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7-7-1987

The Real Thing

Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Productions 1981-1990 at Digital Commons @ Otterbein. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1987 Summer Theatre by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Otterbein. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TheotreGcer With the support of the Ohio Arts Council THE REAL THING by TOM STOPPARD

With Professional Guest Artists KAREN RADCLIFFE as Annie

D MARTYN BOOKWALTER CARTER W. LEWIS Scenic & Lighting Design Director ♦

KATIE ROBBINS Costume Design

JULY 7,8,9. 10, 11. 12. 1987 OTTERBEIN SUMMER THEATRE Otterbein College • Westerville, Ohio Air Conditioned Campus Center Theatre Presents Our 21st Summer Theatre Season with support of the Ohio Arts Council Is There Life After High School? See How They Run June 23-28,30, July 1-3 July 15-19,21-25 (Central Ohio Premiere) Equity guest artists David Graf, who appeared Remember when a half a can of beer made you in last season’s record breaking hit The Foreigner, drunk? When eternal love could be bom during and Kathryn Graf will once again fill the campus sixth-period math? When being popular was a center theatre with non- stop laughter. This hilari­ matter of life or death? Suggested by the Ralph ous farce will find the Grafs galloping in and out Keyes novel of the same name High School is a of an English vicarage with a cockney servant who memorable musical that provides a charming, has seen too many American movies, an old maid funny, touching and likable evening of musical who “touches alcohol for the first time in her life”, theatre. The production will be directed by Robert four men in clergyman suits presenting the problem Hetherington with Craig Johnson serving as musi­ of which is which, and a sedate Bishop aghast at all cal director. Guest artist D Martyn Bookwalter will that is going on around him. This evening of fun for design the scenery and lighting. The costumes will the entire family will be directed by Robert Heth­ be designed by Katie Robbins. erington, with scenic design by David Hammond, The Real Thing costume design by professional guest artist David July 7-12 Robinson and lighting design by professional guest (Central Ohio Premiere) artist D Martyn Bookwalter. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, The Real The Dresser Thing is Tom Stoppard’s most intellectually and July 28-August 2 (Central Ohio Premiere) emotionally engaging comedy to date. This highly One of the most highly acclaimed plays of the entertaining evening of theatre traces the relation­ 1981 Broadway season. The Dresser is an affec­ ship of a famous playwright and his actress wife as tionate, funny, moving portrait of life backstage. they deal with the need to merge “worthy causes” Equity guest artist Michael Hartman returns for his with their art. The professional guest artist team third OST season to play the role of “Sir”, the last that mounted last season’s stunning production of of the great, but dying breed of English actor/ Plenty, actress Karen Radcliffe, director Carter managers. The production team will be made up of Lewis, and scenic and lighting designer D Martyn professional guest artists Dennis Romer, director, Bookwalter, will once again collaborate on The D Martyn Bookwalter, scenic and lighting design, Real Thing. Katie Robbins will design the cos­ David Robinson, costume design. The lighting will tumes. be designed by Rob Johnson.

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" Anne Alexander (assistant Some of Trad’s favorite pasttimes include time off, properties mistress), a BFA de- sleeping and breaking props during productions. sign/technical major from Pen- Beth Burner (assistant music insula, Ohio, returns for her sec- director), is excited to be with ond year with OST. In the past OST for her second season. She ^ V M year, Anne was properties mis- is a junior music education ma­ tress for Noises Off, co-master jor from Zanesville, Ohio. Beth carpenter for The and Crucible, is rehearsal assistant for Opus HHI co-master painter for Frontiers. Zero, a member of Concert Anne has previously worked with Weathervane Com­ Choir and recently was pianist munity Playhouse and Kent State University’s for Otterbein’s production of Porthouse Theatre. Carousel. ^ Diana Blazer (costume shop ' assistant), is a BFA performance Kevin Ford Carty (acting major from Mechanicsburg, company), returns to OST for Ohio and is joining OST for her his second season. A senior first year. During her first year at BFA musical theatre major, Otterbein, Diana was active in Kevin enjoys basketball, good ^ ''^or^hops, portraying Jewel in friends, and rock and roll, not ^ ^ and Jennifer in Appr

Trad Bums (properties master), Jean C. Childers (acting-ap­ hails from Vermilion, Ohio and prentice), originally from Indi­ has just completed his second anapolis, Ind., Jean spent her fall year as a BFA design/technical semester in the University of major. This is his second season Pittsburgh’s Semester at Sea with OST. He has been involved program. She is a BFA perform­ with many productions since his ance major and this summer freshman year including; prop­ marks her stage debut. She likes erties master for Amadeus and to eat ice cream late at night, Carousel and master electrician for Sleeping Beauty. invent bizarre pasta dishes, and read vampire novels. ROIJISII

4 Twenty-First Summer Season Chris Clapp (scene shop assis­ Tim Gregory (acting company), tant), is a junior BFA design/ a native of Cincinnati, returns to technical major spending his OST for his fourth and final sum­ first season with OST. In the past mer. Some of Tim’s past credits year Chris has served as master include Antonio Salieri in painter for Amadeus, master car­ Amadeus, Henry Higgins in My penter for Sleeping Beauty and Fair Lady, Petruchio in Taming master electrician for Frontiers. of the Shrew and John Proctor in He also plays tenor sax in the The Crucible. Tim will spend this Jazz Band and oboe in the Concert Band. Chris wants to coming winter interning with the casting agency of be a lighting designer, but if necessary, will settle for Simon and Kumin in New York. In his spare time, Tim being a scenic designer. enjoys reading, playwriting, playing football, basket­ ball, softball and racquetball and watching the Celtics.

John R. Gutknecht (scene shop Christine Cox (business man­ manager), is a sophomore de­ ager), from Delaware, Ohio is a sign/tech major, originally from 1987 graduate from Otterbein Hinckley, Ohio. John has been and is happy to be spending her 'V living in Barrington, Illinois for third summer with OST. Though the past six years. Prior to com­ Chris is at home backstage and in ing to Otterbein John had been the box office, she has been on­ working in technical theatre in stage in West Side Story, Baby, the Chicago area. This past sea­ Peter Pan, Jacques Brel, as Eliza son, among other things, John was master carpenter for Doolittle in My Fair Lady and most recently as Nettie in Noises Off, props for the Crucible, and master electrician Carousel. for Carousel. This will be his first year with Otterbein Summer Theatre.

Lisa Davidson (acting com­ Rachael E. Harris (acting-ap­ pany), a senior BFA perform­ prentice), is spending her first ance major from Worthington is summer with Otterbein Sununer with us for her second season. Theatre. A freshman BFA per­ Past roles include Belinda in formance major from Worthing­ Noises Off, Nora in Ah! Wilder­ ton, Ohio, Rachael has partici­ ness, Louise in Plenty and Lady pated in various shows ranging Boxington in last year’s My Fair from Harriet in the fall workshop Lady. Lisa will spend her fall production of The Waiting Room quarter interning in New York at Pat McCorkle Casting to mainstage as Belita in Sleeping Beauty and Betty and plans on moving to Chicago to begin her career as an Parris in The Crucible. In her spare time Rachael enjoys actress. camping, hot tea on winter evenings, and beef jerky.

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Otterbein TheatreGoer 5 Todd Alan Kreps (acting-ap­ f? ^25 jji Carousel, serves on the prentice), is from Loveland, Co­ speech team, plays in The lorado and has completed his Westo^^ille Civic Symphony, second year as a BFA perform­ flir ^ worl^hop pro- ance major here at Otterbein (Auctions of Joseph arid the College. This is Todd’s first sea­ Technicolor Dream- son at Otterbein Summer The­ coat as the Narrator and Pirates atre. Some of his roles include of Penzance as Mabel. Bethany Danforth 'm.The Crucible, Ros- \ .X mk is from Canton, Ohio. enburg in Amadeus and Gort in Otterbein Children’s Rich Uhrick (scene shop assis- Theatre production of Sleeping Beauty. Todd enjoys tant). Rich has just finished his skiing, mountain climbing, and Chutes and Ladd^s. fust year at Otterbein, and is Catherine Randazzo (acting ■ Spending his first summer here company), graduated this past ' 9 at OST. He is a design/tech June with a Bachelor of Fine Columbus, Ohio, Arts in performance. This is her and has worked a crew for every third year with OST. She last master was seen as Carrie in Carousel, carpenter for r/z^Cruc/^/g. Rich and has appeared as Dotty in plans to continue in theatre at Otterbein, and even plans Noises Off, Pam in Baby, Anita to design a few of the shows before he graduates. He also in West Side Story, Betty in The enjoys camping and the great outdoors. Foreigner and Tiger Lily in Peter Pan. Originally from Susie Walsh (production assis­ Seven HiUs, Ohio, Catherine will attend Graduate tant), is a design/techmajor from School in California for her Master of Fine Arts degree Barrington, Illinois. Susie has inH acting. She is looking forward to intense work, surmy work^ in both technical and skies, sandy beaches and tanned men. stage management areas. This Ralph E. Scott (acting com- past season she was master elec­ trician for Noises Off, and assis­ 1 I^y)* is excited to be par- j ticipating in his fust year at OST. tant stage manager for Carou- M He has been seen in Amadeus, sel.This is her first OST season. Noises Off, and Carousel, and Scott Willis (acting company), a I V Wm ^ ^ senior in the fall. Ralph native of Ashville, Ohio is a sen­ ■ ; is from Albany, Ohio. He loves ior musical theatre major. This B the Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley past year Scott appeared as and his family. Johann Kilian von Strack in Amadeus, and the Starkeeper in Bethany Smith (box office reservationist), age 20, will Carousel A sports fan, Scott be a junior BA theatre and speech education major. She also enjoys swimming, horse­ has been a box office assistant for two years. Bethany back riding, and nature.

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Grants Dr. Sandra W. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. W. Sidney Green, Eugene H. Pierce, Columbus The Ohio Aits Council Pataskala Columbus Mr. and Mrs. Craig Plessinger, Linda J. Bixby, Columbus Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Grotu, Westerville Corporate Gifts Dennis and Janie Blank, Delaware CoL and Mrs. Robert G. Ernst & Whinney Westerville Dr. and Mrs. David C. Radcliffe, Columbus Ohio Bell Carl and Carol Boehm, Gundlach, Westerville Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Reiner, Fifth Third Bank Westerville Paul and Janet Hammock, Dublin Director Jane Breitmeir, Columbus Columbus Dr. and Mrs. Robert Rcinke, Richard D. Rinehart, Ostrander Jerry and Susan Brown, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Columbus Annabell and C. Kenneth Columbus Hammond, Westerville \Echael and Georgeanne Smith, Westerville Joseph P. Buckley, Columbus Mr. and Mrs. Cyril H. Reuter, Delaware Joanne VanSant, Westerville Mrs. Ivouis Bums, Westerville Hemmdgam, Worthington Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Riggle, Mr. and Mrs. James Burrier, Susan Heathom, Westerville Columbus Star Zanesville Gayle Herried, Columbus Paul Riggle, Columbus Jack M. George, Upper Mrs. Frances Cady, Columbus Ruth and Elliot Hodgdon, Ruth and Paul Riggle, Arlington Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Cq>ek, Westerville Westeville Mr. and Mrs. Ron Musick, Westerville John and Stephanie Hummel, Gcrane Rohner, Westerville Worthington Dr. and Mrs. C.F. Clark, Columbus Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aldon K. Intemoscia, Lancaster Chuck and Kay Jenkins, Rosenstecl, Westerville Columbus Pat Clark, Westerville Westerville Harvey and Jeanne Roshon, Dave, Joyce and Shari Warner, Ruth E. Oark, Columbus Ronald Joies, Westerville Westerville Galloway Mr. and Mrs. David A. Cocuzzi, Virginia Jones, Westerville Mr. and Mrs. C. Crandall Featured Player Westerville Douglas and Ginny Khne, Schaffer, Jr., Dublin Cameron AUen, Columbus Alan and Christy Coupland, Westerville Peggy Shecket, Worthington George Baughman, Upper Arlington Carolyn Kneisly, Delaware IXDUglas R. Smeltz, Columbus Worthington John and Sharon Davis, Paul and Helen Koreckis, Donald and Ruth Smith, Mr. and Mrs. P.E. Blayney, Westerville Columbus Westerville Westerville Nfr. and Mrs. John W. Dawson, Dorothy Landig, Westerville Janet Smith, Qyde Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Columbus Dr. and Mrs. Raimunds P. Pierce F. Snyder, Columbus Corrigan, Columbus Roger Deibel, Galena Langins, Worthington Sara K. Steck, Westerville Edmund and Diane Cox, James and Ruth Dooley, Charles R. Lakin, Columbus Creston Stewart, Worthington Delaware Worthington Milton and Katherine Lesslcr, David and Joanne Stichweh, Dr. Marilyn Day, Margaret Morgan Doone, Columbus Westerville Westerville Westerville Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Litvak, Joanne Stickel, Columbus Michael and Margaret Duffy, Jim and Jan Dunphy, Worthington Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stockton, Westerville Westerville O.I-. Lord, Jr., Westerville Westerville Don Larson, Delaware Kristel Dyer, Columbus Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. John and Barbara Stoddard, Betty and Warren Latimer, Matthew and Sue Ann Easley, Loveland, Powell Westerville Worthington Westerville Mr. and Mrs. Wilbut D.R. Slonebumer, Columbus Beulah Mathers, Columbus Jon Eckert, Delaware McCormick, Jackson Don Stout, Marion Fred McLaughlin, Worthington Mrs. Marcus Eimas, Westerville Mr. and Mrs. James McCuUen, Ronald St. Pierre, Worthington Mr. and Mrs. K. N. Probasco, Carolyn Eisele, Reynoldsburg Columbus Daniel E. Strohccker, Galena Dublin Warren and Pat Emsbeiger, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas Taigett, Westerville Emi and Don Rausch, Westerville MeJunkin, Westerville Richard A. Thomas, Whitehall Marysville Delores Evans, Westerville Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Meek, Mike and Janice Townsley, Mary Saltz, Westerville Mfiss Amy Fenneken, Columbus Westerville Westerville J.H. Williams, MD., Columbus Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fenneken, Carol Milligan, Westerville Rodger and Elisabeth Trac^, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wynd, Columbus C. Oliver Montgomery, Westerville Worthington Eileen Joan Fitzburgh, Columbus Mr. and Mrs. Waid Vance, Worthington Donald J. Moody, Columbus Westerville Cameo Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reming, Jack and Peggy Moreland, Richard Videback, Westerville Jeffrey and Anne Allen, Worthington Westerville Wginia Weaston, Westerville Westerville Judy Forsythe, Columbus Patricia A. Mynster, Columbus Mr. and Mrs. John Wells, Helen S. Anderswi, Gahanna Howard and Ellen Foster, Mary M. Nocks, Westerville Westerville F.S. Bailey, Westerville Westerville Alan E. Norris, Columbus Wayne Richard Williams, Susan and Johnathan Baniak, Mary Carol Freeman, Dennis and Sue Ann Norton, Worthington Columbus Westerville Westerville Barbara Wolfe, Columbus George Bates, Worthington Dr. and Mrs. Francis W. Anthony and Maxine Oldham, Ruth Van Wormcr, Columbus Herbert and Lois Bean, Gallagher, Columbus Westerville Edna and 1 larry 7£ch,Westerville Columbus

Otterbein TheatreGoer 7 Karen Radcliffe

Karen has recently re­ Ms. Radcliffe has done numerous commercials located to Los Angeles and movies for television, includunglle s Not Your after having lived and Son (CBS), The Lone Star Kid (Wonderworks), worked in Dallas for Dallas, The Early Years (CBS), Right To Kill four years. While in (ABC),and has appeared on \he Dallas series for Texas, she performed five consecutive seasons. Before leaving Texas, with both the Dallas Karen worked with Peter Weller and Nancy Allen and Ft. Worth Shake­ in the feature rilm,Robocop, which is scheduled for speare Festivals in Love’s Labour s Lost, Richard release this summer, and co-wrote and starred in III, and As You Like It, with Theatre Three in Sec­ her first screenplay, TnVi/ry, for The Ministry of the ond Threshold, Foxfire, and Quartermaine's Poor in Dallas. Her career continues to grow in Los Terms, with Stage West in The Dining Room and Angeles, having just completed four episodes for What I Did Last Summer, (for which she received Dallas and a feature film entitled D.OA. with awards for the best performance by an actress in Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan for Disney Studios. 1984 & 1985), and last year introduced the role of Karen was so pleased to have been part of last Hilary to American audiences in the U.S. premiere year’s 20th Anniversary season and is delighted to of Simon Gray’s Days at New Arts Theatre. be spending her summer, once again, at Otterbein.

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8 Twenty-First Summer Season Cast MAX Scott Willis CHARLOTTE Catherine Randazzo HENRY Tim Gregory ANNIE Karen Radcliffe BILLY Ralph Scott DEBBIE Jean Childers BRODIE Kevin Carty Act One Scene One “A House of Cards” Scene Two Charlotte and Henry’s Living Room Scene Three Max and Annie’s Living Room Scene Four Henry and Annie’s Living Room Intermission Act Two Scene One Henry and Annie’s Living Room, Two Years Later Scene Two A Moving Train Scene Three Charlotte’s Living Room Scene Four An Empty Stage Scene Five Henry and Annie’s Living Room Scene Six A Non-moving Train Scene Seven Henry and Annie’s Living Room Scene Eight Henry and Annie’s Living Room

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Otterbein Theatregoer 9 Our 21st Summer Season Professional

The following people have agreed in principle to participate in the 21st Otterbein Summer Theatre season. All will have a 30 day out clause in their Guest Artist Contract to allow them to continue to pursue major film or TV opportunities.

Actors the Restless. Los Angeles area theatre credits David Graf’72 returns for his second season include: The Trojan Women, Tartuffe, No Exit, with Otterbein SummerTheatre having played Happy Birthday,Wanda June, and John Ford the title role in last season’s smash hit The Noonan’s recent premiere of Green Mountain Foreigner. David has Just completed filming Fever. Kathryn is looking forward to this Police Academy IV, in which he appears as the summer at Otterbein. gun-toting Tackleberry, and a major role in another feature film, Burnin’ Love. He co- Karen Radcliffe ’80, who is returning to Ot­ starred in the TV series He’s The Mayor last terbein for the second time since graduating in winter, and appeared di^B'ivk 'mlrreconcilable 1980, appeared in a featured role on Dallas Differences, with Ryan O’Neal and Shelley opposite Linda Gray. She continues to work in Long. David will be featured in our production the Fort Worth Shakespeare Festival. During of See How They Run. the past four years she has appeared in over forty commercials and several films, includ­ ing the recent ABC film Right to Kill. She has Michael Hartman ’70 is returning to Otter­ appeared on TV in Last Run starring Robert bein for the third time since graduating in Mitchum. 1970. Previously, he played Treves in The Elephant Man and the father in Ah! Wilder­ Directors ness. He will take on the challenging role of Sir in this season’s closing production of The Carter Lewis ’73 returns this season to stage Dresser. Michael made his Broadway debut in The Real Thing. Mr. Lewis directed last season’s stunning production of Plenty with Sherlock Holmes and continues to be active in regional theatres and national television com­ guest artist Karen Radcliffe. He is a freelance director and playwright and continues to make mercials. his home near San Francisco, California. Since last summer he has directed Painting Kathryn Graf has been a member of the act­ Churches for Players ’ Theatre and My Sister in ing community in Hollywood since 1983, and This House for CATCO. is currently seen on USA Network’s Consum- mer Challenge. Her additional television cred­ Dennis Romer ’71 recently completed play­ its include current appearances on Superior ing the role of Gene Blake on All My Children. Court, Days of Our Lives, and The Young and Other TV appearances include roles on Dy-

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nasty, Mike Hammer, Hotel, and Crazy Like a David Robinson ’78 Fox. For OST, he has directed Whodunnit, Terra Nova, and The Dining Room. This sea­ son he will direct the closing production oiThe Dresser. Designers D. Martyn Bookwalter ’75 is considered one of the best scenic designers in Los Angeles having won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for outstanding scene design for the Carter Lewis '73 third year in a row. He was nominated for an Emmy for Painting Churches, produced for American Television KCET-LA. He returns this season to do the lighting for See How They Run and the scenery and lighting for The Real Thing and Is There Life After High School?. Most recently Mr. Bookwalter did the scenery and lighting for Otterbein’s highly acclaimed production of Noises Off.

David Robinson ’78 continues to be highly Dennis Romer '71 D Martyn Bookwalter '75 successful as a freelance costume designer, working for such diverse groups as: The Colo­ rado Snowmass Repertory Theatre, Caesar’s Palace in Atlantic City, Hanana Rahn’s Mod­ em Dance Company’s New York season, the Atlanta Marriott Marque Hotel, starring Di­ onne Warwick, and his first film. Nightmare Cabaret. He returns to OST for his second season and will design the costumes for See How They Run and The Dresser. Kathryn Graf Karen Radcliffe ’80

Otterbein Theatregoer 11 Production Staff and Crew Executive Producer Charles W. Dodrill Artistic Director Ed Vaughan Sound Coordinator Stephen C. Buckwald Managing Director Tod Wilson Stage Manager Lisa Davidson Technical Director Roger Tackette Assistant to the Director Rachael Harris Business Manager Christine Cox Props Running Crew Box Office Reservationist Bethany Srruth Anne Alexander, Beth Burrier, Rachael Harris Costume Shop Manager Mary Beth Robinson Costume Running Crew Scene Shop Manager John Gutknecht Diana Blazer, Jean Childers, Christine Cox Properties Master Trad A. Burns Light Running Crew Todd Kreps Properties Assistant Anne Alexander Set Construction Company Production Assistant Susie Walsh Acknowledgements Scene Shop Assistant Rich Uhrick Otierbein Summer Theatre wishes to acknowledge the following people and businesses for their contributions to the Scene Shop Assistant Chris Clapp production of Is There Life After High School? Costume Shop Assistant Diana Blazer Mr. Gary Tirey • The Purdy Company Mrs. Chris Brown (Big Walnut High School) Lighting Coordinator Fred Thayer Wright State University

Notes from the Director Love, Sex, Knowledge, Infidelity are certainly four rock solid, it’s not to be touched, it’s not an apple, of the most nebulous, intangible, ill-defined, mis­ a stone, a cat, a door, a lamp, a pocketful of change, interpreted and abused concepts of human behav­ and yet it’s also not a concept, an idea or a theory ior. They overlap, one cancels the other, one de­ floating between realities of infinity, perception, fines another and all are inseparable in their con­ vision, hallucinations, or Hamlet’s ghost—it ex­ gruency. Love makes the world go round. Sex ists, for sure, for real, undeniably in the happiest be­ makes the trip worthwhile. Knowledge is gathered ings in our realm’s realm. It is in jeopardy. It needs like so much lint on the way and Infidelity slices care, preservation, like the whale, the condor, the through the mind of the beholder like a laser big band sound, the Mind Benders, poodle skirts, through a Hallmark card.T/ze Real Thing—^it’s not chivalry, lick-a-made, Gumby, beach movies....

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Otterbhn Theatregoer 13 Otterbein Summer Theatre Staff

Ed Vaughan, Otterbein Theatre faculty mem­ an apprentice, scene shop assistant, acting ber, serves as the Artistic Director of Otterbein company member, director of children’s the­ Summer Theatre for the fifth consecutive atre, and assistant to the producer. Roger has season. recently completed his M.F.A. degree in di­ recting at Lindenwood College in St. Louis, Mo. This summer Mr. Tackette wiU be the Tod Wilson, a 1986 Otterbein graduate from technical director. Gahanna, Ohio joins Otterbein Summer The­ atre for his fourth season. This summer Mr. Robert Hetherington, joins Otterbein Sum­ Wilson will serve as the managing director mer Theatre for his third season having di­ after spending two seasons as business man­ rected productions of Baby, The Good Doctor, ager/assistant producer. He is currently work­ Jacques Brel, and The Foreigner, with David ing on his graduate degree in arts management Graf. This season Bob will once again team at The University of Akron. with David Graf in our third production. See How They Run. He will also direct our opening Chris Cox, a 1987 Otterbein graduate from production of Life After High School. Delaware, Ohio is spending her third summer with Otterbein Summer Theatre as the busi­ David Hammond, returns to Otterbein Sum­ ness manager. Though Chris finds herself at mer Theatre to design the set for the produc­ home backstage, she has been onstage in West tion of See How They Run. Previous Otterbein Side Story, Baby, Peter Pan, Jacques Brel and designs include: Amadeus, Lady House Blues, as Eliza Doolitle in My Fair Lady. TerraNova, and The Elephant Man. David has also designed for Player’s Theater of Colum­ Roger Tackette, is a 1984 graduate of Otter­ bus and the American Contemporary Theatre bein and is returning for his sixth summer Company. He is currently director of theatre at theatre season. In the past he has functioned as Upper Arlington High School.

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14 Twenty-First Summer Season Katie Robbins, Otterbein’s talented costume Stephen C. Buckwald has just completed his designer, joins Otterbein Summer Theatre for first year as an acting/directing instructor in her first season as the costume designer for the Otterbein’s Department of Theatre and Dance, opening two productions of Life After High and recently directed The Crucible. He holds a School and The Real Thing. Ms. Robbins has B.A. degree from Temple University and a just completed her first year as assistant pro­ M.F.A. degree from the University of Con­ fessor in the Otterbein College Department of necticut. Mr. Buckwald is functioning as as­ Theatre and Dance. She holds a B.A. degree sistant Artistic Director and wiU also serve as from San Jose State University and a M.F.A. sound coordinator. degree from Humbolt State University in California. Craig Johnson, Otterbein Music faculty member, joins Otterbein Summer Theatre for Mary Beth Robinson, returns for her fourth the second time. This season he will serve as season with Otterbein Summer Theatre. She musical director of Is There Life After High has just completed an assignment as the cos- School? Mr. Johnson was the musical director mme shop manager at Wittenburg University of the 1984 summer hit. The Fantastiks. and will function as the costume shop manager with Otterbein Summer Theatre for the second straight season.

Fred J..Thayer, Otterbein’s coordinator of design/technology, wiU function as the light­ ing coordinator for all Otterbein Summer Theatre productions. Mr. Thayer’s most re­ cent credits include the scenic and lighting design for Carousel and the lighting tor Sleep­ ing Beauty.

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Otterbein Theatregoer 15 Carter W. Lewis

Carter W. Lewis is a with Otterbein College, Players Theatre, Contem­ 1973 graduate of Olter- porary American Theatre Company, and several bein College who comes local dinner theatres. His directorial credits include to us from San Ansclmo, such memorable productions as Fifth of July, California where he Sleuth, Getting Out, All Over Town, My Sister in works as a freelance This House, and last summer’s acclaimed Otter­ Playwright and Direc­ bein Summer Theatre production of Plenty. In tor. Although he hails 1983 he recieved the Ohio Arts Council Play- from the West Coast he wrighting Fellowship, and in 1984 Mr. Lewis is a familiar face in Co­ became Playwright in Residence at the Marin lumbus, having served Otterbein as both Professor Theatre Company in California. His produced of Theatre and Artisitic Director of Otterbein original works include Till Death Do Us, Fisher- Summer Theatre for two years. In 1979 he became dad, Booknotes, Uprights, and Fatfoot Creek. Resident Director for Players Theatre and later Carter will be returning to our area again this spring turned to freelance directing in the tri-state area. He to direct the Players Theatre production of. And a has over fifty productions to his credit, working Nightingale Sang....

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16 TwEim'-FiRST Summer Season D Martyn Bookwalter

D Martyn Bookwalter newly completed Los Angeles Theatre Center, his (Scenic and Lighting designs include A// My Sons, The Birthday Party, Designer) returns to OST and The Petrified Forest. He also designed The for his second season as a Normal Heart for both the Los Palmas Theatre in guest designer. Last Los Angeles and the Long Wharf Theatre in New summer Martyn de­ Haven, Connecticut; Amadeus and Dracula in signed scenery and lights Alburquerque, New Mexico; And A Nightengale for Jaques Brel and Sang, Amadeus and Hamlet for the Solvang The­ Plenty and during this atre Festival. past winter he also designed scenery and lighting His work at the Los Angeles Music Center’s for Otterbein College Theatre’s highly successful Mark Taper Forum includes Passion Play and production of Noises Off. Cakewalk. As Set Decorator, he assisted Douglas Martyn, who lives and works in California, Schmidt, Production Designer, in tthe designs for recently designed Holy Ghosts for the inaugural Painting Churches and Arthur Kopit’s Wings for season of the San Diego Rep at the Lyceum The­ PBS’ American Playhouse. As Production De­ atre, as well as a world premiere Arsenals, at signer, he created Baby Heaven in Ashford and Studio ArenaTheatre in Buffalo, New York. At the Simpson’s music Babies.

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