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(Williams Theatre) kev to success at ITT I ITT AEROSPACE/COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION FORT WAYNE A LEADING INDIANA HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY The best ideas are the ideas that help people. ITT Nobody Brews The News Like Morning Edition. National Public Radio's Morning Edition is a \iVc celebrate the arts. stimulating blend ofthe ff'r. INDIANA day's most important - MICHIGAN POWEil stories, along with news analysis, sports, business, and features on science and the arts. Drink It In ... This Is Radio News The Way It's Meant To Be Brewed. Monday-Friday 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Fora free program guide, call 423-1629. c::::::::::::==c:====int:::::===~ Klaehn, Fahl &Melton Funeral Homes 420 West Wayne Street 6424 Winchester Road 291/424-1525 Fort Wayne's New Tradition in Funeral Service The School of Fine and Performing Arts Department of Theatre presents a Purdue-Indiana Theatre Mainstage Production (Williams Theatre) of 1 Oh Da.d. , CC( Da.d. Ma.trl\«10. s H.>-llg I r r· ' y, C{}- .tt1 -1-h~ e c,,1cise -I-~ a.n d. .,T' vr1 C:.' eeitn 8c 80.d by Arthur L. Kopit Directed and Choreographed by Larry L. Life Scenic Designer ............................ Craig A. Humphrey Lighting Designer .......................... Jason R. O'Connor Costume Designer ........................... Orene R. Colcord Assistant Director/Stage Manager ............. Vicki Myers April 1994 Oh Dad, Poor Dad... is produced through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., 45 West 25th St., New York, NY 10010-2751. Warning The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside this theatre, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished by ejection, and violations may render the offender liable for money damages. Director's Notes "I really have the feeling that life is nightmarish, that it is painful, unendurable as a bad dream. Just glance around you: wars, catastrophes, disasters, hatreds and persecutions, death awaiting on every side. It is horrible, it is absurd." Eugene Ionesco, Fragments OfA Journal, Trans. Jean Stewart (New York: Grove Press, 1968) Cubism, futurism, surrealism, Dada were all part of the attempt to discover the true nature of existence in a world in which traditional values had disintegrated and from which the light of reason was missing, a world where people were left groping around in the ruins-in the dark. The surrealists looked for a reality beyond or a deeper than the surface reality of external forms. They believed that the artist's vision-the artist's evocative imagination-brought humankind closer to the fundamental truth of existence than did the realists' "slice of life." They used the grotesque, the fantastical, the nonsensical-the stuff of dreams-to liberate the human mind from its dependence upon rational forms and social conventions. Theatre of the Absurd does not use traditional plot structure with conflict and vertical progression. It is not a theatre of events, nor does it attempt logically to describe or explain any philosophical position-this would be a contradiction in terms. It gives its audience an "experience" of the absurd condition. It dethrones verisimilitude and logic to get at a truer reality beneath. One should not ask of absurd theatre, "What is it about?" The question more properly is, "What is the felt experience communicated through rhythms, sounds, and images?" The Absurdists force us to doubt our reality, our traditional and usually abstract values such as love, family, art, science, occupation, education, religion, and so on. These are narrow confines and are rendered meaningless and beyond communicative possibility. In the Theatre of the Absurd laughter is the most convenient relief from living in such fantasy (and perhaps more meaningful than any of the traditional values). As a contemporary man with an acute sense of the absurd, Woody Allen, put it in his movie Sleeper: "Solutions don't work. I believe in sex and death-two experiences that come once in a lifetime." in-the Spo-tli9h-t Featuring our Invited Community Guest Artist Melissa Long The Invited Community Guest Artist Series was created to feature outstanding artists in the Fort Wayne area who have high visibility and a willingness to work patiently and cooperatively as members of acting ensembles. They are people who give generously of their time to both IPFW and numerous community organizations. First and foremost, they must be outstanding role models for our students as disciplined and committed professionals. Melissa Long, currently WPTA-TV 21 Alive news anchor, is the first in the Invited Community Guest Artist Series. Long is a familiar face to Fort Wayne residents. She has been a news anchor for WPTA-TV for 1-1/2 years. Prior to that she was anchor for WKJG-TV for 8 years. Her first appearance on the Purdue-Indiana Theatre stage was in 1983 in Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. She has also appeared in On Broadway and Histoire du Soldat, both Purdue Indiana Theatre collaborations with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Long is a 1976 graduate of Elmhurst High School and received her bachelor's degree in communications from DePauw University in 1980. She serves on the board of directors for the YWCA and Audiences Unlimited, and is a member of Tri Kappa sorority. Long is an associate faculty member in the Department of Theatre and taught Acting for the Camera this past semester. She and her husband David, a city councilman with the 4th District, have two sons, Erik, 2, and Adam, 6. Cast of Characters Madame Rosepettle ......................................... Melissa Long Jonathan .............................................................. Jon Michell Rosalie ........................................................... Beckie Niccum Commodore Roseabove ......................................... John Bell Venus Fly Trap ...................................................Avila Myrice Rosalinda, The Fish ................................... Sarah A. Forbing Head Bellboy ........................................................ Rob Smith Bellboy #1 ......................................................... Mark Snyder Bellboy #2 ............................................................. Tim Amos Bellboy #3 ........................................................... Mike Harris The Blind Piano Player .................................... John Hermes Albert Edward Robinson Rosepettle Ill ............. Mark Snyder Scenes The action takes place in Port Royal, a city somewhere in the Caribbean. The play i~ in two acts. There will be one 15-minute intermission. Production Staff Director ............................................................... Larry L. Life Stage Manager ................................................ Vicki J. Myers Costume Designer ..................................... Orene R. Colcord Scenic Designer ...................................... Craig A. Humphrey Lighting Designer ............................... Jason "Rod" O'Connor Sound Board Operator ..................................... Shane Semler Light Board Operator ......................... Jason "Rod" O'Connor Costume Shop Supervisor ...................... Craig A. Humphrey Sound Designer ..................................... Frank Strzelecki, Jr. Technical Director ....................................... Timothy A. Byers Technical Assistant ..................................... Michael T. Harris Master Carpenter ........................................ Steve Thompson Scenic Artist .................................................... Shane Semler Set Construction and Painting ....................... David Stevens, Michelle Everidge Specialty Prop Designers .... Christine Delaney, Dan Hudson Properties .................................. Shannon Fry, Sarah Snyder Costume Construction ........ Sandra McNeil, Amber Houston, Amy Paliganoff, Marty Kercheval Wardrobe .................................... Sandra McNeil, Pam Wood Make-up Artist ................................................... Shannon Fry Follow Spot Operators .... Amber Houston, Amy Koenemann Furniture courtesy of Pier I Imports Acknowledgements: Brian Wagner, Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, First Presbyterian Theatre, Homestead High School, Bill Carlton of The News Sentinel, Harriet Howard Heithaus of The Journal-Gazette and the generosity of thousands on and off stage ... This is Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Al OS today: The mission of BC/EFA is to mobilize the unique abilities within the entertainment industry to mitigate the suffering of individuals affected by HIV/AIDS.To achieve this, BC/EFA will *ensure direct support to individuals in the entertainment industry affected by HIV/AIDS; * provide assistance to organizations nationwide that directly serve all others affected by HIV/AIDS; *promote international awareness about HIV/AIDS; * provide assistance to support advocacy that affects public policy, education for prevention, and research for a cure of HIV/AIDS; and * generate the funds to fulfili the mission and achieve these goals. You can help by generously responding to the audience appeals and fundraising sales taking place at this performance. For more information on how you can make a further contribution to help people with AIDS, write: Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 165 W. 46th St., #1300, New York, NY 10036 Rodger McFarlane/executive director •Tom Viola/managing director INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE SCHOOL OF FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS SUMMER