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The Village Theatre

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College of Arts and Humanities James K. Johnson, Dean

University Theatre Staff Recipients of Professors Excellence in Fine Arts Awards Clarence P. Blanchette Jerry Eisenhour Sponsored by the John T. Oertling, Chair David Wolski Newton E. Tarble Famjly

Associate Professors Deb Althoff Jennifer Andrews Karen A. Eisenhour Brian Aycock Emily Betz Jean K. Wolski Nicholas Camfield Damen Edwards Caren Evers Bryan Grossbauer Assistant Professors Elisabeth Hartrich Robert Kalmbach Christopher J. Mitchell Theresa Lipinski Jessica Mahrt Robert S. Petersen Michael Papaleo Jennifer Pepsnik Ryan Peternell Scott Podraza Instructors Melissa Reczek Rocco Renda Allison Cameron Stacy Scherf Jeremy Seymour Mary E. Yarbrough Kate Slavinski Kyle Snyders Academic Support Professional Susan Sparacio Miranda Stone J. Sain Shawn Thompson Sarah Vecchio Emilie Weilbacher Christopher Yonke Specialists Joseph L. Allsion Tom Hawk Directed by C.P. Blanchette

Secretary Damita K. Lewis

A Theatre Arts Major is resident at EIU which includes concentrations in performance, design, and literature and directing

A teacher certification option is available. For additional information call (217) 581-3121 or 581-3219 or visit the main office, 300 Lawson Hall

EASTERN ILLNOIS UNIVERSITY THEATRE is a member of the Illinois Theatre Association, The Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Southeastern Theatre Conference, and is a participant in Region III of the American College Theatre Festival.

Visit our website at http://www.eiu.edu/-theatre Warning - gun shots will be fired during the performance. drama by 's Career in Brief Arthur Miller 1915 Born in New York 1937 They too Arise and receive small awards 1944 The Man Who Had All the Luck is produced on Broadway Director ...... Clarence Blanchette 1945 , a novel, is published Scenic Design ...... Clarence Blanchette 1947 All My Sons Is produced and published Costume Design ...... Karen Eisenhour 1949 is produced and published and w ins a Pulitzer Lighting Design ...... David Wolski Makeup Design ...... Karen Eisenhour Prize Sound Design ...... Marissa Tieri*** 1950 An adaptation of An Enemy of the People is produced and published 1953 Is produced and published, soon thereafter attracting the attention of the House Un-American Activities Committee for its thinly-veiled attack on McCarthylsm 1955-6 and are Cast produced and published 1961 Writes the screenplay for his first film, The Misfits Joe Keller ...... Vince Dill* 1964 and are produced and published Kate Keller ...... Leslie McGinnis* 1967 I Don•t Need You Anymore, a collection of short stories, is published Chris Keller ...... Zak Wilson* 1968 is produced and published Ann Deever ...... Tatum Green* George Deever ...... Shaun Leyden 1972 The Creation of the World and Other Business Is produced and Dr. Jim Bayliss ...... Nick Camfield published Sue Bayliss...... Erin Karson* 1974 A musical, Up f rom Paradise is produced and published Frank Lubey ...... Justin Hillstrom 1977 The Archbishops' Ceiling is produced and published Lydia Lubey ...... Amber Wagner* 1980 The American Clerk is produced and published Bertie ...... Rebecka Tharp 1982 Some Kind of Story and Elegy for a Lady are produced and published Act I - 15 minute intermission 1986 Danger: Memory Is produced and published Act II - 15 minute intermission 1987 Clara and I Can't Remember Anything are produced and published 1991 and The Ride down St. Morgan are produced and Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc published 1994 Is produced and published 1998 Mr. Peter's Connection is produced and published *Indicates membership in AJpba Psi Omega, Alpha Alpha Zeta Cast, 2004 A View From the Bridge is published, produced and is currently Honorary Dramatic Society at Eastern Illinois University running in Chicago

**Theatre Arts Scholarship Recipient Arthur Miller and All My Sons

In 1947, Arthur Miller was married to his first wife, Mary Grace Slattery, and had a daughter, Jane (born in 1944). He had been writing mostly radio drama (which he greatly disliked) and had eight or nine commercially unsuccessful plays when he began writing All My Sons. Miller turned down an offer to work as a scriptwriter in 1938 for Twentieth Century Fox to pursue playwriting for the Federal Theater Project in New York City. Several of his works did have positive critical response- he received a Hopwood Award in Drama in 1936 for No Villain and in 1937 for Honors at Dawn and in 1944 he received the Theater Guild National Award for The Man Who Had All the Luck.

All My Sons was loosely based on a true story of a daughter who turned in her father for producing defective bombs during World War II. It incorporates Miller's admitted Marxist feelings about the war, and the character Larry is based partially on his own brother, Kermit. There was a popular controversy over the viability of the plot after it premiered, but it was put to rest after a scandal erupted regarding an Ohio arms factory at which defective weapons were shipped despite safety precautions. ,. Miller's intent was for All My Sons to be performed during the war, but because it took two years l to finish (and involved an additional 700 pages of discarded dialogue), the premiere was not until January 29, 1947, well after the end of World War II. At the time, the play was Miller's self-professed last attempt at stage drama if it failed commercially. His intention was to write an "un-theatrical" and "lbsen-esque" work that reflected his political beliefs at the time. His agent, Kay Broen, introduced him to Elia Kazan as a director (who also later worked with Tennessee Williams). Kazan's push for the play to be produced and demands on the actors combined with Brooks Atkins' promotions led to the success of the play's first production. The original production had a long and successful run, winning a Drama WEARE Critics' Circle Award. COOPERATING Wh~ ,,, IS40t 1m •»•nn lritt arr \lfPflll THE HOME FfiONT PLEDGE

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Technical Staff Emilie Weilbacher Stage Manager ...... D 'd Wolski · · ...... aVI Master El ect nc1an ...... · .... · ... · ...... · ...... · .... · ... · · ...... · ...... · A d Miller The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival™ LBO...... Elizabeth man a Norris ...... XXXVII SBO ...... Rocco Renda*** Presented and Produced by P rope rt1es. Master ...... · ...... · · · ·. · · · .. · · · · ·· · ·· · · · ·· · · ·· · · ·· · · ·· · · ·· · · ·· · · · J . P . * Assistant Costume Designer...... en~~ a~slg The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Costume Shop Supervisor...... Kare~ I S:I~ ou~ Supported in Part by Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor ...... · ...... ·...... ·..... oe ISOn k ...... Tom Haw The Kennedy Center Corporate Fund Scene Sh op Fore man ...... · .. · .... ····· .. ···· .. · .... ·· .... ···· The US Department of Education Delta Airlines Support Staff . M L · ... The National Committee for the Performing Arts Set Construction ...... Garin Jones, Ryne McCorm1ck, CaAseyd c ;m . • Dr. and Mrs. Gerald McNichols Amanda Miller. Elizabeth Norris, Ryan Pe.te~nell, . _n re~ urv1s, Miranda Stone***, Brian Thomas, Marissa T1en, Em1he W~1lbacher · Joe Allison Krystin Conboy, Karen Eisenhour, This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Costume Construction ...... Ni~le Fleming• ,' Traci Hillstrom*, Cari Maher, Ryne (K.CACTF). The aims of this national theatre education program are to identify and promote quality in McCormick, Jenni Passig, Scott Podraza***, Rocco Rend~ college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a . . · ...... Casey Mclain, David Wolski L1ght1ng Execut1on ...... Jenni Passig regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in Costume Running Crew Head ...... _. ... :...... • KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors. playwrights, Costume Running Crew ...... Jenni Passig, Krystin Conboy, Trac1 H1llstrom, CoryRVo~t designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels. Propert1es· R unnmg· Crew ...... Sa in RoccoDennis Malaken a Box Office ...... · .. · ...... · · ...... · · .. · .. · .... · · .. · J • Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for inclusion at the KCACTF regional festival and can also be considered for invitation to the KCACTF national festival at the John Acknowledgements ...... Dr. and Mrs. Lasky, Jean Wolski, F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC in the spring of2005. Simple Things Photography, Four Seasons Garden Center Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the Important Notice: KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college theaters If you are parked at the Laundry next to The Village across the nation. Theatre, you will be towed at your expense. Please move your car. Thank you

-Done in conjunction with THA3500: Special Topics- Dramaturgy FRIENDS OF THE THEATRE A UDIENCE INFORMATION Producer Clarence P. Blanchette Jayne Baii-Sarct MissyBurkc-Marquart Prohibiting of Camera and Recording Food and Beverages: John & Karen Eisenhour E.G. & Lucy Gabbard Glen Gabbard Equipment: Food and beverages are not allowed inside the E.T. Guidoni Frcdd Gun:ccl Grand Ball Costume Photographing and recording of the performance auditorium. Vaughn & Ruth Jaenike James & Wanda Johnson David & Audrey Joms De!Ulis & Deborah Muchmore John T. Oenling Alex & Susan Peck is strictly prohibited. Kevin J. Reed James Romanovich J. Sain Ushers: Bill & Carol Strode Todd & Nate Waddell David & Jean Wolski Pagers, CeU Phone and Watch Alarm Courtesy Ushers are located at the entrance of the theatre. Director Reminder: If you have a question or a problem, please let them know and they will contact the House Manager. If Lloyd Bury Alice C. Stoughton Jim and Patti Stratton Family Electronic signals on watches, phones or pagers Mary Yarbrough you are interested in becoming a member of the should be disconnected before the start of the ushering staff, please call (217) 581-3ll 0 for Associate Director performance. details. Scott & Penny Crawford Blair & Christine Cnota-Lord Robert & Nancy HeMings Roann Kopel Dwain & Pam Naragon Richard & Phyllis Rogers Doctor and Parents Emergency Call Number: Roger & Shere Stoner C. John Tolch Barbara & Michael \Vans Late Seating: Deborah J. Will Please leave your seating locations with your exchanges or sitter and have them call (217) 581- Latecomers will only be seated at a suitable break in the performance. Stage Manager 31 10. Jerry & Jacqueline Bennett Dale & Marilyn Hoots Fire Exit Notice: Group Sales: Crew For information regarding group sales (15 or Michael E. Drake The red lighted "EXIT'' sign nearest your seat is Vie E. Anglin Russ & Polly Claeys more tickets) please call (2 17) 581-3110. Alison L. Eudeikis Barry P. Johnson Laurel B. Thornton the shortest route. In the event of fire or other emergency, please DO NOT RUN-WALK- to the Your support is playing an increasingly important role in funding our program and the quality if affords. A~ appropriations from the nearest exit. Tickets: stale arc cut and inflation continues its dizzy spiral, patron support becomes a necessity. Necessary to our success in supponing a Unpaid reservations will be released fifteen­ service to the community, campu> and region is your volunteer donations. Please take a moment to fill out the attached form with your pledge of check and send it to us. Your generosity is appreciated. No Smoking: minutes before curtain. ------·----·------··------·------·------·------·------No smoking in the auditorium. Smoking is FIDENDSOFTHETHEATRE permitted outside of the theatre building. Membershlp Levels

Producer ...... $175.00 Make checks payable to: ** Theatre Arts Scholarship Recipient Director...... 125.00 Eastern Illinois University Associate Director ...... I 00.00 Stage Manager...... 75.00 Pledge Amount$.____ _ Eastern illinois University Crew ...... 50.00 Distinguished Alumni A ward Recipients Theatre Arts Majors Mail Checks to: University Theatre, 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL 61920-3099 Randall Arney '78, 1981 MAILING LIST AND PLEDGE INFORMATION John Malkovich ex '76, 1992 Name, ______Glen Gabbard '72, 1995 Joan Allen ex '78, 1998 Address.______Outstanding Young Alumnus Award Recipient City______State. ______Zip. _ _ _ _ Theatre Arts Majors Phone,______E-Mail. ______Amelia J. Heape '94, 1999 University Theatre 2004 - 2005 Season of Plays at the Village Theatre

FALL 2004 SPRING 2005 Open Auditions for Open Auditions for Fall Shows Spring Shows 7 p.m. August 30 7 p.m. january 19 University Ball Room 7th Street Underground Everyman 3rd Annual Table Readings 7 p.m. September 16, 17, 18 7 p.m. january 20 2 p.m. September 18 What I Did Last Summer The Fantasticks 7 p.m. February 23, 24, 25, 26 7 p.m. October 13, 14, 15, 16 2:00 p.m. February 27 2 p.m. October 17 Gross Indecency All My Sons The Three Trials of Osc:ar Wilde 7 p.m. November 10, 11, 12, 13 7 p.m. March 29, 30, 31, April 1, 2 2 p.m. November 14 She Stoops to Conquer An Evening of One Acts or The Mistakes of a Night 7 p.m. December 4, 6, 7 7 p.m. April 20, 21, 22, 23 2:00 December 5 2 p.m. April 24 Open Auditions for Tickets available at What I Did Last Summer The Village Theatre Box Offic:e, 7 p.m. December 9 open Monday-Friday, 2 - 6 p.m., 7th Street Underground beginning Monday prior to opening nights and one hour before each performance. *Call 581-3121 for information. Phone 581-3110 Auditions are open to the public. for ticket information & reservations.