenders, is sent to Standing Rock Reservation. 1883 "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show" gives frrst performance, is great success. 1885 Sitting Bull allowed to join Wild West Show, tours with company for a year. 1886 United States Commission visits Standing Rock Reservation to "investigate Indian grievances." ,•' 1890 Sitting Bull assassinated, December 15. 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre, December 25 . • • • • • •

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