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Mary Moody Northen Theatre Mary Moody Northen Theatre by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse .a.. StEDWARDS UNIVERSI1Y A USTIN • TEX A S OCTOBER 2-14 UNIVERSITY THEATRE FACULTY AND STAFF Dean of Humanities . ....... ..... .. .. ... Marsha Kinsey, Associate Professor 1920 So. Congress Ave. Artistic Director ... .. ... .. ..... ... Susan Loughran, Associate Professor MAGNOLIA Theatre Business Manager ..... Melba Martinez -Mishler, Assistant Professor 2304 Lake Austin Blvd. Associate Professor .. ...... .... ............ ....... .......... Dr. Chuck Ney Assistant Professor . .... .. .. ..... .. .... .. .. ....... Michael Massey ~=(}\FE Technical Director .. ....... ... ... .. .... .. .... .... .. Gary Van Der Wege Costumer ......... .. ; ...... .. .... ..... Sara Medina-Pape, Adjunct Professor Theatre Secretary . ..... .. ..... ... .. ......... ..... ..... Marvella Pritchett 25% OFF W/COUPON GUEST DIRECTOR One Coupon per Party MICHAEL HARLAN, directed BLACK COMEDY in MMNT's 1990 summer season for which he received an ACOT nomination for Best Director. He is the Associate Artistic Director at Capitol City Playhouse where he has directed HAY FEVER, SOMETHING'S A FOOT, BROAD­ WAY BOUND, THE BOYFRIEND, THE SEAGULL, CLOUD You Are When You Eat 9, BILOXI BLUES, GYPSY, and CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS. At the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, Open 7 days at 7 a.m. he directed MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS and A LIE OF THE MIND . Projects in planning include WILD Close Sun.--Thurs. 10 p.m . HONEY and LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Capitol City Open Late Night Fri.--Sat. til 4 a.m. Playhouse. He is very happy to be back on the St. Edward's University campus this fall and would like to thank the students, faculty, and staff for their warm -~-----------------------------~- welcome . SCENIC/LIGHTING DESIGNER GARY VAN DER WEGE, serves as Technical Director and Designer for the Mary Moody Northen Theatre. This sum­ mer he designed the sets for the MMNT productions of AUSTIN TAXIDERMIST BLACK COMEDY and COUNT DRACULA . Additionally, he appeared in the role of Schuppanzigh in BLACK COM­ Established 1936 EDY. He has been designing and providing technical ser­ Jimmy & Kodie Bird vices for Austin theatre , opera, dance, TV and film for 10 years. He joined the St. Edward 's staff two years ago and L.M. Rathbone has designed the scenery for the MMNT productions of BEYOND THE HORIZON, LOVE BY THE BOLT, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS, and Creators of Lifelike Mounts THE LION IN WINTER. Recent design work in Austin in­ cludes JERRY JEFF WALKER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY at the Paramount Theatre and TEXAS TRIBUTE TO JOHN HEN ­ Hwy. 290 West, 2½ Miles West of Oak Hill RY FAULK also at the Paramount Theatre . Gary has designed for over 50 productions including a midwest touring company of GODSPELL , THE ROAD TO FAME 8739 Hwy. 290 West, Austin, Texas with the cast of TV's FAME, Austin Productions of DOU ­ BLEPLAY, LILITH, ON GOLDEN POND, THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, and the recent I'M NOT RAPPA­ Phone 288-1646 PORT and THE LAST RESORT . He has also worked on the TV and film projects of HONEYSUCKLE ROSE, THE TEXAS RANGERS, LONESOME DOVE, NIGHT GAME and the cult classic THE BETRAYAL OF MINSK. He is cur­ rently pursuing a Masters of Arts in Scene Design at Southwest Texas University. COSTUME DESIGNER SARA MEDINA-PAPE, is a St. Edward's University ad ­ ST. EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY junct faculty and Theatre Costumer . Ms . Medina-Pape holds an MFA in Theatre Costume Design from the Uni­ MARY MOODY NORTHEN THEATRE versity of Texas and a BA in Political Science . She has designed the costumes for the Mary Moody Northen Theatre productions of CHICAGO, LOVE BY THE BOLT, presents ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS, THE NERD , LION IN WINTER, THE UNEXPECTED GUEST, MAN OF MODE, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF , HAY FEVER, THE MIRACLE WORKER , and co-designed ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. She LIFE WITH FATHER has received ACOT nominations in Costume De sign for the productions of MAN OF MODE and HAY FEVER. Other costuming credits include CRACKERJACK , RAGS by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse TO RICHES, BYE-BYE BIRDIE, DRACULA, COSI FAN TUTTE, the KLRN production of NEWSCAST OF THE PAST and the movies BLOOD SIMPLE and NOT FOR YOU . She designed the costumes for the Austin produc­ SCENIC/LIGHTING DESIGNER tions of CINDERELLA MEETS THE WOLF MAN for KIDS ACTING and RED SEA for the Aquafest New Works GARY VAN DER WEGE festival at Live Oak Theatre. This past summer, she designed costumes for MMNT's summerstock produc­ tions of BLACK COMEDY, THE DRUNKARD, and DRAC­ ULA. Prior to her work in theatre costume designing , Sara worked for ten years as a fashion designer/tailor in San COSTUME DESIGNER Antonio and Dallas. SARA MEDINA-PAPE GUEST ARTIST MARK WEBSTER is a native of Minnesota, where he SOUND DESIGNER received his undergraduate training in acting and direct­ ing. He completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in Direct­ PHILIP NOLEN ing at U.T. in 1984, and is presently a doctoral candidate in theatre history and criticism at U.T. Although LIFE WITH FATHER is Mark's first appearance at MMNT, he has acted in a number of Austin productions. He received B. STAGE MANAGERS Iden Payne award nominations for best actor for his STEPHANIE GREBE performances as Brian in JOE EGG, Lenny in THE HOME­ COMING, and Robert in BETRAYAL. Other roles include MELBA MISHLER -captain Scott in TERRA NOVA, Robert in STAGE STRUCK, the Ghost of Christmas Present in A CHRIST­ MAS CAROL (all at Zachary Scott Theatre), Dr. Dorn in THE SEAGULL (Capitol City Playhouse), Banquo in ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MACBETH, Sir Toby Belch in TWELFTH NIGHT (Shake­ DAN APPLEGATE speare in the Park), and Stage Manager in OUR TOWN (U.T.) Mark's directing credits include Orton's LOOT (Southwest Southwest Summer Theatre), Albee's A DELI­ CATE BALANCE (U.T.), and most recently Suzanne Ches­ sire's CHAIN LIGHTNING (Live Oak Theatre) . In addi­ tion to his stage activities, Mark is an Assistant Instruc­ DIRECTED BY tor in the U.T. Drama Department, a consulting editor of THEATRE INSIGHT, and a surgical technician at Seton Medical Center. MICHAEL HARLAN OCTOBER 2-14 LIFE WITH FATHER PRODUCTION STAFF Cast ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ... .. ..... ........ ...... SUSAN LOUGHRAN (In Order of Appearance) THEATRE BUSINESS MANAGER .. .... MELBA MARTINEZ-MISHLER SCENIC & LIGHTING DESIGNER/ ANNIE ................. ... ....... .. ..... GAYNELLE CALDWELL TECHNICAL DIRECTOR . ... ........ .. GARY VAN DER WEGE VINNIE DAY ......... .. ....... ...... ............ DEE DEE FIELDS COSTUME DESIGNER . .. .. .. .. ... ... .. SARA MEDINA-PAPE LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR . .. .... .... .... .. ... .. BRYAN MOSES CLARENCE DAY, JR ... ... .. ......... .......... .. ..... BRENT BODE SOUND BOARD OPERATOR . .. .. ..... ...... .. STEPHANIE GREBE JOHN DAY ............. ...... .. ... ..... J LAURENCE WEIS PROP MISTRESS .... .. .. ..... .......... .. LAURA WALBERG WHITNEY DAY . ........ ..... .... ............... WILL KENNEMER TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS .. .. STEPHANIE GREBE, JAMIE AVERA, HARLAN DAY ... .... .. ......... .. ........... DUSTIN LeBLANC DAN APPLEGATE, KIRK WILLIAMS FATHER .............. ... ......... ................ MARK WEBSTER COSTUME ASSISTANTS . LEONE EICKHOFF, KATIE BLACKWELL, MARGARET ......... .................. CHRISTINE DENNIS ROB PUPELIS, KELLY MEGOWN CORA CARTWRIGHT . .. ..... : .... .. .. .............. MEG HEMMER TICKET OFFICE ASSISTANTS .. .. .. JENNI BREWER, MEG HEMMER, MARY SKINNER ...... ............ .. ........ .. .. GALE WARREN MIKE HAMILTON , AMY LEE PEARSALL, REV. DR. LLOYD . .. .. ............ ... .. ... ..... DAN APPLEGATE GALE WARREN, ANA TORRES DELIA ........... .. ... .... ..... .... ... DIANA GEMBINSKI HOUSE MANAGERS .. .. .. ...... .. ARTS ADMINISTRATION CLASS NORA ............ ............. .. .. ......... LEONE EICKHOFF SET CREW ............. ... .... .. .... .. THEATRE SKILLS I CLASS DR. HUMPHREYS .. .. .. .... .... .. ..................... JIM SLATON COSTUME CONSTRUCTION ... ..... ... .. THEATRE SKILLS II CLASS ARTS ADMINISTRATION INTERN .. .. ...... GAYNELLE CALDWELL MAGGIE ....... .... .. ... ......... ......... JENNIFER O'QUINN UNDERSTUDY FOR FATHER ....... .................. CHARLES NEY SPECIAL THANKS TO: Richard Moreno, STATE HOUSE PRINTING; UNDERSTUDY FOR VINNIE ..... ... ... ......... SUSAN LOUGHRAN THE AUSTIN WEEKLY; ZACHARY SCOTT THEATRE CENTER; AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN; Jim Fletcher; THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE; DOUGHERTY ARTS CENTER. LIFE WITH FATHER is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST SYNOPSIS The entire action takes place in the morning room of the Day house on DAN APPLEGATE (REV. DR. LLOYD) is a Sophomore English Litera­ Madison Avenue, New York City. The time is Spring, late in the 1880's. ture/English writing major who escaped from Cheyenne, Wyoming to attend St. Ed's. Dan has appeared in MMNT productions of THE UNEX­ PECTED GUEST, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, and ANNIE GET ACT ONE )' YOUR GUN. SCENE ONE: Breakfast time. An early morning. j SCENE TWO: Tea time . The same day. BRENT BODE (CLARENCE DAY, JR.) is now a Junior Theatre major. He would like to dedicate this show to his father. "We've had our rough ACT TWO times Dad, but I wouldn't change it for the world. You're the greatest and I love you very much." SCENE ONE: Sunday, after church. A week later. SCENE TWO: Breakfast time. Two days later. GAYNELLE CALDWELL (ANNIE) is a Senior Theatre major from Pas­ cagoula, Mississippi. This is Gaynelle's final appearance on the ACT THREE MMNT stage, where she has appeared in productions of DRACULA, SCENE
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