THE fESTIVll..L OPE!:'..'. RDDllCT:f;~''i STAFF .?-V{ Musical Direction------Stanley Chapple f'SO' Musical Preparation------Alexander Kuchunas Stage Direction------Ralph Rosinbum /' Scenic Design------John Ashby Conway UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Costnme Design------James Crider FESTIVAL Technical Director------Don Klovstad Lighting Design------Lee Harmon Stage Manager------Daniel Brenner and the Office of Lectures and conce~ Assistant Stage Directors------Richard Krueger Randall Holden Repetiteur------Marlene ThaI present Performance rights granted by: Mills Music, Inc. (Hello Out There); Schotts Music Publishing Co. (Wise Woman). HELLO OUT THERE 56 10 ORCHESTRA "Hello Out There" based on the play by William Saroyan String Quintet Wood Winds Music by Jack Beeson **Martin Friedmann *Felix Skowronek **David Buck *Laila Storch Carol Kapek *William McColl **Michael Matesky *Arthur Grossman AND Harold Johanson Brass Pe raussion *Christopher Leuba .. *David Shrader **Timothy Dunlop THE WISE WOMAN (DIE KLUGE) sG Ii *Faaulty Member Sbl~ **Graduate Student James van Horn Music by Carl OIff "Wise Woman" Violin Cynthia Cole Glenn Stallcop Keith Baggerly \ Sherry Peterson & Piaaol-o Jeffrey Cole / Loryn Davidson Leslie Hall Charles Stowell Roger Faris Grace Millay Terry Nickels Phyllis West Betsy Raleigh Mark Lutz Alan Dorsey Wednesday, March 11, 1970 Pierre Ventur James Thompson Barbara Presson and Friday, March 13, 1970 Vio~a Andrew Neddermeyer Al Swanson Carol Kapek Clayton Whitehead Constance Nelson Ann Crandall Harp Sidney Hoagland Ralph Jeffords Julie Gustavson Mary Jewell Horn Percussion Jane Addams Auditorium Cel-l-o Dan Cole Thomas Collier Marcia Wuest Kalia Breskin William Wanser 8: 00 PM Robert Lovestedt Karen Hansen Susan Taylor Chris Leighton Concert Coordinator-Richard Radford Piano Marlene ThaI

-.J THE WISE WOMAN (DIE KLUGE) Conducted by Stanley Chapple Directed by Ralph Rosinbum

C ,in order of appearance HELLO OUT THERE Conducted by Stanley Chapple The Peasant------Greg Abbott Directed by Ralph Rosinbum The King------Raeder Anderson The Jailer------Randall Holden Cast, in order of appearance The Peasant's Daughter------Susan Krause First Tramp------Robert Julien The Young Man------Clyde Walker Second Tramp------Winston Cook The Girl------Charlotte Garretson Third Tramp------Steven Tachell The Husband------Doug Manning The Mule Man------Richard Krueger Another Man------Randall Holden The Donkey Man------Lee Mathews Harry------Doug McMurtrie The Woman------Susan Belisle The Story•••••• ) A" ~sant. plowing in a field, discovered a golden mortar ana decided to take it to the king against his daughter's wishes. She assured him the king would throw him in jail, accusing him of keeping the pestle. Her premonition proves correct and the peasant is put in prison. Hearing of the daughter's wisdom, the king commands her to be brought before him. She pleases him by answering three riddles whereupon The Story..•..• he makes her his queen. Joining in the wedding festivities, A young man is being held in a small town Texas jail on a are three tramps who are in league with an unscrupulous charge of rape. He has seen better times, having spent muleteer who plots to cheat a poor donkeyman out of his foal. many of his young years gambling and winning. The girl When the case is brought to the king, he rules in favor of comes to the jail to prepare his evening meal, and the two the muleteer. Realizing that the king is in error, the queen strike up a conversation. The young man hopes that she may intercedes for the donkeyman. When he discovers her actions, provide the means for his escape; the girl, at first timi'" \ t ~ing accuses her of infidelity and orders her out of the hopes that he might provide her with the chance to leave l ) pa.l.ace, allowing her to take with her a chest, packing inside desolation of her life in this small town. When she leaves it that which she values the most. She prepares the king to get her father's gun, the husband of the woman respon­ a sleeping potion and calms him. Placing him in the chest sible for the young man's plight comes into the jail, intent after he falls asleep, she has it carried from the palace. on confronting him. At first the young man is able to dis­ Upon wakening, the king realizes more than ever the clever­ tract the husband by pointing out how cheap his wife really ness and wisdom of his queen. is, but the husband finally shoots him and leaves. The girl returns just before the townsfolk arrive. As they Director's Note: In The Wise Woman, presents a carry off the body, the girl realizes that she will never highly grotesque and distorted picture of Grimms' original be able to leave the town. fairy tale. His addition of the three tramps who serve as Greek chorus commentators, Roman mime burlesquers and commedia dell'arte balladeers hopping gaily in and out of the main INTERMISSION action provide most of the comic relief necessary to flesh o' ~is satiric, sensuous and rousing work. His male charac­ teL6 are consumed by the sins of the flesh. Only the woman escapes unscathed. She alone, working with gentle, unhurried calm proves to be the salvation of all.