This past year has arguably been one of the most ambitious and letter productive. Several large scale projects came to fruition, including our first exchange of faculty from our agreement with the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, our collaboration with the Columbus Sym- from phony Orchestra, our Marcel Marceau residency, and the first in-class testing of our Virtual Roy Bowen Theatre. And to cap it off, our work the was recognized with a major grant from the university! Many thanks to faculty, staff, and students who make this possible – and to our alumni and friends, whose continued support and gifts to the depart- chair ment make a significant difference!

Sincerely,

Lesley Ferris

Fall Quarter Sophokles’ Elektra, Laugh, Cry and Get Angry 2001-02 a version by Ezra Pound with Benjamin Zephaniah s e a s o n Uncommon Clay, by Jeanine Thompson Special Events A Series of New and Winter Quarter Renewed Staged Readings Division Street, Annual Lawrence and Lee The- by Steve Tesich atre Research Institute Lecture Laurie Stone: Comedy and Solo Performance The Shoemaker’s Holiday, What the Comic Voice Can Get Away With by Thomas Dekker 50th Anniversary of the Lawrence and MFA New Works: Lee Theatre Research Institute by Kathleen Gonzales and Allyson Rosen School Tours Spring Quarter Private Words: The Hiding of Anne Frank’s Diary, Porcelain, by Lesley Ferris by Chay Yew Sobering Thoughts, The Memory of Water, by Jason Kravits by Shelagh Stephenson Saint Joan of the Stockyards, by Bertolt Brecht

2 encore 2001 table of contents partnerships 2001-02 Season ...... 2 Season Review ...... 4

Regional Campus Report ...... 6

1 da da kamera Residency ...... 8 Wexner Partnerships ...... 8

New Works ...... 9 2 Marceau Residency ...... 10

Peer Gynt ...... 12

Awards and Accolades ...... 13

3 Guest Artists ...... 14 School Tours ...... 16

Degrees Awarded ...... 17 4 OSU and 1. Ebony Wimbs as Lucy and Ryan Columbus Theatre Scene ...... 18 Ratliff as Linus in our production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Comparative Brown 2. President Brit Kirwan poses with Drama Conference ...... 19 Snoopy (aka MFA actress Jenni- fer Manvich) during the Wexner Internships & Actitivities ...... 20 Center’s Family Day celebration in honor of Charles Schulz. Scholarships ...... 21 5 3. Undergraduates Allyson Morgan and Greg Maier perform in the first-ever Take-Out Theatre Festi- International Initiatives ...... 22 val. 4. Lighting studio supervisor Matt London Program ...... 24 Hazard basks in the glow from a Vari-Lite instrument TRI Update ...... 25 5. The graduate and undergraduate actors who were featured in da da kamera’s new work Beautiful Technology and Innovation ...... 28 View, presented by the Wexner Center. Undergraduates ...... 29

Faculty and Staff News ...... 30

Alumni and Friends News ...... 35

Questionnaire/Address Info ..... 43

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1. The Ohio State Murders by Adrienne Kennedy. Mount Hall Studio Theatre. Directed by John Har- ris. Scenic Design by Jessica Secrest. Costume Design by Tatjana Longerot. Lighting Design by Kristopher Jones. Sound design by Dave Wallingford. OSU Season in Review October 31 – November 17, 2000.

2. Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams. Thurber Theatre. Directed by Sue Ott Rowlands. Scenic Design by Guest Artist Jaroslav Malina. Costume Design by Jean Najar. Lighting Design by Nan Zhang. Sound design by Mollie-Marie Work- man. November 8-19, 2000.

3. The London Cuckolds by Edward Ravenscroft, Gent. A Version by Terry Johnson. Roy Bowen Theatre. Directed by Mau- reen Ryan. Scenic Design by Vicki A. Horning. Costume Design by Rebecca Graves. Lighting Design by Nan Zhang. Sound design by Chad Lewis. February 7-24, 2001. 6 4. Alchemy of Desire/ Dead Man’s Blues 2 by Thurber Playwright-in-Residence Caridad Svich. Mount Hall Studio The- atre. Directed by Kristin Crouch. Scenic Design by Jessica Secrest. Costume Design by Jennifer L. Bach. Lighting Design by Drew Ward. Sound design by Jessica Secrest. February 13-17, 4 2001. 1 5. Peer Gynt by Henrick Ibsen. Adapted by Murray Ross. Presented by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and The Ohio State University College of the Arts, in association with the Wexner Center for the Arts. Mershon Auditorium. March 2-4, 2001. (see story p. 12)

6. Wit by Margaret Edson. Roy Bowen The- atre. Directed by Lesley Ferris. Scenic Design by Brad Steinmetz. Costume Design by Tatjana Longerot. Light- 5 ing Design by Jim Hutchison. Sound design by Eric H. Mayer. May 2-19, 2001.

7. Thirty-Three Swoons: Four Farces by Checkov

by Anton Checkov. Translated by Carol Rocamora. Mount Hall Studio Theatre. Directed by Bruce Hermann. Scenic Design by Chad Mahan. Costume Designs by Colin Sweet and Rebecca Graves. Lighting Designs by Emily Mathews and Mollie-Marie Workman. Sound design by Ben Shurr. May 8-25, 2001. 4 encore 2001 OSU Season in Review AFTER WORDS A Post-Performance Discussion Following the 2nd Thursday eve- ning performance, an invited guest gives a brief response to the play and then leads a discussion with the audience and the production team. This year we were fortunate 2000– enough to have the following indi- viduals participate in After Words:

The Ohio State Murders 2001 Dr. Paul Jackson Professor and Chair of Theatre, Miami University

Orpheus Descending Dr. Mark Zelinsky 7 OSU Department of Theatre The London Cuckolds Dr. David Brewer OSU Department of English

Peer Gynt Dramaturg Jennifer Schlueter, Dr. Thomas Postlewait, OSU Department of Theatre and William Halverson, Associate Dean Emeritus, University College at Ohio State

Wit Dr. Larry Copeland Head of the Ovarian Cancer Unit at the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Dr. Phoebe Spinrad OSU Department of English

Carole Anderson Dean of the School of Nursing, 3 OSU Thirty-Three Swoons: Four Farces by Chekov Dr. George Kalbouss OSU Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures

The After Words discussions were organized by Dr. Ted Ziter, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre, OSU.

For school tours see page16.

encore 2001 5 Regional Campus Report

The theatre program at OSU-Mansfield continues to be very active, under the direction of Larry J. Evans, Associate Professor of Theatre. The fall production was The Diary of Anne Frank, which was entered in the Kennedy Center/ American College Theatre Festival, and which was also scheduled for two performances for the Richland County Children’s Theatre Foundation. The win- ter production was the musical Singin’ in the Rain (with Associate Professor of Music David Tovey as music director/ conductor); this musical was co-pro- duced with the Mansfield Renaissance Theatre. And the spring production was Impossible Marriage. OSU Lima. Spring 2001. Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which was performed outdoors OSU - LIMA for five performances. Theatre students were kept busy with production in the newly renovated The theatre department and the cam- performance and technical responsibili- space (Spring 2003), marking Professor pus drama club (Ohio Eta Chapter of ties in two productions at OSU—Lima Malina’s third collaboration on the Lima Theta Alpha Phi) worked together on this past year. Dr. Maria Ignatieva, As- Campus. a number of special projects this past sistant Professor of Theatre, wrote and year: directed The Prince and the Puppet for OSU—Lima campus students kept 1. Sponsoring a European Theatre our sixth annual Theatre for Young Audi- busy backstage for on-campus tour Trip, July 25 – August 13, 2000, ences production. Dr. Joe Brandesky performances such as the National including the Oberammergau Pas- directed an all-student production of Shakespeare Company’s production of sion Play as well as travel through Impossible Marriage by Beth Henley Hamlet (SP 2001) and working off-cam- for the Spring 2001 production. Den- pus for Lima Symphony and Broadway nis Christilles, Associate Professor of Series performances at the Civic Center. Theatre and Film from the University of Kansas, served as guest designer for At the end-of-year barbecue in the the production. Next Autumn, Casey campus quad, three students were Kearns, a recent MFA recipient from recognized with awards. E. C. Miller re- the University of Kansas will join us in ceived the Arts Divisional Award while the new position of Technical Direc- Theatre Departmental awards went to tor/Designer. Kearns was selected from Dave Cook (a two time recipient) and a number of applicants from across the Jacob Elrod. E. C. Miller and Jair Torres U.S., Canada and Germany. His addition received financial awards that enabled is due in part to the upcoming renova- them to join the late summer Study tion of Reed Hall Auditorium, made Tour to the Czech Republic. They joined possible by a generous gift from former sixteen others in Prague, Brno, Cesky OSU—Lima Campus Theatre director, Krumlov and Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad). Martha Farmer. Campus performances The tour leader was Dr. Brandesky, as- will be held at the Veteran’s Memorial sisted by Dr. Beverly Bletstein, Assistant Civic and Convention Center in down- Professor of Music Education. town Lima during construction. Our longtime friend and colleague, Czech scenographer Jaroslav Malina, has OSU - Mansfield Mansfield Rain: Singing in the Rain, been selected to design the inaugural OSU Mansfield, Winter 2001. 6 encore 2001 Regional Campus Report 2000–

sat on two sides of an open space rep20- 01 resenting the sunporch of the old-age home in which the play is set. Newark’s Nuts. The set was placed in the south- blue-blooded acting couple, Rich and west corner of the room, and featured a Ellie Unger, performed the two speak- stained-wood floor; the audience was ing roles with their customary high level placed very close to the stage. Audi- of craft, and the movement ensemble ences appreciated the intimacy, and the added by the director, Dave Williams, author’s clever dialogue. Assistant Professor of Theatre, univer- salized the action. In addition to these full performances, the Department also offered three The Winter play was Tom Stoppard’s staged readings, one at the beginning breakthrough work, Rosencrantz and of each quarter. These were Alexander Guildenstern Are Dead. The theatre was Pope’s “The Rape of the Lock,” “The in its normal alignment (with the stage Waste Land” and other poetry of T.S. occupying 2/3 of its length), and the Eliot, and a selection of pieces by James set featured two 12’ periaktoi on either Thurber. side of the stage to help establish each of the play’s three locations. The cast featured both students and community A Midsummer Night’s Dream, OSU members, and the play sold out on four Mansfield, Spring 2001. of its six performances. Italy, Greece, and London, England. For a complete change of pace, the 2. Sponsoring a theatre trip to Strat- final offering of the season was Gregg ford, Canada, in October 2000. Kreutz’ delightful comedy Academia

3. Traveling to American College The- atre Festival in Milwaukee, January 2001.

4. Sponsoring the spring theatre ban- quet at which several awards were given, including the Gerry Rice The- atre Award to Mary Ann Calhoun and the James Lewis Technical Theatre Award to Amy Stauffer.

Richard Keith continues as technical director/scene designer at OSU – Man- sfield, and is also designing the scenery for the summer Renaissance produc- tions in Mansfield.

OSU – NEWARK The Theatre program at OSU-Newark had a busy and productive season in Academia Nuts, OSU Newark Spring 2001 2000-2001. The Fall production was D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer-prize winning play The Gin Game. The Black Box Theatre was reconfigured so that the audience encore 2001 7 Wexner Partnerships Wexner Center Residencies These incredible opportunities con- tinue to be an invaluable influence on our artistry and curriculum, and provide us with direct connection to artists of national and international prominence. Wexner residencies for 2000 included: Anne Bogart and the SITI Company (premiering their new work based on the life of Virginia Woolf, entitled Room), The Wooster Group with their performance of North Atlantic, Improbable Theatre with an amazing piece entitled Spirit, and The Gate Theatre from Dublin who performed Waiting For Godot Daniel MacIvor, artistic director of da da kamera, guides Barbara Thatcher and Krapp’s Last Tape (in our very while directing assistants Katie Whitlock and J. Briggs Cormier observe. own Thurber Theatre and Roy Bowen Theatre respectively). In addition to Collaborations with da da kamera their performances two of the Gate An exciting residency opportunity this Theatre actors, Barry McGovern and year was the collaboration between the With design elements present from the Johnny Murphy (who performed Wexner Center, the Ohio State Univer- beginning of the process, the students Vladmir and Estragon in Waiting sity Department of Theatre and da da quickly had to adjust to this progressive for Godot) did a staged reading of kamera, an innovative theatre company approach to production. Lighting and Beckett’s Ohio Impromptu, which dedicated to creating new works. For sound are primary design elements in premiered at Ohio State in 1981 (in two weeks, graduate and undergradu- da da kamera’s work and their integra- what was then Stadium II Theatre, ate students from the department tion early in the process allows for an but is now the Roy Bowen Theatre). worked with the Toronto based com- organic development of the production Finally in May 2001 da da kamera, pany, creating a new piece entitled design alongside the development of from Toronto, workshopped a new Beautiful View, culminating in three the script. piece with several of our students. performances at the Wexner Center. (see story at left) The company of four collaborators, Auditions for the project were held in Daniel MacIvor (Playwright / Director), winter quarter as MacIvor and Johnson Sherrie Johnson (Producer), Kimberly spent a day interviewing various theatre Purtell (Lighting Designer), and Richard students to decide on a cast and pro- Feren (Sound Designer) welcomed the duction assistants. Once the decisions kamera’s performance style. opportunity to develop this new work were made all involved had to wait until and encouraged student involvement the end of the Spring Quarter to being The production closed on May 27th but on all levels of production. Using six working. The rehearsal process began Beautiful View will be refined and devel- students as the ensemble, playwright with introductions all around and a oped over the next year only to return and director MacIvor created this new chance to read Draft I of Beautiful View. in a new form for its world premiere at work from ground zero, going through Blocking began and the entire first draft the Wexner Center sometime in 2003, two full drafts and several revisions was blocked over a three-day period. depending on da da kamera’s produc- along the way. In addition to performing, MacIvor warned the cast that all was tion schedule. This opportunity for our other theatre students were allowed to going to change and over the weekend students to work with a professional shadow all other aspects of the compa- he generated Draft II, a completely company is one of the many highlights ny including design and administration. new version of the script. This version of our department, aided by the Wexner All involved in the process were com- was blocked in two days allowing the Center’s commitment to art and educa- mitted to working long hours towards cast only a few complete runs before tion. the project’s completion. presenting this work to an audience. On Friday, May 25th, Beautiful View began Beginning on May 14, 2001, the process its life cycle. Each performance culmi- of creation spanned just 14 days, mean- nated in a talk back session where cast ing that students had to learn blocking and audience voiced their responses and text in a very short amount of time. to the workshop production and da da

8 encore 2001 The Department of the Department of Theatre is leading the Theatre was recently way in the training of a new generation recognized for its New of theatre artists who will have the skills Works initiatives, with and artistic sensibilities to continue with an Academic Enrich- the research and development of new ment Grant from the works. As Chuck Helm, Performance Office of Academic Af- Curator of the Wexner Center of Arts fairs. The award gives states, the Department of Theatre is “the the department over curricular counterpart to the Wexner $100,000 to support Center’s innovative programming.” the new acting position, a new staff digital light- Recent examples of New Works produc- ing position, guest artist tions include faculty created Interior Day funding, two graduate (1997: Jeanine Thompson, Phil Thomp- assistants, and produc- son, Mary Tarantino) and Breaking the tion budget support. Current (1999: Jeanine Thompson). Additionally $15,000 Student New Works include: Whu is in cash was granted to One (1999: Giles Davies) , Zanni’s Story convert space on the (1999: Anike Tourse), iphelOa (2000: second floor of Drake Robin Gordon), and Barnum’s American into a New Works Museum (2000: Michael Karp). Studio. The Department of Theatre is delighted A distinctive charac- to receive this recognition for its work teristic that defines our and we look forward to furthering our performance centered reputation which will be made possible work – both in our by the funding support. curriculum and on our stages – is the nurtur- ing and creation of new work. The Depart- Students such as MFA actor Robin ment of Theatre has Gordon, pictured here, have the op- a long history of new portunity to develop and create origi- works production and development nal performance work as part of the which is exemplified by the career of Independent Track of the MFA acting Dr. Roy Bowen, professor emeritus. In program. April 1999 the Stadium II Theatre was renamed the Roy Bowen Theatre to recognize a career that was locally and nationally celebrated. Among the many plays that received their premieres at Performance for Ohio State under Dr. Bowen’s direction st are: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail by the 21 Century: Lawrence and Lee, and Low on High by Burton Russell.

New Works Premieres of new plays are an important and ongoing part of our work as theatre Laboratory artists and educators. What is differ- ent now is that in the past few decades there has been a gradual but increas- ing emphasis on performer-generated new work. Additionally, the advent of new technologies has enabled us to wed technology with performance A mask/puppet costume created in the creation of new theatre pieces. by Tatjana Longerot, MFA Costume While the Wexner Center of the Arts is Designer for Uncommon Clay, a new considered one of the world leaders in work devised by Jeanine Thompson supporting, commissioning, showcas- which was developed with students ing, and premiering performance artists, during spring 2001. encore 2001 9 Marcel Marceau

This spring the Department of Theatre had the great honor of hosting re- nowned mime artist Marcel Marceau for his third and most extensive residency at the Ohio State University. This par- ticular residency had three components: Teaching and Performance: Marceau and his assistant, Gyöngyi Biro, offered 4 days of mime workshops for a select group of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, alumni, and community members. Over 40 local teachers and theatre professionals had the chance to observe one of these workshops. In addition to teaching the basic tools of mime, the students were thrilled when Marceau chose to teach them a handful of his signature works. At the end of his week of teaching, Marceau delighted audiences with three Jeanine Thompson models her mo- sold-out public performances, including tion capture uniform, which consists a special Children’s Matinee. Marceau of a scuba suit with several attached also interacted with the community by small markers covered in reflective holding an informal conversation on his paint. Jeanine helped ACCAD staff life and art at the Leo Yassenoff Jewish prepare to motion capture Marcel Community Center. Marceau. Filming and Motion Capture: Through the generous support of Tom Griesdorn at Channel 10 (WBNS-TV), we were able to film many of the teach- ing workshops, and more importantly, five of Marceau’s signature works that have never before been recorded on film. We also had the opportunity to set down Marceau’s technique through state-of-the-art motion capture technol- ogy, provided by ACCAD, the Advanced Computing Center for Art and Design. OSU alumni Jeff Light, current supervi- Jeanine Thompson and Marcel sor of motion capture with Industrial Marceau at one of the many spe- Light + Magic, returned to the university cial events of Marceau’s residency. to supervise the motion capture project. Jeanine’s close partnership with Mr. Marceau was the key to making his April residency a reality. Archive: In conjunction with Marceau’s resi- 10 encore 2001 Marcel Marceau Residency

Marceau’s work with students was captured on film by Channel 10 (WBNS TV). The resulting documentary, Marcel Mar- ceau: Maestro of Mime, was premiered on August 17, 2001 on high-definition TV. The program, produced by Channel 10’s Phil Paulin, is a brilliant testament to Marceau’s lifetime of art, and his commitment to teaching. A team of film and video students from the department assisted the Channel 10 crew during the filming.

dency, the Lawrence and Lee The- atre Research Institute established a generous support made specialized Mime and Movement Arts the residency, motion Collection. Focusing on the work of the capture and archive modern mime master Marcel Marceau, projects possible. Special the Mime and Movement Arts Collec- thanks to Dean Judith tion will document the emergence of Koroscik, the College of mime and movement arts in the second the Arts, and the Mar- half of the twentieth century as a major ceau Planning Team for performance genre, due in large mea- all of their hard work. sure to the enormous popularity and genius of Marceau. OSU alumni Jeff Light (left) discusses his work The motion capture data and raw film as supervisor of Motion Capture with Industri- footage collected during Marceau’s al Light + Magic with Vice-Provost of Research residency will become a key part of this Brad Moore and his wife Penny. new archive.

The Department of Theatre would like to thank Raymond and Margaret Mason, Jr. and the Mason Foundation, whose

encore 2001 11 Peer Gynt In winter of 2001 the Department had the rare opportunity to work in an operatic scale for our monumental co-production of Peer Gynt at Mer- shon Auditorium. Collaborating with the Colum- bus Symphony, the Wexner Center, the Dance Department and the School of Music proved to be an extremely rewarding challenge! Finding floor space for 82 orchestra players and their instru- ments, 80 cast members and 220 chorus members (who all appeared onstage together) was only the beginning. The opening night performance on March 2 was followed by a gala reception, hosted by President Kirwin. The show continued by selling out all its performances – an amazing accomplish- ment considering the size of Mershon Auditorium. Peer Gynt was hailed as a success by the collabora- tors and the local media (see review page 13). The department hopes this is the first of many col- laborations with the Columbus Symphony and our other university partners.

Production Staff Director...... Phil Thompson Conductor...... Chrisopher Wilkins Choreographer...... Victoria Uris Scenic Designer...... Dan Gray Costume Designer...... Jacqueline Shelley Lighting Designer...... Mary Tarantino Sound Designer...... David Wallingford Columbus Symphony Chorus Director...... Ronald J. Jenkins Columbus Children’s (above) Peer Gynt Choir Director...... Sandra Mathias (David Altman, Guest Producers...... Lesley Ferris Artist) reflects on his Daniel Hart peripatetic life. Executive Director CSO (left) Two members of the Technical Director...... Mark Shanda Peer Gynt cast, Michael Production Coordinator...... Jim Knapp and Zoe Edminston, mod- Production Stage Manager...... Kristen Kidd el their troll costumes during a special public- Dramaturg...... Jennifer Schlueter ity event at the Lennox Scenic Artist...... Matt Kari Town Center’s Barnes and Noble. Properties Manager...... Brad Steinmetz Vari-Lite Technician...... Matt Hazard

12 encore 2001 OSU Theatre: The Department of Theatre’s 2000- 2001 Millennial Season was a resound- ing success – but you don’t have to take Awards and Accolades Peer Gynt our word for it. Here is just a sampling of what local papers had to say about the Department and our season: 3, 2001. Malina and collaborating with the Ohio Arts Council on the exhibit ‘Metaphor About Orpheus Descend- About Wit and Irony: Czech Scenic and Costume “Ohio State University’s outstanding production Design 1920-1999’” (Michael Grossberg, ing … finds the hilarity and the horror in Margaret The Columbus Dispatch, Monday Janu- “ tames massive OSU Theatre Department Edson’s 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.” ary 15, 2001). This marks the second ‘Orpheus’…Czech designer finds Jaroslov Malina – Michael Grossberg, The Columbus Dispatch, consecutive year that the Department apt metaphors in his prisonlike metal scaffolding, May 3, 2001. has received a citation from the Critics which surrounds an open-air spiral stair-case… Circle. When Ott Rowlands places actors at the edge of “Wit is the funniest tragedy you’re likely to see third or fourth-floor-level staircase to Malina’s this year.” speak of risk and danger, it is easy to imagine Jay Weitz’s “Best of Columbus Theatre, – Richard Ades, The Other Paper, May 10, 2001. them flying or jumping off in a desperate act 2000-2001 Season” review for Innerart.

of escape. Here is yet another way in which the “There’s securing the rights to produce the bits performance.space included many brilliantly apt scenic design makes Williams’ Central Ohio premiere of a recent Pulitzer Prize citations for OSU Theatre. metaphors about oppression and liberation, winning play, and there’s doing it with the finesse cruelty and compassion thrillingly palpable. that director Lesley Ferris, star Sue Ott Row- Best Plays of the Season: Wit – Michael Grossberg, The Columbus Dispatch, lands, and the rest of the OSU Theatre company Friday November 10, 2000. bring to the enterprise.” Best Male Performances: – Jay Weitz, InnerArt.Com, June 2001. Bruce Hermann, About The London Cuck- Like Totally Weird olds About Sobering Thoughts “A ribald good time – OSU rocks the cuckolds “At Mandy’s shoulder, West High guidance coun- Best Female Performances: with an updated restoration comedy. OSU’s selor Jacqueline Tensley pondered the potential Sue Ott Rowlands, Wit. Theater Department has outdone itself. The impact of a play such as Sobering Thoughts on costumes by Rebecca Graves are a sumptu- student attitudes. ‘I’ve done the drug-and-alcohol Best Musical: Peer Gynt ous (and appropriately ridiculous) feast for the program here at West for 20 years,’ Tensley said. eye, and the set by Vicki A. Horning combines ‘When I came to West High School, we had kids elegance with practicality. Maureen Ryan directs passing out in the hallways.” She added, ‘I think with superb attention to detail, while the choreo- the play has the capacity to reach them. They graphed dances of Nena Couch add delightful related better to things they can see rather than period atmosphere.” things they have to think out. These youngsters – Doug Hoehn, Columbus Alive, February 15, are accustomed to watching television.” 2001. – Mike Harden, The Columbus Dispatch, March 2, 2001. “Marital infidelity creates farcical fun at OSU… Large student casts often have a few strong play- ers joined by a preponderance of adequacy. Here About Roasted Shoes, is just the opposite.” Toasted Tootsies – Dennis Thompson, The Booster, February 14, “’Who do you talk with when you are sad?’[the 2001. cast] asked. With the response, it was obvious that they had broken the barrier. Hands were up everywhere; the kids felt comfortable with the About Peer Gynt cast…. ‘What do you do to avoid drugs?’ ‘Ignore “With its captivating, fully-staged production, … them.’ ‘Stay away from people who drink and do the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and The Ohio drugs.’ ‘Walk away.’ Message delivered.” State University College of the Arts prove that – Jim Boggan, The Madison Press, January, 31, Peer Gynt is much more than The Hall of the 2001. Mountain King… Dan Gray’s stage design makes wonderful use of Mershon’s vast spaces – from top to bottom and front to back… as brought Additional Awards to colorful life last night at OSU, Peer Gynt The Central Ohio Theatre Critics Circle resonates with contemporary meaning, and en- presented an award to the Department tertains on many levels while doing so. You can’t for “supporting the fall residency of ask for much more from an evening of theater.” noted Czech scenic designer Jaroslav – Barbara Zuck, The Columbus Dispatch, March encore 2001 13 2000-01 Guest Artists

David Altman joined the Department in tor of Human Race Theatre in Dayton the Winter quarter to play the title role and Joyce Casey, Artistic Director of Dr. Paul Jackson, Chair of Theatre of Peer Gynt, marking David’s profes- Dobama Theatre in at Miami University, gave a lecture sional debut in Columbus. He was Cleveland. entitled “The World of Adrienne Ken- invited to stay into the Spring quarter nedy,” in association with our pro- duction of Kennedy’s The Ohio State as a guest instructor for Theatre 382, In addition, the graduate students ben- Murders. Pictured here from our undergraduate Acting Improvisation efited from a number of professional L to R are Dr. Jackson and the play’s course. David brought the course to life workshops and master classes conduct- director, PHD student John Harris. by including elements of commedia ed by guest artists. These included: On- dell’arte, and by working scenes in a Camera Auditioning (Jonathon Putnam variety of spaces, including the main of CATCO); Voice-over Workshop (Janet lobby of the Drake. David is a graduate Parrott, Independent Video Producer, of the Columbia University MFA Acting and John Hetrick, Sound Engineer); and We were fortunate to have Annie Potts Program. He has appeared internation- Musical Theatre Auditioning (Rick Wil- and Lorraine Toussaint, stars of the ally and in numerous Off-Off Broadway liams, OSU). series, as guests in Joy Reilly’s Theatre productions. 100 lecture classes. Annie and Lorraine The PEGS program supports activities discussed their lives as working profes- Audition Workshops which enhance the professional devel- sionals in L.A. and answered questions Through the support of the Graduate opment of graduate students and their from the students. Gary Randall, Creator School’s Program for the Enhancement entrance into the profession. and Excutive Producer, and Lois John- of Graduate Studies (PEGS), we were son, a writer on the series, visited An- able to bring in a number of artistic “Can We Talk?” Symposium thony Hill’s Theatre 367.01 class. These directors and casting directors to audi- and Any Day Now artists were then joined by Creator and tion our second year MFA actors during The “Can We Talk?” event produced by Executive Producer Nancy Miller and the Spring of 2001: Edward Coffield, the College of the Arts in February of former Executive Producer Sheldon Casting Director and Production Direc- 2001 provided a unique opportunity for Pinchuk in the Roy Bowen Theatre for a tor for The Repertory Theatre of St. the department. Directed and produced public forum on what it is like to work in Louis; Jerry Whiddon, Artistic Director by Sue Ott Rowlands, “Can We Talk?” “the biz” and to create opportunities to of Round House Theatre in Washington, utilized the artists and content of the produce significant work such as “Any DC; Geoffrey Nelson, Artistic Director of Lifetime television series “Any Day Day Now.” The Bowen event, attended CATCO in Columbus; and Jess Hanks, Now” to provide a forum for discussion by approximately 100 students and Frank Barnhart, and Elaine Miracle from of issues of diversity. A key component faculty provided an extraordinary op- Stage 5 Rep in Columbus, Cal McLean, of the large forum was the integration portunity to interact with these highly Artistic Director of Illinois Shakespeare of the artists into the classroom and the successful professionals and to learn Festival; Marsha Hanna, Artistic Direc- Department of Theatre took full advan- from their experiences. tage of the opportunity. Dr. Paul Jackson, visited the Depart- ment in the Autumn quarter in conjunc- tion with our production of The Ohio State Murders. In addition to giving a lecture on Kennedy’s work, Dr. Jackson led an Afterwords post-performance discussion. He is coeditor of Intersect- ing Boundaries: The Theatre of Adri- enne Kennedy.

Maureen Ryan, Education Director for the Contemporary American Theatre The writers, producers, and stars of Lifetime’s Any Day Now, during their visit Company and local professional direc- to the Roy Bowen Theatre in February. L to R, Barbara Pinchuk, Lois Johnson, tor, brought her directing expertise to Sheldon Pinchuk, Dean Judith Koroscik, Nancy Miller, Lorraine Toussaint, and our Winter quarter production of The Annie Potts. London Cuckolds. Maureen earned rave reviews from her cast and crew, as well as local critics. Doug Hoehn of 14 encore 2001 The Columbus Alive said Maureen diverse audiences who attended and “… directs with superb attention to participated in the events and post- detail” (February 15, 2001). performance discussions measured this success. Humorist and National Public Radio commentator David Sedaris — who Caridad Svich was our annual “just may be the funniest man alive” Thurber Playwright-in-Residence. according to Time Out New York During her Winter quarter residency — came to the OSU Campus for she taught a course on playwriting, “An Evening with David Sedaris” on and gave a reading of her work at Tuesday, October 17. His sardonic the Thurber House. She also exam- humor and incisive social critique have Guest director Maureen Ryan (left) ined Latina/o theatre in the United made him one of NPR’s most popular with Lesley Ferris and Chris Dickman States in a lecture entitled “Lifting at the opening night reception for and humorous commentators. His visit the Veil: Latinas al Borde,” which The London Cuckolds. was presented by the Department of was presented at the Wexner Center’s Theatre in conjunction with the Drake and other people. As part of “A Place Film/Video Theater. Caridad is the co- Performance and Event Center, WCBE, for Community Dialogue at the Ohio editor of Out of the Fringe: Contempo- Stonewall Union and the Gay Lesbian Union,” Spiderwoman also spoke about rary Latino/a Theatre and Performance, Bisexual Transgender their twenty-five year career devoted to which is a new volume of contempo- Student Services. creating political theatre that confronts rary Latino/a plays, and the translator the history, treatment, and representa- for Federico Garcia Lorca: Impossible Spiderwoman The- tions of women and Native American Theatre. The Department produced ater peoples. A large group of sponsors Caridad’s play Alchemy of Desire/Dead Lisa Mayo, Gloria supported the Spiderwoman Theater Man’s Blues in February. Miguel, and Mu- Residency: OSU Theatre, the Office of riel Miguel, the three Student and Urban/Community Affairs, Kathleen Turner Kuna-Rappahannock the Office of Minority Affairs—Retention Academy Award© and Tony Award©- sisters who make Services, the Native American Mentor- nominated actress Kathleen Turner up Spiderwoman ing Program, Ethnic Student Services, gave a rare personal appearance in Theater, a Native American Indian Student Services, our Department in March, when she American theatre American Indian Council, Study Circles addressed the craft of acting and spoke company (which on Race Relations, the Council of Gradu- about her extraordinary career on the David Sedaris is also the oldest ate Students—Diversity Committee, the stage and in Hollywood. Ms. Turner continually performing women’s theatre Ohio Union, and ritmoproductions.com stars in the national tour of the Pre- company in North America), visited all joined together to make the resi- Broadway production of Tallulah, a new OSU for a week long residency in Oc- dency a success. Christy Stanlake, PHD play by Sandra Ryan Heyward, based tober 2000. Spiderwoman performed student whose dissertation research on the life of legendary actress Tallulah Rever-ber-berations, their play that is on Native American women play- Bankhead. The one-woman show made explores the spiritual gifts passed on to wrights, organized the residency. The its Ohio premiere and each sister from her mother sole Ohio tour stop and grandmothers. Rever- at Columbus’ Palace ber-berations, was col- Theatre as part of laboratively devised by the the Fifth Third Bank artists through a process Broadway Series called “storyweaving.” In 2000-2001 season. a storyweaving workshop, Spiderwoman led students through the process of creating non-linear per- formances by connecting each person’s unique story to one another’s and layer- ing the points of connection with sound and gesture. The company also visited Current graduate students Tonia Linmoor Middle School Krueger and Christy Stanlake, and children and taught them chair Lesley Ferris, with the women of how storytelling allows Spiderwoman Theatre. Standing, L to people to honor the differ- R: Tonia Krueger, Muriel Miguel, Lisa For additional guest artist information see ences within themselves Mayo, and Christy Stanlake. Seated, L pages 8, 10-11, and 22-23. to R: Gloria Miguel, Lesley Ferris. encore 2001 15 About Roasted Shoes…Toasted 2000-01 School Tootsies: “The actors were refreshing Tours and upbeat! The kids really were The success of the school touring pro- impressed afterwards.” gram that we started in 1999 continues. – Mt. Sterling School In fall 2000, we partnered with the Car- toon Research Library and the School of Music to produce You’re a Good Man, award-winning touring show on sub- Charlie Brown which was part of the stance abuse developed by the Round 50th anniversary celebrations of the House Theatre in Washington, D.C. This ‘birth’ of Peanuts by Charles Schulz. Ap- piece is designed to enthrall, enchant proximately 5,200 students saw our and enlighten young audiences and, 3-D cartoon performance at 16 schools at the same time, provide a valuable and two public performances at Weigel additional resource for drug education Hall. The musical was directed by Katie efforts. It was directed by PHD student Whitlock, PHD student. The Weigel Hall J. Briggs Cormier. The Sobering Thoughts company performances were produced in asso- Sobering Thoughts, by Jason Kravits, engages in a question and answer ciation with Wexner Center for the Arts. and directed by PHD student Karin session following a performance at a Maresh, focuses on the problem of local high school. From L to R: Colin In winter 2001, we again produced two teenage drinking. The play dispels Sweet, Delia Featherstone, and Lydia myths, challenges engrained ideas, and Southwick. About You’re a Good Man, takes a head-on plunge into the world Charlie Brown: of parties, drinking games and other destructive behaviors. Tour Stops “We have been focusing on Beery Middle School Berwick Alternative Elementary social skills at our school. This Roasted Shoes, Toasted Tootsies and Buckeye Ranch Sobering Thoughts performed on Tues- Buckeye Middle School play helped us to better see how day and Thursday mornings, between Centennial High School people feel when they are not the hours of 8:30 AM and 12:30 PM, Clintonville Academy from January 23 - March 8, 2001. Ap- Colerain Elementary treated kindly.” proximately 7335 students saw these Dublin Recreation Center – Stiles Elementary School East Elementary shows at 22 schools. Edison Elementary shows dealing with substance abuse. Fairfield Elementary Roasted Shoes...Toasted Tootsies, by Lesley Ferris and Damian Bowerman, Finland Middle School John Trump and Tony Elliot, is an MFA acting student and Tour Manager, Frey Avenue Elementary wrote two grants that helped support The Graham School Hilliard Weaver Middle School the tour: The Department of Theatre Hiltonia Middle School was awarded a $1,500 grant from Indianola Elementary University Outreach Lindbergh Elementary & Engagement and a Madison Plains Middle School $500 grant from the Madison Rural Malabar Middle School OSU Student Well- Midway Elementary School ness Center. Mifflin High School Minster Local and Botkins School Mount Sterling School Robert Frost Elementary St. Mary Magdalene St. Timothy South Mifflin Elementary Allyson Morgan and Stiles Elementary Donato Wilkinson West High School invite two students to Westerville North High School help them spread the Worthington Kilbourne High School message of Roasted Shoes. . . Toasted Tootsies. 16 encore 2001 Undergraduate Graduate Degrees Degrees Awarded Awarded Autumn Summer 2000- 2000-Spring 2001 Spring 2001

Summer 2000 Master of Arts David Price Laura Farkas. “The Influence of Sophie Gina Simmons Treadwell’s Journalism Career on her Dramatic Works.” (E.B. Sullivan). Autumn 2000 Desiree Baird Master of Fine Arts Design Erik Binion Evin Douglas Rebecca Graves. “A Costume Design Vari-Lite Presentation Matt Hazard Process for a Production of Edward The key faculty and student players in the Ravenscroft’s The London Cuckolds first year of Vari-Lite’s partnership with Holly Skeens Adapted by Terry Johnson.” (D. Parker). the Department of Theatre. Standing, L to R: Jim Waits, Marketing Outreach Manager for Vari-Lite, Mary Tarantino, Winter 2001 Victoria Horning. “A Scenic Design and Drew Ward, Matt Hazard, Jim Hutchison. Lori Burkholder Process for Terry Johnson’s Adaptation Seated: Nan Zhang, Kris Jones. of The London Cuckolds by Edward Tera Cozart Ravenscroft in the Roy Bowen Theatre, Nicole Sekeres OSU.” (M. Shanda). Lydia Southwick Jean Najar. “Costume Design and Production for Orpheus Descending, by Spring 2001 Vari-Lite Partnership Tennessee Williams.” (D. Parker). The Theatre Department completed its Wendy Beyea first year of the three year pilot project Stephanie Dietz Jacqueline Shelley. “A Costume Design partnership with Vari-Lite, Inc. Students Keturah Evans Process for a Production and Adapta- have been involved in all aspects of the tion of Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt by Mur- Thomas Greer production support, training, and re- ray Ross.” (D. Parker). search investigation, capably led by Jim Chester Harding Waits, Marketing Outreach Manager Matthew Hendricks Nan Zhang. “A Lighting Design Process at Vari-Lite, and the lighting area’s new Gordon Holey for a Production of Tennessee Williams’ supervisor, Matt Hazard. Orpheus Descending.” (M. Tarantino). Andrew Holt Productions supported during 2000/01 Kristina Johns included: Orpheus Descending, Pierrot Emily Jones Doctor of Philosophy Lunaire and Façade (with the School of John Leahy Music at Wexner’s Performance Space), Gregory Maier Kaizaad Kotwal. “Variations of Virtual Peer Gynt, and Uncommon Clay. Stu- Reality in Theatre and Film: Truth and dents are immersing themselves with Grace Marion Illusion via Art and Technology.” (S. Series 200, Series 300, and shortly, Emily Mathews Constantinidis). Series 2000 equipment, learning the Anna Steffen intricacies of moving lights art and tech- Lauren Strasser Michael Mauldin. “Edwin Booth and the nology (and time management)! Theatre of Redemption: An Exploration Deborah Titus of the Effects of John Wilkes Booth’s In the coming year we look forward to Chris Tsilianidis Assassination of Abraham Lincoln on further production support and new Debra Uhl Edwin Booth’s Acting Style.” (A. Woods). courses centered around physical and Mollie-Marie Workman digital lighting practices and tech- niques.

encore 2001 17 dinosaur, respectively. Tonia and Christy performed these roles to accompany OSU Gould’s The Jogger and the Dinosaur, which was part of the Popcorn Pops in the Dinosaur concert in July. Contemporary Ameri- Arts can Theatre Company The Department’s ties to CATCO contin- Faculty, students and alumni continue ued to develop during their 2000-2001 to make their mark on the Columbus season, when Robin Gordon held a arts scene during the 2000-2001 year-long internship in acting. Robin ap- season. Here is just a sampling of their peared in The Farndale Avenue Housing activities… Estate Towns-women’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of ”A Christmas Act Out Productions Carol“, The Grapes of Wrath (with Car- Act Out Productions, whose Execu- ney Gray), and The Big Slam. tive Director is alum Frank Barnhart, OSU alums Kerry Shanklin (top) and presented an encore run of Members of Anne Diehl Hannon, (bottom), along In the fall Sue Ott Rowlands directed the Tribe. Columbus Alive says, “Mem- with Christina Kirk, in CATCO’s pro- Geoff Nelson in St. Nicholas. John bers of the Tribe is one of the seasons duction of Edward Albee’s Three Tall Harris and Anthony Peeples appeared 10 Best Plays.” Women. in A Soldier’s Story in the winter. MFA Acting alum Ann Diehl Hannon starred as “C” opposite Kerry Shanklin and Columbus Children’s Jeffrey Rice in Edward Albee’s Three Theatre Tall Women, for which Dennis Parker Columbus Children’s Theatre kicked off designed the costumes. Dan Gray their season with The Druid Tree, a new designed the sets for Sleuth and The Celtic musical written by Grapes of Wrath. Joy Reilly, Tadd Russo, and Bill Benton. The Druid Tree had 3 weeks of preview Hillel Players performances in Columbus before Many of our undergraduates were in- heading to its world premiere at the volved with the Hillel Players’ evening of Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Among the one acts and monologues. Ben Shurr di- cast were undergraduates Heather Bur- rected WASP, by Steve Martin, and Julie ley, Gordon Holey, Korinne Billiat, Doug Graham directed Date With A Stranger Avery, and Colin Sweet. by Cherie Vogelstein. Actors included Frank Barnhart performs his one-man show Lindsey Carr, Keturah Evans, Luke Ste- In September, Jillian Burgos appeared Outspoken, based on the Columbus Alive vens, Josh Gill and Patrick Walters. column by Phil Martin. in Aladdin as the princess’s attendant. Erin Mayhugh Actors’ Theatre was featured as Sally in their spring production of Actors’ Theatre’s 20th anniversary Snoopy!, the musical se- season featured several of our current quel to You’re a Good Man, graduate and undergraduate actors. Charlie Brown. Twelfth Night highlighted Carie DeVito as Maria, Tonia Krueger as Feste, Eliza- beth Major as Viola, and Colin Sweet as Columbus Sebastian. Damian Bowerman played Symphony Antonio and Stephen Hanna played Trinculo in Orchestra The Tempest. In addition to our partner- ship with the symphony to produce Peer Gynt in the winter quarter (see story page 12), during the summer Tonia Krueger The Druid Tree at and Christy Stanlake ap- the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, featur- peared as a jogger and a ing undergraduates Gordon Holey (standing, center) and Colin Sweet (in 18 encore 2001 background, with guitar). Lawyers Performance Ensemble Comparative Drama Conference Brian Peters played a post-traumatic stress victim named James H. Davidson The 25th Comparative Drama Con- Spanish & Portuguese, the Department in The Andersonville Trial, by Saul Levitt. ference took place at The Ohio State of Germanic Languages and Literatures, This show was presented at the Ohio University on April 26-28, 2001. the Department of Slavic & East Euro- Historical Society and the Ohio Village. Organized by Conference Director and pean Literatures, and the Department faculty member Stratos Constantinidis, of Theatre. The doctoral students of the the three-day interdisciplinary event Department of Theatre who presented Reality Theatre was attended by 210 participants who papers were Mark Evans Bryan, Kristin Reality Theatre opened their season discussed 179 papers divided into 57 Crouch, Eileen Krajewski, Robert Lublin, with Patrick Marber’s Closer, which sessions. They also attended a keynote Valleri Robinson, and Tracy Tupman. featured Carney Gray as Larry, and OSU address “Speaking in Tongues: Multiple undergrads Laura Gale (Simpson) as Languages on the Modern Stage” deliv- David Hahm, Chair of the Department Alice and Creighton James (Jim Creigh- ered by Professor Marvin Carlson (City of Greek & Latin gave the welcome ton) as Dan. Jillian Burgos played Cerise University of New York). speech. The keynote speaker was in Reality’s production of Sistahs. introduced by J. Marshall Unger, Chair The conference participants attended of Department of East Asian Languages Red Herring Theatre CATCO’s The Grapes of Wrath and and Literatures. Professors Shelley Beijing Opera Live: An Evening with Ju Fenno Quinn and Jon Erickson served Company Yong and Hong Xingmei (co-hosted by as respondents. The conference was Carney Gray played several roles in the Department of East Asian Languag- attended by many university profes- Red Herring Theatre Company’s Death es and Literatures and OSU Theatre sors who traveled long distances from Defying Acts. with major support from the East Asian Australia, China, England, Germany,

Studies Center at the Thurber The- Korea, Taiwan, and Canada. Stratos Stage 5 Rep atre). This year was also the twentieth was assisted at the registration desk by Columbus’ newest professional theatre anniversary of Samuel Beckett’s play, six graduate students, Ipek Celik, Kristin company, founded in part by Frank Ohio Impromptu, which had its world Crouch, John Harris, Eileen Krajewski, Barnhart, emerged on the scene this premiere in the Roy Bowen Theatre on Jennifer Schlueter, and Nan Zhang who year. Productions included The Good May 9, 1981. Two of the key people who generously volunteered their time. Doctor by Neil Simon, and The Rocky made Ohio Impromptu’s premiere pos- Horror Picture Show, which was di- sible, Morris Beja and Stan E. Gontarski, rected by Beth Kattelman and featured discussed the production. This year, Bryan Patrick Foley as Rocky, and Frank the Conference Director inaugurated Barnhart as the Narrator. Ryan Osborn a session, called Author Meets Critics, and Carrie Cox designed the lighting. devoted to discussing one of the books reviewed in Text & Presentation. Mark Women at Play Roche, the author of Tragedy and Com- Christina Sidebottom appeared as the edy: A Systematic Study and a Critique Wife in Women at Play’s production of Hegel, met his critics, Professors Lee of Play, one of three Samuel Beckett Brown, Kai Hammermeister, Karelisa one-acts. Later in the season Christy Hartigan, Helen Moritz, Stanlake both co-directed and per- and Verna Foster. formed in Still Lives, Women at Play’s collaboratively written play, written by The conference and its the 10 women who make up the orga- journal were funded in nization. Katherine Burkman was the part by the Department of other co-director. Greek & Latin, the Depart- ment of East Asian Lan- guages and Literatures, the Division of Compara- tive Studies, the Depart- ment of English, the De- partment of Near Eastern Stratos Constantinidis welcomes the Literatures, the Department of French participants to the plenary session and & Italian, the Department of African introduces to the audience J. Marshall American Studies, the Department of Unger (left), Marvin Carlson, and Kevin Carlson (right), keynote speaker.

encore 2001 19 Kendrick Hardy (MFA Acting) put his poetic skills to use by performing a dramatic introduction to “What’s In a Name?”, a discussion about the African Internships American Heritage Festival. Tarashai Lee (MFA Acting) interpreted the poetry through movement.

and Activities Kris Jones (MFA Design) continues to design the lighting for the major shows Our students are never content with at Six Flags Great America, just outside devoting countless hours to study and PEGS funding: The Program for the of Chicago, Illinois. During the 2000- theatre production within the Depart- Enhancement of Graduate Studies 2001 year he worked on: Silver Season ment. Many get involved outside the (PEGS) awarded funds that supported a Celebration, Zombie Jamboree, Love at campus, and often our students receive number of our students: First Fright, Celebrate the Joy Parade strong recognition for their work. • Damian Bowerman (MFA Acting) at- and Preshow, Illusionaria: The Magic of Read on to see exactly what they’ve tended several professional auditions. Drew Thomas, and American Rock. been up to! • Kathleen Gonzales (MFA Acting) at- tended the Edinburgh International Tonia Krueger (PHD) was awarded the Graduate Students Fringe Festival. prestigious Presidential Fellowship for ATHE Conference: In the summer of • Naomi Hatsfelt (MFA Acting) attended the 2001-2002 academic year, which 2001 three students presented papers the Lessac Training Institute. will allow her to devote full time to her at the Association for Theatre in Higher • Regina Rockensies (MFA Acting) at- dissertation research on the actress Education conference in Chicago, Il- tended several professional auditions. Jessica Tandy. linois: • Allyson Rosen (MFA Acting) attended • Ann Farrelly, “Leading Lives of Noisy the Myth and Theatre Festival. MFA Acting students Jennifer Manvich Desperation: the Role of Irish History and Regina Rockensies appeared in in the Plays of Conor McPherson and Young Scholars Program: During the Weathervane Playhouse’s production of Martin McDonagh” summers of 2000 and 2001 Carie Evita in August 2001. • Eileen Krajewski, “Searching for DeVito and Kathleen Gonzales led the Identity: The Allure of the ‘Folk’ in the Department’s workshop for the Samuel Karin Maresh (PHD) Christy Stanlake Plays of Adam Mickiewicz and W.B. B. Dubois Young Scholars Program. This (PHD) each received a Coca Cola Yeats” workshop, developed by Sue Ott Row- - Elizabeth Gee Dis- • Karin Maresh, “Stones in Her Pockets: lands, uses the arts to enhance com- sertation Research The Struggles of the Abbey Theatre’s munication skills. Anthony Hill and Alan Award. First Woman Artistic Director” Woods have developed workshops for the Young Scholars Program in previous Jeremy Meier (MFA Comparative Drama Conference: years. Acting) spent the In April 2001 the following students summer touring presented papers at the Comparative Other Activities with the Ohio Hu- Drama Conference: Xela Batchelder (PHD) was the man- manities Council’s • Mark Evans Bryan, “‘When Boston’s aging director of Rocket Productions, 2001 Chatautauqua Streets Ran Blood’: Senecan Trag- coordinating venues at the Edinburgh program, Buckeyes edy and the Drama of the American Fringe Festival. Karin Maresh (PHD) in the Civil War, as Revolution” assisted Xela by managing one of her General George • Kristin Crouch, “The Drama of Sue venues. More information at http:// Armstrong Custer. Glover: Historical Narrative and the www.geocities.com/rocketvenues/. Undergraduate Re-vision of Female Experience in Kristen Kidd served Contemporary Scottish Playwriting” Mark Evans Bryan’s (PHD) essay as Tour Manager. • Eileen Krajewski, “Theatre, Politics “The Rhetoric of Race and Slavery and Nationalism: Productions of in an American Patriot Drama: John Mickiewicz’s Forefathers’ Eve, Pt 3 in Leackock’s The Fall of British Tyranny,” Undergrad- Communist Poland” was published in The Journal of Ameri- uate Jeremy Meier as • Robert Lublin, “Coming of Age in All’s can Drama and Theatre during the fall. General Custer Well that Ends Well” Students • Valleri Robinson, “‘Be Our Guest’: Mor- Shannah Campbell (MA) was the Laura Butler spent two quarters as a ris Gest, Otto Kahn, and the Russian dramaturg for The Human Race’s pro- member of the Cleveland Play House’s Invasion in the American Theatre, duction of West Side Story which ran 1911-1925” during March in Dayton. Children’s Theatre, where she was • Tracy Tupman, “The Merchants of featured in Once Upon… the Brothers Theatre” 20 encore 2001 Grimm and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. 2001-02 Undergraduate Scholarships Julie Graham appeared as Rita Racine in the Ohio premiere of the Broadway dance musical Steel Pier at the Dayton Playhouse in May.

Christina Sidebottom was one of a se- lect number of Honors undergraduates who were invited to take part in the OSU President’s Salute to Undergradu- ate Academic Achievement. She was honored at a dinner at the Fawcett Cen- ter on February 13 where she was one of 7 selected from the College of the Arts. The dinner featured a welcome from President Kirwan, and comments by Daniel Farrell, Associate Provost and Director of the Honors and Scholars Center. Each honored student was asked to select a professor to join her or Pictured here are some of the skilled and dedicated undergraduates who received departmental scholarship awards for the 2001-2002 academic year. him. Christina invited Tom Postlewait to Back row, L to R: Mark Draggi, Heather Burley, Joe Gianfagna, Mike Holmes, accompany her. Jonathan Barnes, Kelly Cox, Sarah Reese, Christina Sidebottom, Shelley Little, Jennifer Bach. Middle row, L to R: Colin Sweet, Allyson Morgan, Laura Gale Laura Gale Simpson’s research project Simpson, Joey Schulz, Laura Butler, Maura Phelan. Front row: Anthony Pee- ples. on EAT Theatre earned her an Out- standing Junior Award at the Denman Gerald R. Black Scholarship Fund for Undergraduate Research Forum. Laura standing Work in Theatre Design and Recognition of Excellence in Theatre, Technology, was also awarded a $4,500 Arts and $150 - $1,200: $100 - $500: Sciences honors grant to complete her Jonathan Barnes Jennifer Bach senior thesis project, a reworking of Heather Burley Sarah Reese Allyson Morgan Romeo and Juliet that will be presented Colin Sweet as part of EAT Theatre’s 2001-2002 Maura Phelan Laura Simpson season. Roy and Addeleen Bowen Fund for Exceptional Talent in Theatre, Francis Davis Fellowship Fund for Rec- $500 - $1,000: Ebony Wimbs starred in a new video ognition for Excellence in Theatre, $275 Kelly Cox work created by University Relations, - $1,000: Christian Pine Heather Burley which illustrated the Ohio State of the Joey Schultz Mark Draggi future. President William Kirwin pre- Christina Sidebottom John Michael Holmes sented the video as part of a discussion of the university’s new and expanding Robert Johnson Scholarship Fund for Michael Swink Fund for Talent in The- partnerships with the public sector, pri- juniors and seniors in Theatre, atre Technology, vate industry, and the local community $100 - $1,000: $1,200: Joseph Gianfagna, Jr. at the sixth annual Commercial Devel- Kristen Kidd opers Power Breakfast. The video will Michelle Little Anthony Peeples also be shown regularly at the Student Scarlet Mask Award for Distinction in Sarah Uetrecht Visitors Center in Enarson Hall. Theatre and Performance, $500: Kirby Kennedy Wyatt Fund for Out- Laura Butler

encore 2001 21 International Initiatives

Czech designer brings with us. Most notable were: his scenic Czech scenic designer Jaroslav Ma- action to Orpheus. design for Orpheus; his challenging lina and Resident Lighting Designer Renowned Czech scenographer and graduate course in Czech Design; his Mary Tarantino share a moment visiting artist Jaroslav Malina brought fascinating lectures and presentations of conversation. Jaroslav was in his unique vision, humor and sense of interpreting “Metaphor and Irony: residence with the department dur- “action design” to OSU and our produc- Czech Scenic and Costume Design, ing Autumn quarter, as part of our exchange agreement with Academy tion of Orpheus Descending this past 1920-1999” at the OAC’s Riffe Gallery of Performing Arts, Prague. fall quarter. His residency was part of an (an exhibition organized by the Ohio ongoing exchange agreement between Arts Council and the Theatre Institute, ine their more traditional, reality based the OSU Department of Theatre and the Prague in partnership with OSU The- approaches to theatrical presentation. Performing Arts Akademie (AMU) in atre, Columbus and Lima Campuses); Through a series of design projects and Prague, Czech Republic. This exchange and numerous dinners, openings, exercises, students were challenged to has been made possible, in large parties and informal gatherings where find metaphoric ways to express their part, by the continued efforts of Joe Jaroslav shared his insights on life, art design ideas for several plays in a broad Brandesky (OSU-Lima), the generous and theatrical design with liberal doses range of media. Pushing these boundar- support of the OSU College of the Arts of his particular style of wit. ies together proved to be a rewarding, and the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). Many events highlighted Jaroslav’s stay Orpheus Descending proved to be a monumen- tal, concrete example of Czech “action design” made famous by theatre collaborators as a means of metaphorically commu- nicating with audiences during the totalitarian rule of Czechoslovakia. The vertical, steel structure, conceived by Jaroslav and faculty director/collabora- tor Sue Ott Rowlands, both MFA design student Jim Hutchison directly reflected Orpheus’s descent examines a quirky costume that into hell and indirectly referenced the was a focal point of the Metaphor dangerous, stratified world of the play. and Irony exhibit, co-curated by Joe The scenic environment drove the “ac- Brandesky and Helena Albertova. tion” of the piece in a variety of ways. Its non-realistic, brutal composition focused attention on the actor’s interac- eye-opening experience for all who tion with this hard, unyielding space. It participated. created dangerous perches for beauti- ful, personal revelations that foreshad- As a featured artist in “Metaphor and owed ominous consequences. Finally, Irony: Czech Scenic and Costume The cantankerous townspeople in much of the set collapsed during the Design 1920-1999” at the OAC’s Riffe stark relief on Jaroslav Malina’s spi- burning/destruction of this treacherous Gallery, Jaroslav was a direct link to the ral staircase for Orpheus Descending. world showing, in a very physical way, exhibited work. His insights into this From top to bottom: Regina Rock- the collapse of Lady’s illusion. ensies, Jennifer Manvich, Heather work, rarely seen in the U.S., proved Burley, and Allyson Rosen. inspirational to Ohio theatre artists, Jaroslav’s graduate course in Czech teachers, students and art patrons alike. Design forced our students to reexam- Jaroslav further shared his insights on

22 encore 2001 Action Stage Design by presenting the light and shadow. Mary believes the were made annual Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. workshop was a great accomplishment, by Wilfredo Lee Theatre Research Institute Lecture and looks forward to future collabora- Benitez, at the Wexner Center. tions with the Academy of Performing associate Arts. Results of some of the project director of The Prague Exchange presentations can be found linked the Ludwig Foundation, In April 2001 Mary Tarantino continued to the theatre lighting web site. Visit and Manolo the exchange between the Depart- http://www.the.ohio-state.edu/ and Garrigo, ment of Theatre and the Academy of follow the links! Performing Arts in Prague (AMU) by of- lighting de- signer. Both fering a lighting workshop at AMU. The Cuban Connection Fernando workshop began with securing a venue The Department of Theatre has been and Wilfredo and installing the lighting met with equipment necessary to the Dr. John lecture, demonstration, and Greisberger, Wayne Lawson, Executive student projects. Much of this head of Director of the Ohio Arts work was capably arranged International Council, and Helena Al- by Professors Petr Matásek Education in bertova, co-curator, at the and Tomas Zizka in advance the Office of opening of the Metaphor of Mary’s arrival. The equip- International and Irony exhibit. ment included a combination Studies. The of traditional fixtures as well department plans to develop a course for stu- as state-of-the-art contem- dents on the arts in Cuba which would involve porary moving light fixtures spending time in and control consoles, giving Havana. participants many options for Cuban theatre artist Fernando Saez speaks on ”Contemporary Theatre experimentation. Lighting truss, seating in Cuba“ at the Wexner Center. platforms, black masking, and piles of Fernando was in residence with the electrical cable transformed a former department during May as part of kitchen into a modest theatre venue. the Ohio Arts Council’s Internation- al Program residency exchange. Lectures were given to participants, where Mary discussed her work as a lighting designer and a university pro- fessor. The lecture was accompanied by collaborating with the Ohio Arts Council The Ohio Arts Council’s Inter- slide presentations, showing a range of to develop relationships with theatre national Program is designed to Mary’s design projects for theatre, op- artists in Cuba. During June of 2000 foster long term involvement in Dan Gray and Mary Tarantino were the era, musicals, dance, and architecture, international cultural exchange. first OSU faculty to visit Cuba with a in professional and educational venues. The program encourages Ohio view to meeting and making connec- artists and arts organizations to Mary discussed lighting design practic- tions. In the spring of 2001 the first es in America, with particular attention form partnerships with arts profes- Cubans, all of whom are associated sionals abroad. The International given to process, collaboration, and with the Ludwig Foundation in Havan- Program provides grants to assist various types of lighting documentation na, visited Columbus. Fernando Saez, nonprofit educational, cultural regularly used by U.S. designers. coordinator of the performing arts pro- and arts organizations, as well grams at the Ludwig Foundation, had a as individual artists, performers, The projects that the students devel- two week residency, during which time educators, arts managers and ad- oped ranged from The Snow Queen he visited classes, met students and ministrators, to develop exemplary by Hans Christian Anderson, to Anton faculty, attended our production of Wit, international arts projects and in- Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, to “Angle and experienced a broad range of the- novative partnerships that increase atre training and production. On May Study,” a delightful and evocative ex- Ohioans’ access to international 10 Fernando gave a talk at the Wexner perimentation of 2 and 3-dimensional arts activities. OSU Theatre is Center of the Arts, where he spoke delighted and proud to be included forms powerfully revealed through light. passionately about the state of theatre Mary was most impressed with the in this important work by the ever production in Cuba. Following the talk innovative OAC. students’ ability to understand physical OSU Theatre and the Hispanic Student space and composition, as well as their Association co-sponsored a reception exploration of the dynamic between in honor of Fernando. Shorter visits encore 2001 23 OSU Students Invade London: 2001 Summer London Theatre Trip This summer students re- turned to the United Kingdom for the second year of the London Theatre Program, sponsored by OSU Theatre and the Office of International Students on the London Theatre Program 2001 pause in front of The British Museum. Education. For five weeks, L to R: Kimberly Lester, Katie Whitlock, Ryan Heitkamp, Katy Hite, Mark Bryan, Jen Schlu- students from various depart- eter, Jessica Saurey, Buckly Stephens, Amanda Shamus, Laura Butler, Shelley Little, Brad ments explored the London Steinmetz, Megan Fellers, Mike Holmes, Kathleen Gonzales. theatre scene, participated in workshops, and immersed themselves Shakespeare while William Wycherly’s in British culture. This intrepid group of Love in a Wood brought a little-known explorers included fifteen undergradu- Restoration comedy to life. ate and graduate students who made their home at the lovely Ramsey Hall of On the return to London, students saw University College London in the heart Sam Shepherd’s Lie of the Mind, the of the city, minutes from The British National Theatre transfer to the West Museum. End of My Fair Lady starring Jonathon Pryce, followed by a fringe production, The trip began with a bang as students The Far Side, at the Tricycle Theatre immediately launched into a week of Company. Some students worked on shows ranging from West End favorites internships at Mahogany mas camp like Noises Off and Stones in His Pock- and the Royal Court Theatre. ets to more classic fare such as Cymbe- line at Shakespeare’s Globe and All My After a long weekend to travel (Edin- Sons at the Royal National Theatre. The burgh Fringe Festival, Bath, Brighton, first week included coursework ranging Windsor, Cardiff), students returned from guest lecturers to theatre tours to the frenetic energy and pulsating taking students across the gamut of rhythms of Nottinghill Gate Carnival fol- theatre studies. Dr. Valerie Lucas led a lowed by more theatre. After seeing a discussion on contemporary approach- double bill at the National Theatre of the es to Shakespeare while Ruth Tompsett Restoration play The Relapse and Mark introduced students to the history and Undergrads Mike Homes and Megan Ravenhill’s raunchy new play Mother traditions of Carnival. Students also Fellers pause for a moment in front Clap’s Molly House, students experi- got their first taste of Carnival visiting of a giant Carnival head. Megan, enced their first intensive workshop. the Mahogany mas camp. Tours of the Amanda Shamus, and Kim Lester all An entire day was scheduled with Clive Globe and the Royal National Theatre “played mas” by donning costumes Mendes of Théâtre de Complicité, the introduced students to the practical side for the Nottinghill Gate Carnival. leading movement theatre company in of British theatre. Students experienced Kathleen Gonzales also served an Britain. At the Almeida Theatre’s found bed-and-breakfast in Shakespeare’s internship with Carnival, while Brad space at King’s Cross students wit- Steinmetz was the first OSU student hometown of Stratford-Upon-Avon nessed the first preview of David Hare’s while seeing three shows in two days! to have an internship at the Royal Court Theatre. adaptation of Platanov in an abandoned Seeing King John and Hamlet gave bus depot. The week finished with a students the chance to brush up their tour of the Royal Court Theatre led by 24 encore 2001 Brad Steinmetz (right) and The Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee Amanda Sha- mus display pre- Theatre Research Institute viously hidden talent during the Trestle Theatre Update mask workshop. In the early fall, Nena Couch took materials from the Isabel Bigley Barnett Collection to managing director and OSU alumna New York to loan for a Diane Borger along with dinner and wonderful exhibition the premiere of Sliding with Suzanne, at the Museum of directed by Max Stafford Clark. Jeanine the City of New York Thompson joined the group for a week, celebrating the fiftieth adding her movement expertise to the anniversary of the mix. opening of Guys and Dolls. Due to popular The final week of the program included response, the exhibi- an intensive mask workshop with tion has been extend- Trestle Theatre Company. This work- ed until December 2, shop engaged all the students, result- 2001. ing in some hilarity and fun as some individuals discovered acting talents The TRI is mentioned Carie DeVito and Kathleen Gonzales and revealed their inner selves in mask. warmly (as are both Nena and Alan) in with their spirited group of Young Scholars. Carie and Kathleen led a Following the workshop, students had the acknowledgements of Glenda Gill’s the opportunity to see the company’s workshop for the Office of Minority recent book, No Surrender! No Retreat!: Affairs’ Samuel DuBois Young Schol- work at Riverside Studios, Blood and African American Pioneer Performers ars Program that was developed Roses, a work done with text as well of Twentieth-Century American Theater, by Sue Ott Rowlands in summer of as a variety of masks. The program published in 2000 by St. Martin’s Press. 2000. They continued a revised ver- finished with a day to catch up on last sion of the seminar in the summer of minute shopping, finishing papers, and Student assistant Ayisha Jones is now 2001. Anthony Hill and Alan Woods catching the last few sites. Students handling duties as our webmaster, and have also developed workshops for departed, tired but exhilarated to have copied Jaroslav Malina’s slides, with his this program. survived five weeks of non-stop theatre kind permission, into CD-ROM in London. format. Also with us as student assis- tants for the year were Christina videotape shot by WBNS-TV to support Sidebottom, Michael Cavender, Katie a documentary on the residency. McNiff, Kevin Shafer, Lameica Smith, Marceau also helped us celebrate the Nikodimos y’ Waldemariam, Wesley establishment of the Mime and Move- Willis, and Ben Sullivan. Andre Cul- ment Arts Collection here in the TRI. peper joined us for the summer, as did One of the first donors to the collection Jessica Tupa working with the Bebe is solo performer/mime/clown Michael Miller Collection (many thanks to Chair Lane Trautman. Check out http://www. Karen Bell and the Department of solotheater.com for a fascinating look Dance for providing Jessica’s funding). at the range of his work, as well as valu- We are very grateful to those most able links. special people, our volunteers, who this year included Joe Lersky, Louise In April, both Alan Woods and Nena Guthman, Sidonia Marowitz, and Har- Couch participated in the annual old Eisenstein. awarding of the Margo Jones Award, which honors “that citizen of the In the Spring, we welcomed Marcel theatre who has demonstrated a signifi- Clary Salandy, Artistic Director for Marceau to Ohio State (see the article cant impact, understanding and Mahogany Mas Band, one of Nottin- on his residency on page 10), and raw affirmation of the craft of playwriting, ghill Gate’s leading Carnival bands, data from the motion capture session with a lifetime commitment to the talks about her costume designs in with him is now archived in the TRI, her studio in North London as stu- along with all the high definition (continued next page) dents look on. encore 2001 25 (photo left) Bruce Vilanch manent basis, and has established a (right) with Taj Clevman, collection documenting her rich career. an active student leader We have just started processing at OSU’s Hillel Founda- this exciting collection that includes tion. Bruce, an OSU alum, photographs, videotapes, performed for the Hillel organizational papers, costumes and Foundation on May 19th set pieces. The floors, backdrops and as part of the Hillel’s set pieces were frequently designed by Critical Issues Series visual artists such as Caroline Beasley-Baker, who is separately donat- (inset photo) Bruce Vilanch (left) and Grant McKernie as Caliban in the ing Miller-related art (Caroline’s Department’s 1968 production of web address is http://www.caroline- The Tempest, directed by Dr. John beasley-baker.com). Watch our website Morrow. for more detailed information as the col- lection is processed: over sixty packing cases of materials!

Michele LaRue has donated a large encouragement of the living theatre the outstanding touring exhibition of collection of materials documenting everywhere.” The Jones Medal was Czech design co-curated by our own the work of the East Lynne Company of created by Jerome Lawrence and Rob- Joe Brandesky are now at TRI including New Jersey, a long running regional ert E. Lee to honor the pioneer of work by Jaroslav Malina, Jan Vancura, theatre founded and directed by the late regional theatre, Margo Jones, whose Marta Roszkopfová, Josef Jelínek, Warren Kliewer, which specialized theatre in Dallas presented the world and Zuzana Tefunková. Other recent in period work. We’re grateful for this premiere of Lawrence and Lee’s Inherit acquisitions include costume designs addition to our archives of American the Wind, as well as new plays by for Far Harbour by Horace Armistead, regional theatres. Tennessee Williams, William Inge, and well-known for designs for such works many others. This year, Luke Yankee as the world premieres of Menotti’s The American Theatre Critics Association helped us present the Margo Jones Telephone and The Medium as well as members continue to add to the Medal to his mother, Eileen Heckart. For other works, donated by longtime TRI collections by and about critics - tapes further information on the Margo Jones friend Paul Stiga. and scrapbooks from Holly Hill, tapes Medal, see and materials about Julie Taymor and http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/OSU_ Ted Lange has added more boxes of The Lion King from Alexis Greene, profile/triweb/index.html#jones. material to the collection documenting his stage and media career. As always, we’re grateful for his generosity Collections: and trust, and delighted to be able to We’ve begun an ambitious oral history preserve his many activities for project, documenting the career and posterity as actor, writer, and director. impact of Lyn Austin, founder of Music- Theatre Group. Alan visited New York Anne and Joseph Feldhaus have donat- in late February and in mid March to ed an enormous number of programs, start the interviews (and to attend a collected over a lifetime of theatregoing moving memorial service for Lyn on by their father, Louis Feldhaus, a pub- March 19th, held in the Newhouse The- lished playwright and dedicated teacher atre at Lincoln Center). Among those for many years at Xavier University in interviewed thus far: Andre Bishop, Cincinnati. Martha Clarke, Janet Coleman, Corne- lius Eady, Richard Foreman, Jane Green- A rich collection documenting the many wood, Andre Gregory, Mary Rodgers years of service to Columbus arts Guettel, Barbara Hazen, Ann McIntosh, organizations by the late Dr. Phillip Jas- Charles Mee, Jr., Richard Peaslee, Susan tram has been donated by his Rice, Mary Silverman, Stanley Silver- family. Dr. Jastram served on many man, Twyla Tharp, Ellen Violett, Deedee boards, and is credited by many with Wehle, and, of course, Diane Wondis- single-handedly saving Opera Colum- Curator of TRI Nena Couch (left) ford, Lyn’s partner. bus by a timely donation. embraces Bebe Miller (right) from the OSU Dance Department. Bebe’s dona- tion of her company’s collection adds We continue to acquire wonder- Bebe Miller, the noted choreographer another significant component of the ful design material and are happy to and dancer, has joined the OSU TRI’s contemporary dance material. announce that several pieces from Department of Dance faculty on a per-

26 encore 2001 croze’s correspon- dence, donated The TRI has moved into virtual scholar- by Jock Snaith ship with the Boccaccio project: and John Colman. renderings for a production of Franz David von Suppé’s 1879 operetta have been Frego, the Dal- digitized by Scott Swearingen, a com- croze specialist puter specialist at ACCAD, and we’re from the School of working with Noel Koran of the School Music, continues of Music and Karen Eliot of the to help Department of Dance toward a virtual connect Dalcroze reconstruction of the production. collectors with Scott’s material about the process, with us. The TRI also illustrations of the virtual received gifts of designs, is at playbills, pro- http://www.cgrg.ohio-state.edu/ss- grams, books, wearin/boccaccio1boccaccio2.html; and other materi- he’s using the Quake II action game als from Fredric architecture, which is creating some Woodbridge Wil- fascinating sidelights! son, Lesley Ferris, A rendering of the opening scene of Lottie C. Plaut, Daniel Enright Collins, Franz von Suppé’s 1879 operetta Boc- cacio. This and other renderings have Tom Minnick, Henry Hewes, Jeff Ste- been digitized as part of a virtual phens, and William C. Kramer. reconstruction of the production with the support of The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD). papers from William Fark and Larry Ledford, and copies of member TRI submissions. The International Centre for Women Playwrights archive Jerome Lawerence and Robert E. Lee continues to grow, with scripts donated Theatre Research Institute by members Ludmilla Bollow, Claire Braz-Valentine, Tami Canaday, Vicki 1951-2001 Cheatwood, Nancy Gall Clayton, Carole In 1951, Dr. John H. McDowell, Direc- ert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Clement, Linda Eisenstein, Cass Erick- tor of Theatre in the Department of recognized as one of the three best son, Michele Forsten, Sandra de Helen, Speech, had a problem: the Univer- theatre libraries in the United States. Rachel Rubin Ladutke, Sandra Perlman, sity Library at Ohio State didn’t have Headed by Dr. Alan Woods since 1979, Kristan Ryan, Jewel Seehaus-Fisher, enough primary research material to joined by Curator Nena Couch in 1986, Kimmika L. H. Williams, and Eliza adequately support a doctoral program the TRI looks back on a half century of Wyatt. We also received a script from in theatre. growth and continued development playwright Mark St. Germain. and change. No longer reliant on micro- Dr. McDowell solved his problem in a filmed European sources, the TRI has Longtime TRI friend Laura M. Mueller forthright way. He founded the Ohio actively sought materials documenting has established the Laura M. Mueller State University Theatre Collection and the North American theatre for the past British and American Theatre and Film began gathering research material. two decades. Collections that include a wonderful Having been trained at Yale Univer- spoken word collection of sound re- sity under noted scholar Allardyce That half century of growth will be cordings, Hartman Theatre materials, Nicoll, McDowell focused on European celebrated throughout the Columbus theatre postcards, and much theatre. He therefore began to collect 2001-2002 season with readings of more. We are looking forward to microfilmed copies of primary source materials from the TRI’s holdings, new featuring Ms. Mueller’s careful research documents in English, Italian, French, works, and a joyous reunion May 10-12, and expertise in an exhibition during German, and Scandinavian performing 2002. For more information on the TRI the Ohio Bicentennial year on the multi- arts museums and libraries. reunion, which will include readings talented performer and writer Elsie and a barbecue picnic on the Olentangy, Janis. Fifty years later, Dr. McDowell’s creation please contact Alan Woods at (614) has metamorphosized 292-6614 or [email protected]. Our holdings of Dalcroze material were into the Jerome Lawrence and Rob- increased by several pieces of Dal-

encore 2001 27 Virtual Theatre: Phase II

This year marked a major integration of In addition, further technology and pedagogy as Theatre research will allow 100 (Introduction to Theatre) joined the the expansion of digital age and launched a new website. the site to include Funded by an Instructional Innovation the addition of mo- Grant from the Office of Technology tion capture data and Enhanced Learning and Research and sound, allow- (TELR), this website allows students ing the student to explore theatre in the virtual realm. to develop a truly Over the past year students from the interactive experi- Department of Theatre and the Ad- ence. In Spring vanced Computing Center for the Arts PHD student Katie Whitlock, who has 2001, sections of and Design (ACCAD) have worked worked with ACCAD to develop the Theatre 100 and to create a virtual model of the Roy Virtual Theatre, demonstrates the Roy Theatre 221 (Tech- Bowen Theatre. Designed to convey Bowen Virtual Theatre for MA student nical Production a hands-on experience for students, Jennifer Schlueter. Fundamentals – the website allows the user to choose Lighting Focus) used the virtual theatre a Courseware Development Grant (also various sets and props while manipulat- in its developmental stage, providing from TELR), will allow the department ing the lighting. Students have created feedback and suggestions on the de- to change the pedagogy of Theatre various scenic designs for Oedipus Rex, sign and use of the project. Responses 100 through web-enhanced teaching Hamlet, Waiting for Godot, and Tartuffe ranged from enthusiastic to challenging strategies. Dr. Joy Reilly is supervising and costume renderings by Dennis as students attempted to engage in this project. For more information and Parker provide a sense of style and theatre through this new technology. to experience the virtual theatre, visit period. The space provides students The website will be further developed http://www.the.ohio-state.edu/Cour- with the opportunity to showcase during the 2001-2002 academic year seInfo/Classes/Theatre100/Index.htm. their design talents in new ways while as the result of another grant awarded providing Theatre 100 students with an in late spring 2001. The second grant, understanding of the limitless ways in which a single show can be designed.

MFA design student Nan Zhang (far right) demonstrates her lighting design for Orpheus Descend- ing during a special presentation that included faculty, students, and rep- resentatives from Vari-Lite.

28 encore 2001 Spotlight on Undergraduates

The Undergraduate program was af- fected in Fall 2000 by the University deciding to move all theatre majors into the College of the Arts and ar- ranging for direct enrollment into the Department. Our enrollment continued to grow with Joy Reilly, Director of Undergraduate Studies, as she signed up 60 new majors in the fall — including upperclass students transferring into the department from other majors! We began a new tradition: a mid-Quarter Freshman Pizza Party to welcome new majors and check on their experience coming in to the Department. This was Members of the Ensemble Actors Theatre (EAT) in rehearsal. L to R: Greg Maier, very well received. Heather Burley, Chester Harding, Chris Dickman, Creighton James, and Katy Hite. Former Writing Company members Chris Dickman, Laura Gale (Simp- son), Greg Maier and recent gradu- ate Creighton James (Jim Creighton) by the committee of three (Dan Boord, launched their new theatre company in Ted Ziter and Joy Reilly) in which they downtown Columbus. Ensemble Actors eventually ended up in the White Castle encore Theatre (EAT) opened to standing room in the middle of Friday night trying to is an annual newsletter of crowds as their friends and admirers reach a consensus about the winners. The Ohio State University witnessed the inaugural season of a At 9 a.m. Saturday morning 12 direc- Department of Theatre company dedicated to producing new tors and 12 casts were assigned over 1089 Drake Performance & Event Center works by emerging writers, as well as orange juice and donuts and then went 1849 Cannon Drive dynamic new productions of plays by off to rehearse their new scripts, which Columbus, OH 43210-1266 established writers. The first produc- were performed at 10 p.m. in the lobby (614) 292-5821 tion written by Chris was entitled and... of Drake, immediately following the fax (614) 292-3222 and....and. All company members are Comparative Drama Conference ses- avidly writing and creating new work sion on Chinese Theatre to a very lively Editor-in-Chief: and plan a full season in 2001-2002. and supportive audience. Lesley Ferris Editor: OSU undergraduates were very well Each changeover had to be choreo- Laura Sipe represented in all productions this year graphed — performances had five Design/Layout: as well as touring into the schools with minutes for the play and 2 minutes for Kevin Keiser You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the transition — controlled by a Chinese Roasted Shoes. . .Toasted Tootsies, gong which bonged the fast and furious Written and researched by the Faculty and and Sobering Thoughts, and present- pace. A designated committee of writ- Staff of the Department of Theatre. ing their evening of Chekhov farces, ers/directors selected the winning pre- Thirty-Three Swoons on the main stage sentations, which in some cases were All Alumni and Friends information is col- season. Great excitement was created quite extraordinary and unpredictable. lected from Alumni, Friends, and by the new Take-Out Theatre Festival of other readers, gathered and processed instant theatre in April which worked Over one hundred people attended the at the Department of Theatre, like this: A topic was posted on a performances and we plan to establish researched, edited and placed in Encore. If Thursday. Writers had 24 hours to write Take-Out Theatre as a yearly tradition. you are a graduate of the a 5 minute play on the topic of “At the Department of Theatre, a former faculty Studio.” Writers also had to incorporate member, or a friend of OSU Theatre, the phrases “extra crispy” and “Oph- please direct your attention to the elia.” Thirty-six scripts were submitted questionnaire on the inside back cover. by the deadline! 12 were selected for production after a very hectic session encore 2001 29 Faculty and Staff News

2000 production of The Prince but one that has been done with and the Puppet and directed the clarity. The results are impressive” Faculty and Spring 2001 production of Impos- (Choice, November 2000). sible Marriage by Beth Henley. Stratos again organized the 25th Stratos Constantinidis saw three Comparative Drama Conference Staff News of his research projects appear at the Ohio State University (see in print this academic year. The story page 19). As a member of first one, “A Teacher of Theatre the Executive Board of the Modern Criticism: Why Did Kamikaze Greek Studies Association of The 2000-2001 year brought International Film/Video Festival, Pilots Wear Helmets?” appeared in America and Canada, Stratos went many new faces to the Depart- 6eme Biennale Internationale Perspectives on Teaching Theatre, to Washington D. C. to participate ment. We were delighted to host du Film sur’Art, Centre Georges edited by Raynette Halvorsen in the planning of the 2001 MGSA two one-year faculty members: Dr. Pompidou, Edinburgh Internation- Smith, Bruce McConachie, and Symposium at Georgetown Uni- Mark Zelinsky, who served as the al Film Festival, (INPUT) Interna- Rhonda Blair (New York: Peter versity. Stratos is currently writing coordinator for Theatre 100, and tional Public Television Screen- Lang, 2001). The second project, his next book on national cinemas. Dr. Edward Ziter, who taught in the ing Conference in Stockholm, Stratos’ translation of The New Stratos received a grant from the History Literature Criticism area Sweden, the American Museum Woman appeared in Modern Sydney Pressey Honors Endow- and helped produce the first-an- of the Moving Image, the Institute Women Playwrights of Europe, ment. He was also elected Chair of nual Take Out Theatre Festival. In of Contemporary Art in Boston, edited by Alan Barr the prestigious Elizabeth Constan- the Winter quarter we had the and the Museum of Modern Art (Oxford University Press, 2001). tinides Memorial Translation Prize opportunity to offer a Screen-writ- in New York. He is a member of The third project, the 21st volume Committee which reviews and ing class for the first time in years, the Ohio State University’s Center of Text & Presentation edited awards the Best-Translation-of-a- thanks to visiting instructor Mark for Folklore Studies and he is by Stratos, marked a transition Modern Greek-Work-into-English Villano, and David Altman taught currently a member of the Ohio in the directorship of the Com- prize through an international com- improvisation. Humanities Council. He worked parative Drama Conference and petition. Stratos, who translated steadily this year to move video in the editorial staff of its journal; into English Iakovos Kambanellis’ We also added new members facilities to Drake and in the sum- it includes Stratos’ remarks, a play, Tale without a Title (Elikia to our staff. During the Summer mer of 2001 he was appointed selection of twelve anonymously Books, 1989) was pleased to hear of 2000 Chad Mahan replaced the Director of Undergraduate peer-reviewed articles, and four that the International Theatre Insti- Ron Cannell as our Scenic Studio Studies for 2001-2002. book reviews. The book reviews for tute selected Iakovos Kambanellis, Supervisor. Jenny Scranton his Greece in Modern Times: An ”the renowned Greek playwright,“ became the new Undergraduate Joe Brandesksy spent the Autumn Annotated Bibliography of Works to write the message for the World Studies Secretary in the Autumn and Winter quarters working as Published in English in Twenty-Two Theatre Day on March 27, 2001 quarter, leaving in the summer to Guest Co-Curator for the “Meta- Academic Disciplines during the which was celebrated by the ITI pursue her art work. Liz Langford, phor and Irony: Czech Scenic and Twentieth Century (Scarecrow Centers and the theatre commu- an alum from the department, Costume Design 1920-1999” ex- Press, 2000) have come out. Ac- nity internationally. joined us at the end of August as hibit. It opened at the Riffe Gallery cording to Gregory Crawford, ”This our new Undergraduate Secretary. in Columbus in July 2000 and bibliography strives to provide Nena Couch has been active Thanks to our Academic Enrich- subsequently ran in Lima (Civic access to sources that represent again this year on the board of ment Grant, we were able to create Center, November 2000), San Greece in the twentieth century. the Dance Heritage Coalition, and a new Lighting Studio Supervisor Antonio, TX (McNay Museum of This task is a monumental one, is pleased to announce that two position, which was filled by recent Art, February-March 2001) and graduate Matt Hazard. Welcome Lawrence, KS (Spencer Mu- all! seum of Art, April-June 2001). The director Brandesky gave gallery tours and and some of the On the permanent faculty front, lectures in Columbus, Lima and cast of The Ohio we are pleased to announce that San Antonio during the year. The State Murders after 3 years as a visiting instructor, exhibit catalog developed by at the opening Bruce Hermann has accepted a Brandesky was published by the night reception. tenure-track position as a member Ohio Arts Council in July 2000. L to R: Matt of our Acting and Directing faculty. He is currently working on two Hendricks, John Bruce replaces emeritus faculty planned exhibits of Russian and Harris, Kelly Rex McGraw, who retired in 1998. Czech design. In October 2000 Cox, Tarashai Lee, Kenderick And finally, we send our best Brandesky was invited to deliver Hardy, Maria An- wishes to Phil Thompson, who a presentation on Russian émigré geles Romero. has accepted a Speech and Voice artist and teacher Boris Anisfeld in Producing Adri- position at his alma mater, the conjunction with a retrospective enne Kennedy’s University of California at Irvine. exhibit of one Anisfeld’s stu- play at OSU dents, Lester Raymer, held at the was especially Dan Boord’s video works have Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, poignant as been widely displayed in this Lindsborg, KS. The OSU—Lima Kennedy is an country and abroad. Some recent Campus Study Tour to the Czech alumna of the exhibition highlights of his work Republic was led by Brandesky in university. include the 57th Venice Interna- September 2001. Brandesky de- tional Film Festival, Black Maria signed the lights for the Autumn

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Jeanine to deepen Dan’s understanding 2001, and Matt organized these Thompson and appreciation for theatre be- developments. (left) with Anne yond our borders. Dan organized Bogart. Anne Jaroslav Malina’s talk for the Ohio Bruce Hermann joined the depart- and other mem- Valley USITT conference in Octo- ment in the fall as an assistant pro- bers of the SITI ber. Also, after Dan’s eye-opening fessor of theatre. Congratulations, company took visit to Cuba (summer 2001), Bruce! In winter 2001, he played time away from working on he was thrilled to welcome OAC Russ Rigel in Like Totally Weird for their produc- sponsored visiting Cuban theatre Red Herring Theatre at Short North tion of Room, artists Fernando Saez, Wilfredo Playhouse; in spring 2001, he a new piece on Benitez, and Manolo Garrigo to directed 33 Swoons: Four Farces Virginia Woolf, OSU this Spring. by Chekhov at Mount Hall Studio; to speak to the in summer 2001, he directed Spin- department in Dan immersed himself in the ning Into Butter at Saint Michael the fall. world of computer-aided design Playhouse in Burlington, Vermont; during his spring quarter research and in autumn 2001, he played assignment at ACCAD (OSU’s Ross Collins in Spinning Into Butter Advanced Computing Center for at CATCO. Art and Design). His training in the animation program 3D StudioMax Anthony Hill continues to conduct showed the potential of creating interviews and do research for new members have joined the Drama: Plays and Contexts, a digital 3D models as design and his second book project, entitled Coalition— the Anacostia Museum textbook anthology of 52 plays communication tools. After getting “Seattle: A Theatre History.” He and Center for African American published by Addison Wesley the basics in 10 short weeks, Dan is the Newsletter Editor for the History and Culture, Smithsonian Longman’s. Lesley was a co-editor also discovered how much more American Association of University Institute, and the Dance Notation with Sylvan Barnet (Tufts Univer- he needed to learn to maximize Professors (AAUP). His article on Bureau (an additional tie for OSU sity) and Gerald Rabkin (Rutgers the potential of this complex soft- church rituals, edited by Claudine since the Dance Notation Bureau University). In Spring 2001 her ware! When not at ACCAD, he was Michel and Jacqueline Bobo, was Extension is also here). As the entries appeared in the Routledge churning away with the AutoCad published in Black Studies: Current recipient of the Howard D. Roth- International Encyclopedia of 2000 manual getting up to speed Issues, Enduring Questions by the schild Fellowship in Dance, Nena Women: Global Women’s Issues with his computer-aided drafting. Kendall / Hunt Publishing Com- spent part of last summer and the and Knowledge (A Four Volume pany (2001). He was invited to early fall at Harvard University’s Set Edited by Cheris Kramerae On a personal note, Dan and his review the eighth edition of Oscar Harvard Theatre Collection and And Dale Spender). She contrib- wife Mary enjoyed a lovely 16-day G. Brockett and Franklin J. Hildy’s Houghton Library doing research uted the entries on “Theatre” and trip to Ireland at the end of sum- History of the Theatre published on two dance projects. In February, “Women in Theatre.” In May she mer 2000. The “Emerald Isle” lived by Allyn & Bacon. He continues she attended the Music Library directed Margaret Edson’s Wit for up to its reputation as a rugged to attend and participate in major Association national conference in the department. In the spring she and beautiful place that is home conferences and festivals such New York and delivered a paper on wrote a Courseware Development to some extraordinary, traditional, as the Black Theatre Network reference sources for Renaissance Grant for the Theatre 100 class seaside links-style golf courses. Conference and the National Black and Baroque dance. She chaired with Joy Reilly and was delighted Theatre Festival. He serves on the the search committee for the Head to learn that it was selected for Matt Hazard traveled to Dallas to Editorial Advisory Board for Col- of OSU’s Music and Dance Library; funding. In August 2001 she take part in a Vari-Lite workshop legiate Press. As co-founder, con- Alan Green, who was acting head, was the Resident Director for the in August. The lighting studio was sultant, and dramaturg for the “Hit has accepted the post. Nena is also second year of the London Theatre also able to purchase 46 new the Ground Running,” a Columbus working on several encyclopedia Program. Source Four instruments in addi- based African American theatre entries on Sidney Kingsley and tion to the 25 acquired in spring company, Anthony continues to his plays. Nena was the chore- Alfred Golding (Emeritus Faculty), ographer for OSU’s The London the former TRI director, is happy in Cuckolds, creating several period his retirement in Florida; he and Ev- dances that enhanced the overall elyn are enjoying the sun and the period comic feel of the play. beaches after his years in snowy Columbus. Larry Evans spent a busy year directing a range of productions Dan Gray designed critically at the Mansfield campus, and acclaimed, professional produc- leading two international theatre tions of Sleuth and The Grapes trips (see story page 6). In addition of Wrath for CATCO (Columbus, to teaching and directing, summer OH) and Wit for the Human Race of 2001 saw Larry Evans directing Theatre Company (Dayton, OH), and choreographing productions and Peer Gynt for the department’s of Cole, Noises Off, and The Wizard collaboration with the Columbus of Oz at the Renaissance Theatre in Symphony Orchestra. Mansfield. International initiatives brought Lesley Ferris January of 2001 guest artists to OSU that continued Bruce Hermann and cast members from Thirty-Three Swoons saw the publication of Types of celebrate during their opening night reception. encore 2001 31 Faculty and Staff News International Federation for Theatre He worked with colleagues Mary Research and continues to serve Tarantino, Dan Gray and John Giffin on committees in the ASTR. He (Department of Dance) on the also edits the book series, “Studies productions as well as Joy Reilly, in Theatre History and Culture,” who was one of the two featured published by University of Iowa performers in Façade. Press. One of the new books in the series, Freddie Rokem’s Performing During winter quarter, several of History, won the best book award Dennis’ costume renderings were from the Association for Theatre in exhibited in the Presidential Exhibi- Higher Education. Four new books tion area in Bricker Hall as part of in the series are forthcoming next an exhibition featuring faculty re- year, so Tom remains busy as search and creative activity. He re- manuscript editor. He is co-edit- ceived his 5th Peggy Ezekiel Award ing with Professor Tracy C. Davis of Outstanding Achievement (Northwestern University) a collec- Pat Riechel (left), Associate to the dean, and Sue Ott Rowlands in Theatre Arts from the USITT tion of essays by various scholars (right) offer Dean Judith Koroscik (center) their best wishes at a Ohio Valley Section. The award on the historical uses of the idea farewell gathering in her honor. Dean Koroscik’s 20 year career was presented for his costume of theatricality (to be published as a Buckeye is here coming to a close as she becomes Dean designs for King Lear produced by by Cambridge University Press in of the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning at the the OSU Theatre. The designs for 2002), and he is making progress University of Cincinnati. King Lear were exhibited at the on his edition of the letters of USITT National Conference in Long Bernard Shaw and William Archer develop original scripts and to Studio Supervisor, served as Beach, CA. (University of Toronto Press). He revise the production of Freedom, technical director for Alchemy delivered the pre-performance Sweet as Suga’ in my Tea, that of Desire/Dead Man’s Blues and Tom Postlewait continues his work talk at the Wexner Center for our was performed around the greater as technical director and scenic as Director of Graduate Studies. production of Peer Gynt. Columbus area and at The Ohio designer for Thirty-Three Swoons: He served as a research Fellow of Historical Society Museum. Four Farces by Chekhov. He has the Humanities Institute at OSU, Joy Reilly had a whirlwind of nearly completed his Masters and delivered a talk at the Institute a summer last year with the Maria Ignatieva wrote and directed degree at Indiana University, with in May 2001 on the concept of premiere of her Celtic musical The Prince and the Puppet, OSU- a thesis project of a shop built theatricality in current scholar- The Druid Tree at the Edinburgh Lima’s annual Theatre for the Goniophotometric System, which ship. He published a review essay, Fringe Festival by the Young Adult Young Audiences program. She measures the output of lighting “Writing History Today,” in Theatre company of Columbus Childrens presented papers at the ASTR instruments. Chad designed and Survey (November 2000). During Theatre. Seven of OSU’s under- conference in New York, at the built a twenty-foot wide, eighteen the year he was invited to deliver grads participated in the produc- Performance Studies conference foot high Noah’s Ark which won scholarly talks at Brown Univer- tion as actors or musicians, and in Germany, and presented at the best design at a Cancer Society sity, the University of Maryland, several OSU students were also International Federation of Theatre Relay for Life function to raise and Pittsburgh University. He Druid Tree’s landlords in Edinburgh Researchers’ (IFTR) conference in money for cancer research. Chad also delivered a paper on English working the Rocket Venues man- Australia in July. She has con- spent the summer of 2001 Renaissance theatre history at the aged by Xela Batchelder. Positive tinued to conduct her research remodeling the scenic studio, annual meeting of the American reviews included the influential (“Stanislavsky and Actresses”), to create much needed storage Society for Theatre Research Scotsman which proclaimed it “a and submitted three articles, all of space! (ASTR). He was re-elected to worthy attempt to get an environ- which were accepted for publica- the Executive Committee of the mental message across to children tion. Rex McGraw (Emeritus Fac- ulty) recently directed Friedrich Richard Keith continues as techni- Durrenmatt’s The Physicists with cal director/scene designer at the Off-Off Broadway company, OSU – Mansfield, and is also The Oberon Theatre Ensemble designing the scenery for the sum- at The Pantheon Theatre in New mer Renaissance productions in York. Mansfield. Dennis A. Parker was busy the Jim Knapp continues his re- past academic year with chair- sponsibilities as the Production ing the theses committees for Coordinator. The advent of the each of the three MFA costume Technology Fee has kept him busy designers who completed their reviewing the computer needs of degrees. In February he designed the department. He continues to the costumes for CATCO’s highly develop a departmental Data Base acclaimed production of Edward system for maintaining financial Albee’s Three Tall Women. and Box Office records which is called DRAMA: Dramatic Resource In February Dennis designed the Accounting Management Applica- costumes for two productions tion. presented as part of the School of Dan Gray (right) with guest theatre designer Jaroslav Malina (left) and his wife, Mila. Music’s Contemporary Music Fes- Chad Mahan, the new Scenic tival, Pierrot Lunaire and Façade. 32 encore 2001 Faculty and Staff News

and preliminary design ideas himself busy serving as technical Kay (6). throughout the summer via email director on Orpheus Descend- and phone conversations. In July, ing and Peer Gynt. Both of these Laura Sipe spent much of the she journeyed to London to see projects significantly stretched the 2000-2001 year adjusting to her Donmar Theatre’s production of design and technology faculty and new position as Graduate Studies the play. She also directed a one- staff. Collaborating with Jaroslav Secretary and Publicity Coordina- man play, Connor McPherson’s St. Malina was a wonderful experi- tor. She was excited to be a part Nicholas, at CATCO in Columbus, ence and a good extension of the of the planning team for Marcel which featured CATCO Artistic department’s ongoing exchange Marceau’s residency in April. She Director Geoff Nelson. activities with Prague. He enjoyed looks forward to the challenge of returning to Mershon Audito- teaching the department’s stage During winter of 2001, Sue was rium with Peer Gynt despite the management course this fall. on research SRA leave, but spent logistical challenges. In addition a great deal of time on campus he continued his consulting work Esther Beth Sullivan continues Lesley Ferris presents Phil working on two exciting projects. with renovation projects at the to serve as Associate Dean of Thompson with a farewell gift from his colleagues. Phil, who First she served as producer and Mansfield Playhouse, Weather- Research and Technology in the is already sporting his Califor- director for the College of the Arts vane Playhouse in Akron, and the College of the Arts. In that capac- nia look, will join the faculty diversity forum, Can We Talk?. Sue Cassingham Auditorium in the ity, she has been part of a team of the University of California, worked closely with OSU Arts staff Bexley Public Schools. In March, of faculty and staff from across Irvine in the fall of 2001. and artists in L.A. as the program Mark served as chair of the USITT the College who have developed featured the Lifetime television Biennial Theatre Technology Ex- the new “MoCap Lab” to focus program Any Day Now. (see story hibition in Long Beach, California. on motion capture in the arts. As while sparking an interest in Celtic page 14) His duties included being the lead well, her time has been devoted to culture . . . the story engages on editor for the Tech Expo catalog. numerous initiatives having to do a number of levels.” The perfor- Second, Sue worked with the uni- Beyond the theatre, Mark chairs with distance education and digital mances were taped in a special versity’s Arts Scholars programs to the Geneva Hills Center Commit- archives, helping to make arts in- open air broadcast auditorium prepare a group of students for an tee. Geneva Hills is a church camp formation and materials accessible temporarily erected for the Festival arts study tour to London during located just south of Lancaster in to the widest possible audiences. just below Edinburgh Castle and spring break. Following a series of the Hocking Valley region of Ohio. In recognition of these efforts, Beth simulcast to huge outdoor screens workshops on the historical, politi- All of Mark’s activities are made was nominated and chosen to in London’s Leicester Square and cal, social and arts environments of possible by the support of his wife, participate in the 2001 Leadership New York’s Times Square as well London, the group spent a busy 7 Ginny and daughters Ann (12) and Intensive on Technology in the as on personal computer screens days in the city visiting museums, worldwide. galleries, historical sights and view- ing a number of dance and theatre Joy’s creative work this year productions. also included a performance with the School of Music’s New During spring quarter of 2001, Music Festival. Joy was asked to Sue rehearsed and performed the re-create the role of English poet role of Vivian Bearing in the OSU Edith Sitwell in a performance production of Wit. of Façade, Sitwell’s 1922 music piece by William Walton. This was Sue took part in the LaMaMa performed with fellow reciter Jim International Symposium for Direc- Lovensheimer, with orchestra tors, a three-week workshop in directed by Marshall Haddock at Italy. She supervised a program for the Wexner Center’s Performance the Samuel DuBois Young Scholars Space. program in July for the third consecutive year, and she directed Joy served for a third year as Direc- Mr. Bundy for the Beck Center in tor of Undergraduate Studies. She Cleveland during the month of continued her work with The Writ- August. ing Company and organized the first Take Out Theatre Festival (see Joe Scharrer celebrated his 75th story page 29). At the graduate birthday in June (see photo level, she chaired a panel on Irish page 34). In July Joe attended theatre at ATHE in Chicago 2001, the League of Historic Theatres which included work by three of Conference in New York City and our PHD students. in August he made his yearly pilgrimage to Stratford, Ontario for Sue Ott Rowlands spent the sum- the Shakespeare Festival and the mer of 2000 preparing to direct Shaw Festival. OSU’s production of Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Wil- Mark Shanda completed the liams. Working with Czech scenic 2000-01 school year by be- Chad Mahan, new Scenic Studio Supervisor, Mark Shanda, designer Jaroslav Malina, Sue col- ing promoted to the rank of Full and Jim Knapp survey the progress of the remodeling of the laborated on a directorial concept Professor! During the year he kept scenic studio which took place during summer 2001. encore 2001 33 Faculty and Staff News

Lesley Ferris pres- coach on Inherit the Wind, Closer November 2001. In the spring of ents Joe Scharrer, by Patrick Marber, and a new play 2001 Julia and graduate student Box Office Man- by Keith Glover called Dark Para- Tatjana Longerot created a Little ager, with a ban- dise at the Cincinnati Playhouse in Riding Hood cape for a sculp- ner to honor his the Park. He coached Noises Off ture created by Todd Slaughter birthday during the for the Madison Rep. Some of Phil’s (Department of Art) that appeared department’s End dialect work made it to Broadway in the Neuberber Museum at of Year Celebration in late May. in Robert Post’s The POSTman SUNY Purchase. Last summer Delivers. Phil flew to New York Julia had the opportunity to go to to teach a voice workshop with Thailand. Finding the country and mer of 2002. Jeanine Catherine Fitzmaurice during the people wonderful, she plans went to the University winter, and he repeated the work- on returning to explore more of the of Memphis to teach a shop in Chicago in the summer. cultural arts, in particular the tribal Viewpoint Residency Spring brought coaching work on costumes of Northern Thailand. at the Department of Otterbein College’s production of Theatre and Dance. In Our Country’s Good. The biggest Dave Williams directed all three August 2001 Jeanine project of the year, though, was staged readings at the OSU-New- joined the London the unexpected pleasure of taking ark Campus in 2000-2001 and Theatre Program over as director of Peer Gynt. Phil designed, lit, and directed all three for a week to take returned in summer 2001 to the productions as well (see page 7). Arts, sponsored by the Association part in a workshop by Théâtre de Utah Shakespeare Festival for his In addition, he served on the edito- of Theatre in Higher Education. Complicité. third year of coaching three shows rial board of Theatre: Its Art and in the indoor space, three green- Craft. His article on the American Mary Tarantino kept busy with In the spring, Jeanine began the shows and a dinner show. playwrights J. Harry Benrimo and new lighting partnerships, design creation process of Uncommon George C. Hazelton will appear in projects, and international teaching Clay with her ensemble, design- In the midst of all of this activity, volume 249 of The Dictionary of activities. In August 2000, the ers and assistant director, Briggs Phil was offered a position at his Literary Biography. Finally, he led Vari-Lite / Ohio State Pilot Project Cormier. Jeanine spent a good alma mater: the University of Cali- a group of OSU-Newark students officially commenced, bringing ex- deal of time planning and organiz- fornia, Irvine. He leaves OSU with to tour the theatres of Dublin and pertise and numerous road boxes ing the Marcel Marceau residency sadness for the friends he leaves London between the summer and from Dallas and New York for a in April and was delighted that behind but with joyful memories autumn quarters. three-year visit. Shows that Mary Marceau could see some of the of the nine rewarding years he has designed with Vari-Lite equip- work-in-progress on Uncommon spent as a Buckeye. Good luck, Alan Woods conducted an Audio ment include: Peer Gynt, Pierrot Clay. Phil! Description training workshop in Lunaire and Façade, produced by Chicago in fall 2000, sponsored the School of Music in conjunction Other highlights of this year in- Julia Weiss continued to work by the Victory Gardens Theatre. with their Contemporary Music cluded: serving as the movement with the Julie Taymor exhibit He spoke about Earl Wilson and Festival 2001, and presented in the director of the Utah Shakespear- “Playing with Fire.” She and Gayle the manufacture of celebrity at Performance Space at the Wexner ean Festival’s production of The Strege, curator of the OSU Historic the University Women’s Club, and Center. Mary returned to Veterans Tempest, which was directed by Costume Collection, have been about Inherit the Wind to a club Memorial Auditorium in April Kathleen Conlin; performing her consultants for the museums that of theatregoers in Washington, to design Bravvo (a Vaudvillities solo show Bright Exhalation at the have received the exhibit. In fall D.C., on the occasion of the Ford’s production) 2001. In April Mary Calico Theatre at Clarmont College 2000 it was in Washington D.C. at Theatre Revival of Lawrence and traveled to Prague to teach a light- in Ohio; performing as the featured the National Museum of Women Lee’s play. Alan’s dramaturgical ing workshop to theatre students guest soloist for the Contemporary in the Arts and continued at the materials for The Gin Game were at the Academy of Performing Arts Dance Theatre Company of Cincin- Field Museum in Chicago through used in November 2000 by the (see story page 23). nati; teaching a Viewpoint work- Trustus Theatre in Columbia, South shop at Case Western University; Jeanine Thompson had a great and receiving the highest honor year of touring, teaching and ar- of the CAP Theatre Company, an tistic development! Autumn 2000 internationally recognized mime began with an Ohio Arts Council and movement theatre organiza- Artists-in-Education residency at tion: The Fire of Life Award for the Fort Hayes High School for the 2000. “In honor of her passion and Arts. The residency began with dedication to the performance and a performance of her solo show development of Mime Theatre and Breaking The Current and spanned her commitment to bringing the over the fall and winter, concluding Art form to Future Generations.” with the performance of a work Past honorees include Marcel Mar- Jeanine helped the students to ceau and Stefan Niedzialkowski create based on the issue of home- (of the Polish Mime Theatre). In lessness. Jeanine has been asked August 2001 Jeanine joined the to return to Fort Hayes next year as London Theatre Program for a Arts Communications’ Victoria Ellwood (left), Associate Dean movement director for the Tibetan week to take part in a workshop by Beth Sullivan (right) and Dean Judith Koroscik (second from Book of the Dead to be performed Théâtre de Complicité. right) join General Ray Mason in a good laugh. The department by the high school students in and the college honored General Mason’s support of the Marceau Edinburgh, Scotland in the sum- Phil Thompson worked as dialect Residency and Archive with a special dinner in April. 34 encore 2001 Faculty and Staff News

Graduating senior Tom Greer explores Project Open Hand’s lobby display before attend- Alumni and ing the Live Backstage 2001 performance. Live Backstage is an annual benefit produced primar- Friends News ily by undergraduates, that features the many talents of our undergrad and graduate popula- tion. Before 1960 We are saddened to report that Saundra Manburg Hall (BA 1959, Carolina. Alan was quoted and Ted Ziter organized the Afterwords MA 1961), a former professor at cited as an authority on American Post-Performance Discussions for West Chester University whose theatre history in a special supple- the department and helped launch time there paralleled the growth of ment on the Shubert Organization, the first Take-Out Theatre festival. the school’s theatre department, published in Variety in January. In summer 2001 he spent three died of cancer August 12, 2000 at Chris Jones (PHD 1989) wrote the weeks in Morrocco for research her home. piece, part of his ongoing work and work in Arabic. covering regional and Chicago Eileen Heckart (BA 1942) has theatres for Variety. Alan also spoke sent a compilation tape of her to the OSU Alumni Club of Wood honors for last spring’s The Waverly County at the end of March about Gallery. It shows Eileen receiving the TRI, using our CD-ROM to il- virtually every award and honor lustrate. He and Ann, and daughter possible, all moving tributes, and Kathryn, are still going through with Eileen in top form: gracious, photos from their three weeks in witty, and vibrant. New York Times China at the end of August/begin- critic Ben Brantley also cited her ning of September 2000. Alan in the “Year in Review” column was awarded a grant from the on December 31st; Brantley said College of the Arts to research the Eileen “offered testimony to the Tonia Krueger as Frida Kahlo career of Lyn Austin, founder of the invigorating powers of a life in the and David Fawcett as her hus- band, Diego Rivera, in Women Music Theatre Group, and he made theater.” “The sublime actress,” he at Play’s production of Still several trips to New York city to went on to say, “turned the discon- Lives. begin interviews. nections of senility into elegiac po- etry. . . . Ms. Heckart’s performance http://www.lib.ohiostate.edu/ Ionia Zelenka (Emeritus Faculty) is a triumph of art over time.” A OSU_profile/triweb/jones/jones. returned to Columbus in spring well deserved rave. html#recipients. of 2001 to perform in Senior Repertory Theatre’s production In April of 2001 Eileen was Eugene Q. Hoak (PHD 1954) of Driving Miss Daisy, along with awarded the Margo Jones medal. died in Williamsburg, VA on June alum Frank Barnhart. In the space of her distinguished career in theatre, film, and televi- 16, 2001. He was 86. He was at Ohio State from 1946 to 1954 Mark Zelinsky served as lecturer/ sion, spanning the past 54 years, as a graduate student and faculty coordinator for Theatre 100 during Eileen Heckart championed new member and for part of that time the 2000-01 academic year, as work, appearing in notable world was the scene designer and tech well as dramaturg for Orpheus premieres of plays by Arthur Miller director for the theatre. Later he Descending. Before arriving at (A View From the Bridge), William served as chair of the speech and OSU, Mark earned his Ph.D. at Inge (Picnic, The Dark at the Top theatre departments at Wichita Louisiana State University in 1999 of the Stairs), Arthur Laurents State University (Kansas, 1954- and was an instructor at two cen- (Invitation to a March), Terrence 1960) and Marshall University tral Iowa colleges. In August 2001 McNally (Things That Go Bump in (West Virginia,1960-1979). he began his duties as assistant the Nights), and Robert Anderson professor of English at St. Joseph (You Know I Can’t Hear You When College in West Hartford, CT. He the Water’s Running). In the spring will be teaching a wide variety of of 2000, for what she has said was 1960’s Irving Brown (PHD 1961) has courses (Theatre History, Dramatic to be her final appearance on any died. His book, Cleveland Theatre literature, Introduction to Theatre, stage, she appeared in the world in the Twenties, was published in Fundamentals of Acting, Direct- premiere of Kenneth Lonergan’s 1961. ing, and English Composition) and The Waverly Gallery, winning over he has been specifically hired to 10 awards for her performance. Katherine Burkman (PHD 1968), develop a theatre minor within the The year culminated with a special artistic coordinator of Women at department and to revitalize the Tony Award for Lifetime Achieve- Play and English Professor Emeri- drama club. Good luck, Mark! ment. A photo of Eileen accepting the Medal is on our website, at

encore 2001 35 Alumni and Friends News tus at OSU, played Gertrude Stein the artistic director of the theatre in Women At Play’s production of company from 1980 to 1985. Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein. She also directed Daniel W. Scully (BA 1948, PHD the Beckett One Acts in the fall, 1960), former Professor and and co-directed Still Lives, with chairperson of the Communication our own Christy Stanlake, in the Arts and Sciences Department at spring. Adrian College in Adrian, MI, died October 7, 2000. Linda Dorff (BFA 1961) performed with Players Theatre from 1974 Michael Twaine (Jacobsen) (BA until its demise, with more than 40 1960s) got rave reviews for his leading roles and 14 “Outstanding performance in August 2000 Performance” awards to her credit. as Teddy Roosevelt in Lonny During the time OSU had its sum- Chapman’s Emma and Teddy in mer theatre, she worked with the North Hollywood. The LA Times L to R, Regina Rockensies, Kathleen Gonzales, Tera late John Morrow in Something’s said he “had a ball with history” Cozart, and Ebony Wimbs, in Caridad Svich’s Alchemy of Afoot, and Roy Bowen in Tobacco while the NoHoLa News said that Desire/Dead Man’s Blues. Road. She began performing with the interplay between Roosevelt CATCO in 1986; some of her favor- and Emma Goldman “so mag- ite roles include leads in The Club, nificently portrayed by Twaine and with the spending requirements of Kerr Theater; Alan Woods got to Beyond Therapy, On the Verge, [Joy] Ruby is unforgettable theatre the producers. His long periods of see Ron’s performance on a recent The Birthday Party, Laughing Wild, at its best.” Michael’s been in Los time in Canada have made it pos- visit. Ron is the second OSU con- The Gin Game, Homeward Bound, Angeles for about two years, after sible for him to eek out a bit of time nection with the highly praised All My Sons, and most recently, as many years in New York as a work- from production demands for his Proof: David Auburn is the son of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath. ing actor. passion: fly fishing. He appears on former OSU English faculty mem- She received a “Best Actress in the cover of Canadian Fly Fishing ber Mark Auburn, who worked a Supporting Role” award from Magazine for summer 2001. OSU closely with the Theatre Research Michael Grossberg last year for her 1970’s Theatre thanks Jake for his gifts Institute while in Columbus. performance in Dead Guilty. She William Barclay (MFA 1976) de- which have made several of our will be performing with Opera/Co- signed the set for the off-Broadway guest artist residencies over the Janet E. Rubin (PHD 1978) is lumbus in January of 2002 as the musical, Berlin to Broadway with last few years possible. the Chair of The Department of Duchess of Krackentorp in their Kurt Weill, which played at the Triad Theatre at Saginaw Valley State production of Donizetti’s Daughter Theatre on the upper West Side, Toni-Leslie James (BFA 1979) University in Michigan. She is of the Regiment. Now retired, which opened in the summer of designed costumes for August Wil- also the President-Elect of the Linda works part-time as editor of 2000. In November 2000, he did son’s newest Broadway play, King American Alliance of Theatre and the newsletter at First Community the set for American Rhapsody, a Hedley II; she also did an industrial Education. Church, where she is also a lay Gershwin revue, which replaced for the Imagination Inc. firm and reader, and participates in special the Weill show. was most excited about designing Randy Skinner (BA 1977) choreo- church concerts with the Chancel William Luce’s new play Batiste, graphed the first Broadway revival Choir and members of the Colum- Gale Cooperman (BA 1971) has based on the life of Molière, at of 42nd Street which opened on bus Symphony Orchestra. moved into the private sector, after Hartford Stage. She also did the May 2, 2001 at the Ford Center a long period as a Federal lawyer costumes (more like costume) for for the Performing Arts in New We are deeply saddened to report with the IRS; she’s now “Of Coun- the film version of Roger Guenvere York. Randy and his magnificent the death of Robert Joyce (MA sel” with a firm in New Jersey. Gail Smith’s The Huey P. Newton Story choreography loomed large in the 1963, PHD 1970), who passed was the first TRI Graduate Research for BET/Starz Encores, directed Tony Awards broadcasts in early away at his home in May 2001. Associate after the name change by Spike Lee. She notes, “when I Bob served as a professor in the in 1971. was doing research, I dug out my Department of Speech Commu- old copy of Alfred (affectionately nication and Theatre Arts, and as Jake Jacobson (BA 1972) known as Alfredo to a chosen few director of theatre at the Univer- continues his high-powered students!) Golding’s theatre history sity of Wisconsin-La Crosse from line producing in the film world. notebook. I swear those bound, xe- 1966 until his retirement in 1995. Based in LA, Jake travels regularly roxed, ancient looking tomes have During that time he directed more working for Miramax. He was in been a most useful” part of her than 100 theatre productions. He Montreal where he finished Driven Ohio State experience - anybody also served as visiting interna- with Sylvester Stallone and is else want to let us know what they tional professor at the University pleased to report that in the DVD have found most useful from their of London, Goldsmith’s College, version of this film, he appears in years in Columbus? in 1990. Bob was a co-founder an interview entitled “Conquering and artistic director of the Theatre Speed Through Special Effects” as William Kramer (PHD 1974) is of Monmouth in Monmouth, Race Unit Line Producer. The Line relocating from Columbus to his Maine, the classical theatre of the Producer is the person who actually old stomping grounds in Baltimore, state of Maine. He also was a co- is on location and makes the movie Maryland. founder of the Wisconsin Touring happen. As Jake describes it, line “Pigmalion, ”one of two Theatre Company, which toured producing is “where money meets Ron Parady (MA 1970) is now pigs that alumna Lisa Moly- small towns in Wisconsin with art” and his job is to balance the ar- understudying Larry Bryggman in neux designed for Cincinna- a repertoire of classical, modern tistic needs of the film and director David Auburn’s Proof at the Walter ti’s Big Pig Gig. and children’s plays, and served as 36 encore 2001 Alumni and Friends News print in late 2001. Paul had his new June. Although his Tony-nomi- play read at Birmingham Southern was appointed full-time assistant by the Cincinnati Playhouse-in- nated choreography for 42nd Street Playworks on August 11, 2000. professor of theatre at Jacksonville the-Park, where Lisa continues as didn’t break the enormous string Bloomer Firehorn.Com deals with University in the spring of 2001, Charge Scenic Artist. More info of awards for The Producers, his a daytrader at a crossroads. He running the acting/directing on the whole event is available at rehearsals and choreography were taught a seminar on the com- program. Deborah and partner http://www.bigpiggig.com/. Ac- a major feature of the telecasts media dell’arte in Florence, Italy, started the first and only profes- cording to the website’s list of the on both PBS and CBS, and were in summer 2001. We are proud to sional resident theatre company, 50 most popular pigs, “Pig-malion” largely responsible for a jump in announce that he has been named The Jacksonville Stage Company, is #12, “Phantom of the Slopera” 42nd Street’s box office of over as the Director of the School of in Jacksonville, Florida this year. weighs in at #27. $100,000 immediately following Theater at Ohio University. Paul is She serves as Artistic Director of the awards. very excited to move back to Ohio the company and has just recently Holly Natwora (BA 1989) had a and looks forward to develop- completed directing the North- guest spot on Law and Order at ing his personal and professional east Florida premier of Art ( also the end of May 2001. 1980’s contacts with us over the ensuing its inaugural show). The produc- Van Ackerman (MFA 1985) has years. tion received rave reviews. Their Matthew G. Price (BA 1981) con- just changed jobs: he’s now direc- holiday show will be the theatre tinues as the director/producer of tor of Marketing and Public Rela- Richard E. Dunham (MFA version of It’s A Wonderful Life. In the Johnstown Opera House. tions for the Cincinnati Arts As- 1987) was awarded the Herbert D. March 2002 they’ve scheduled sociation, which manages three of Greggs Award in recognition of his Wit, in May God On A Harley Cheryl Rave (BA 1987) recently Cincinnati’s finest performing arts article “Cirque Du Soleil Comes to (world premiere), then in the got back from Paris where she was venues — the Aronoff Center for Orlando to Party,” Theatre Design summer of 2002 I Love You, You’re working with an old friend who the Arts, Music Hall, and Memorial and Technology Magazine, Spring Perfect, Now Change, which Rob is an animation producer. Cheryl Hall. In addition, they oversee the 2000. The Greggs Award is given Roznowski (MFA 1989) will direct. has just gone freelance and was Weston Art Gallery at the Aronoff helping to set up some systems and have a far-reaching educa- for bookkeeping and development tion program which serves nearly as well as catching up on several 100,000 children annually. He’s of the series she produces. Now at also on the Board of the Ensemble home Cheryl’s developing several Theatre of Cincinnati, and active in projects with writer alums from a lot of special event fundraisers for her UCLA master’s program. various local organizations. Tom Reese (BA 1987) moved Patrick Barnes (BA 1983) is now back to Cincinnati in September Communications Specialist for 2000 after finishing his MFA at The Capital Group, a large, global WVU, were he studied with Tom investment management firm in O’Connor. Tom spent a year free- New York. They’ve been sending lancing in Columbus: he directed him to classes lately, to become a Baltimore Waltz for Red Herring Web guru - he’s learning Freehand Theatre, and The Batting Cage for and Flash and all sorts of things he Reality Theatre, and performed as The Tony Award-winning revival of 42nd Street, featuring choreog- never, ever, ever thought he’d even Frank O’Hara in Lunch Poet with raphy by alumni Randy Skinner. care about. Patrick keeps his Arts Total Theatre at the Wexner Center. talent exercised by donating his Tom spent the summer teaching services twice yearly as composer to The 52nd Street Project, and by the publications committee once a year, he donates his time of the United States Institute for Brenda Laurel (MFA 1975, PHD and talents as musical director Theatre Technology to recognize 1986) is a principal with Nielsen to a benefit for the Pediatric HIV the outstanding article in the Normal Group, which links busi- Program at St. Vincent’s Hospital. magazine each year. The award nesses with the web, and does carries a $1000.00 cash prize. consulting and training world wide. Paul Castagno (PHD 1989) Last spring she gave an inspiring reports that he and Molly had their Chris Jones (MA 1986, PHD commencement address at Califor- third son, Christopher Loomis, 1989) has just been named an nia State University, Monteray Bay; on August 15: 8lbs 1oz stretch- Associate Dean of the School you can find her talk at http:// ing out over 21 inches. He joins of Theatre at DePaul University www.tauzero.com/Brenda_Lau- Andrew (8) and Peter (6). On the in Chicago and he continues to rel/Recent_Talks/CSUMBCom- bookfront, Routledge will publish review on a regular basis for the mencementSpeech.html New Playwriting Strategies: A Chicago Tribune and Variety, as Language-Based Approach to well as contributing to American Lisa Molyneux (MFA 1987) de- Playwriting, which was written by Theatre and the New York Times. signed two of the pigs in Cincin- In memoriam, Paul. They expect the book, which Chris and Gillian Darlow are in a nati’s Big Pig Gig—there are over Jennifer Guthrie deals extensively with language new home in Chicago, on top of 400 decorated pigs throughout 1975 – 2001. playwriting a la Mac Wellman, Eric what was originally a neighbor- the city. Lisa created “Phantom of Overmyer, Suzi Lori-Parks, and hood vaudeville theatre. An appro- the Slopera” at the Aronoff Center, Len Jenkin, among others, to be in priate place for a critic/scholar! sponsored by the Broadway Se- ries–Cincinnati, and “Pig-malion” Deborah Jordan (MFA 1989) — on display at and sponsored encore 2001 37 Alumni and Friends News

Lewis: the big was Conrade in Much Ado About Clitandre in The Misanthrope; news in the Strout Nothing with Actors’ Theatre Tranio in Taming of the Shrew; house in Minne- and Adrian in White Heat and the title role in Coriolanus; Paris, sota is that child appeared as Martha and Belle in Nurse, Prince in Romeo & Juliet number 4 is due Comrade’s Christmas Carol at the (Educational Tour); Roderigo, Mes- December 31 and MadLab Theatre. senger, Gentleman 1 in Othello it’s a boy, the first. (Educational Tour); Shallow in The Latest pictures of Anita Michele Buhman-Wiggs Merry Wives of Windsor; Macbeth the kids (all four (MFA 1992) After eight years of in Macbeth; Gratiano in The Mer- of them, thanks teaching theatre and designing chant of Venice; Bernard in Lovers to the wonders costumes at Central Missouri State & Executioners; and Hotspur, Poins of ultrasound), University, Anita is changing her in Henry IV. Giles also performed along with Win career to become an at-home one of his solo shows, Turgid Tales and Karen, are mom. Her son Ian is 3 and she is of Turmoil, Terror, and Tortured at: http//www. expecting her second child in Oc- Souls in the fall of 2000. winona.msus. tober 2001. Adam, her husband, is edu/thad/EML- on a one-year internship in clinical Anne Diehl (Hannon) (MFA 1997) Home.html. psychology at SIU Carbondale. (formerly involved with the Irish and American Theatre Company) James W. Swift Amy Taipale Canfield (PHD ABD) is an adjunct theatre professor (BA 1987) was and Ken Canfield (MFA 1995) at Ohio Dominican College and a dresser for the gave birth to a wonderfully healthy teaches an introductory theatre Broadway revival baby boy on January 3, 2001. Jory class. She recently produced Oe- Undergraduate Erin Mayhugh of Gore Vidal’s Allen Canfield is 8 lbs. 9 oz. and dipus the King at Ohio Dominican (right) as Sally in the Phoenix The Best Man in almost 21 inches long. They can College and appeared in CATCO’s Theatre Circle’s production of fall 2000. be reached at acanfiel@rochester. production of Edward Albee’s Snoopy!. rr.com . Three Tall Women as “C.” acting and movement workshops for teens in West Virginia and Ohio, 1990’s Annie O. Cleveland (MFA 1990) Jeremy Dubin (MFA 1999) con- including his 14th year at OSU’s Frank Barnhart’s (MFA 1993) designed representative costumes tinues to perform as a company summer institute. He traveled in company, Act Out Productions, from the 14th century for Colorado member for the Cincinnati Shake- France and Spain for a month be- presented a revival of Members State University, who lost their speare Festival. His roles included fore performing Suits Me Fine, an of the Tribe, due to overwhelm- costume stock in a flood. They are Trinculo in The Tempest; Estragon original clown play, in Edinburgh at ing public response to previous gradually replacing pieces from in Waiting for Godot; Egeon, the Fringe Festival 2000, receiving productions. During this special a range of periods. Annie also Balthazar, Officer in The Comedy of a pick of the Fringe. Tom is now run, potential investors attended created lovely turn-of-the-century Errors; Acaste in The Misanthrope; teaching puppetry to children, with the hopes of moving the dresses and suits for Colorado Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew; teens and adults in a Cincinnati show to off-Broadway. Research State’s production of The Cherry and Creon in The Oedipus Trilogy; Recreation Program called “arts has already begun on securing Orchard. Friar Lawrence, Tybalt in Romeo & for all,” directing an improvisational an off-Broadway house and it is Juliet (Educational Tour); Braban- comedy theatre company called the hopes of Act Out Productions Giles Davies (MFA 1999) con- tio, Montano, Lodovico in Othello “Wit’s End,” performing locally to move the show to New York in tinues to perform as a company (Educational Tour); Ford in The and doing private and corporate 2001. In January 2001 Stage 5 member for the Cincinnati Shake- Merry Wives of Windsor; Robert events, and working on a “lobster Rep, Columbus’ new professional speare Festival. His roles included: in Betrayal; Rosse in Macbeth; puppet,” for an LA production by theatre company, presented The Caliban in The Tempest; Vladimir Shylock in The Merchant of Venice; Dorothy Lyman, Emmy award win- Good Doctor (Neil Simon does in Waiting for Godot; Antipholus of Guzman in Lovers & Executioners; ning actress and director. Anton Chekov), which the Colum- Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors; and Henry in Henry IV. bus Dispatch called “... superb...” Keith Shannon (BA 1989) received Frank is one of the co-founders of an MFA from the School of The this new Equity company. Art Institute of Chicago in 2000. He performed as a guest artist Evan M. Bridenstine (PHD 1997) with the Japanese performance presented his paper “Reading Company OM-2 at The Museum Garrick: Audience Reception of of Contemporary Art, Chicago. His The Fop and Miss in Her Teens” video installation, Five Points was at the Comparative Drama shown at Gallery St. Eastache, Conference in April 2001. During Paris. Upcoming performances 2000-2001 Evan taught in the with artist Laurie Jo Reynolds Department of Theatre at Kent are at Gallery 2 in Chicago. He State University. also had a video screening at the Chicago Humanities Festival event. Adrian Brown (BA 1997) has He is an adjunct faculty member at performed Tybalt in Romeo and Robert Morris College and Harold Juliet, Petruchio in The Taming of The designers and technicians for Uncommon Clay staff the Washington College. the Shrew, and Antonio in Twelfth tech table during the workshop showcase in Spring 2001. Night, all with the Rosebriar From l to r: Katy Hite, Katie Whitlock, Sean Hennessy, Kris Karen Strout (MFA 1986) and Win Shakespeare Company. Adrian Jones, Christ Athanas.

38 encore 2001 Ken Elston (MFA 1996) and Molly Piper (BA 1996) are the proud parents of Emma Bryn Elston, born November 3, 2000 in Illinois, joining her brother Samuel, now two years and counting. Ken had the pleasure of returning to the department to participate in mime workshops with Marcel Marceau in the spring of 2001. He remains an assistant professor at Western Illinois University.

Megan Freeman (MFA 1992) is embarking on new jobs in fall 2001; she’ll be teaching part time PHD students Tonia Krueger (seated, left) and Christy Stanlake (right) lend their performance at a new charter school in Lafay- talents to a Columbus Symphony Orchestra Popcorn Pops concert during the summer of 2001. ette and part time at Front Range Community College in Boulder, Colorado. At Peak to Peak Charter and began their fourth season in school in Minnesota, after com- Allan Munro (PHD 1997) pre- School, she’ll take on a section of October, in the heart of the theatre pleting a year as a guest lecturer at sented his paper “Colonizing the advanced middle school English as district at 358 W. 44th St. NYC. Northern Illinois University. Character: Acting Across Cultures well as theatre/creative dramatics Location, location, location! Their in the South African Context” at classes, and at FRCC will be teach- 2000-2001 season included: Cristina Markham Landis (MFA the Comparative Drama Confer- ing Intro to Theatre. The Miser, Twelfth Night, Phaedre, 1996) married husband Mark ence in April 2001. Union, and The Physicists (directed Landis and relocated to the South Roger Freeman (PHD 1998) and by OSU emeritus faculty member where she is now on the faculty at Chris Neher (MFA 1999) is cur- Damita Peace (MFA 1993) were Rex McGraw). Check out their the College of Charleston. During rently living in New York City, doing married March 3, 2001. web site, still under construction: the 2000-2001 year she directed voice over work and teaching voice You can contact them at: 10 http://www.oberontheatre.org. and choreographed at the College, at Marymount Manhattan College. Celia Drive, Rochester, NY 14623, for Charleston Southern University, He is involved in VASTA. or email [email protected] and Fereshteh Hough (MFA 1995) is Footlight Players, and the Actors [email protected]. a creative director/partner at a Theatre of South Carolina. She Heather Olmstead (BA 1999) was digital sculpture animation studio appeared as the exiled Duke (nee the Assistant Stage Manager for Brad Fryman (MFA 1996) and in Columbus. She has designed Duchess) in the Charleston Shake- A Soldier’s Play, and the Stage Donovan Johnson (MFA 1996) sets, lights, and graphics for over speare Project’s production of As Manager for The Grapes of Wrath are going into their fourth year as fifty different plays internationally. You Like It and as Regan in King at CATCO, which allowed her the Managing Director and Artistic She was art director for Below the Lear for the Actors Theatre. to become a member of Actors Director of The Oberon Theatre Belt, an independent short film that Equity Association. Next Heather Ensemble. They’ve produced four- won first place in the Oregon Film Megan Mateer (MA 1999) stage managed The Gondoliers teen off-off-Broadway productions Festival, and has been teaching at presented her paper “Hrosvitha: and The Merry Widow with Co- the college level for several years in The Tenth Century Terence” at the lumbus Light Opera. In the fall she the areas of theatre design and ar- Comparative Drama Conference in was the Assistant Stage Manager chitecture. She recently designed April of 2001. for the Grand Opera season with the set and lights for Women At Opera Columbus. Play’s production of Still Lives in Michael Milligan (BA 1995) ap- Columbus. peared as Edgar in the Cincinnati Glenn Peters (MFA 1999) recently Playhouse in the Park’s production appeared in Friedrich Durrenmatt’s Beth Kattelman (MA 1991, PHD of King Lear, which will travel to The Physicists with the Off-Off 1999) is the circulation man- the St. Louis Repertory Theatre in Broadway company, The Oberon ager for the Dublin branch of the the fall of 2001. Theatre Ensemble at The Pantheon Columbus Metropolitan Library Theatre in New York. and a freelance writer for the Gale Mark Minster (BA 1995) has lived Research Group, Fitzroy Publisher, and worked abroad for several Monique Sacay-Bagwell (MFA U.K. She is also a film reviewer for years in the U.K., Australia, and 1990) has a new web page. The Fearsmag.com and Upbeat Enter- New Zealand. He is currently an content is primarily academic tainment Online. Beth performed instructor for the Southern Ohio and professional. She’d welcome in Tribes 2001 for Act Out Produc- Chapter of BRIDGES, a consumer- visitors, noting it has a lot of photos tions in Columbus. based organization for people from shows she’s directed or with brain disorders. On the side, performed in: http://www.lander. MFA Costume Designer Vince Landro (PHD 1997) has just Mark runs a small rattery, breeding edu/msacay Rebecca Graves creating a accepted a teaching position in the Siamese, Himalayan, Black Irish thermoplastic mask for Thirty- Department of Theatre at Winona and Hooded rats. Mark plans on Kerry Shanklin (PHD 1991) played Three Swoons: Four Farces by State University, a liberal arts furthering his studies at OSU in Chekhov. Continuing Education.

encore 2001 39 Alumni and Friends News “A” in Edward Albee’s Three Tall Studios, a costume house in New Women for CATCO in Columbus fessor of Theatre (Acting, Direct- York that does construction for during spring 2001. ing, History, and Literature) at Coe Tom Greer (BA 2001) Tom will Broadway productions and dance College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. appear in the Ensemble Actors performances. Stacey Stewart (MA 1995) is Theatre (EAT) production of True a Graduate Teaching Assistant Luther Wells (MFA 1993) has West in fall 2001. Carney Gray Schuck (MFA 2000) pursuing a PHD in Theatre History, been promoted to Associate helped open Reality Theatre’s sea- Theory, & Criticism at the Univer- Professor and tenured in the De- Chester Harding (BA 2001) son performing as Larry in Patrick sity of Maryland, College Park. partment of Visual Arts, Human- spent his summer working for the Marber’s Closer. With the Red She finished her comprehensive ties, and Theatre at Florida A&M Edinburgh Fringe Festival’s Rocket Herring Theatre Company, Carney exams and started the dissertation University in Tallahassee. Venues, after which he went to appeared in Death Defying Acts (on late 19th-century American London and landed a job as an and Three Divine Comedies. With orator/actress/playwright Anna Karen Wiebe (BA 1998) accepted usher at the Royal Court Theatre.. CATCO, Carney performed in The Dickinson) in Spring 2001. She’s a job as the touring stage man- Grapes of Wrath. During Summer teaching a script analysis course ager for Birmingham Children’s Matthew Kari (MFA 2000) spent 2001, Carney played Oberon in A required for theatre majors, and Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama. the 2000-2001 year serving as a Midsummer Night’s Dream for the assisting the coordinator of their She toured in Alabama, Florida carpenter and charge artist in the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival. newly restructured PHD program and Georgia, with Sleeping department’s scenic studio. He Judith Egerton, Louisville Courier- in Theatre and Performance Stud- Beauty as her first production. designed the scenery for several Journal Critic, said “ . . . Puck is ies. She directed a production of local productions at Gallery Players at his prankish best in scenes Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano in their and the Phoenix Theatre Circle. He with Oberon (perfectly played by experimental theatre. 2000’s also did the scenic design for Short Carney Gray) when the two plot Kelly Bowman’s (BA 2000) band Stop Tapestry: A Musical Review their magic, holding the audience’s Steven Marc Weiss (PHD 1994) Hybridnation played several gigs of the Legendary Songs of Carole attention as they somersault and After non-tenure tracking at St. this spring. Their CD, Hybridnation King at the Short Stop Youth cavort in an engaging bit of stag- Olaf College in Northfield Min- Valium 1 was released in a na- Center, a program of Directions for ing . . . “ Details are at http://www. nesota from 1996 – 1997 and The tional concert venue in Columbus, Youth. During the summer of 2001 kyshakes.org. University of Toledo (Ohio) from Ohio in the Summer of 2001. Matt designed productions for 1998 – 2000, Steven is now finally The CD consists of 15 songs with Mount Holyoke college. Jacqueline Shelley (MFA 2001) tenure-tracking as Assistant Pro- bonus tracks throughout that served as the wardrobe coordina- display some band humor. The CD Greg Maier (BA 2001) This sum- tor on Sam’s First Movie, which was created and co-designed by mer Greg joined other current was shot in Cleveland in the disc makers and Hybridnation to students and alumni in work- summer of 2001 and which also represent their heavy driven style ing for the Rocket Venues of the featured Glenn Peters (MFA 1999). of music and over the top sounds. Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Greg More info can be found on their also plans to play a big role in the Anna Steffen (BA 2001) continues web site: http://www.hybrid- Ensemble Actors Theatre six-show to work for CAPA, central Ohio’s nationmusic.com/HNM0218/ season. premier presenter of national and page_1x.html international performing artists Grace Marion (BA 2001) tied and classic films. She has also Jim Creighton (BA 2000), a.k.a. the knot this July, after which she been hired to design costumes for Creighton James, helped open plans to spend one year in North Gallery Players 2001-2002 season. Reality Theatre’s season perform- Carolina. ing as Dan in Patrick Marber’s Tarniesha Stimage (Theatre Minor, Closer. In her review for The Emily Mathews (BA 2001) plans 2001) Tarniesha was one of Dispatch, Margaret Quamme to attend graduate school in several undergraduate students said, “Dan (Creighton James) Boston after a one-year break from who were invited to participate perceptibly hardens into defeat higher education. in a master class with renowned and bitterness.” mime artist Marcel Marceau dur- Michael Mauldin (PHD 2000) has ing spring quarter. After graduation Bryan Foley (BA 2000) recently been named director of graduate she hopes to win an internship at moved to Los Angeles. His e-mail studies at Southwest Missouri Juliard. is: [email protected]. State University in Springfield. You can reach the new doctor at Lauren Strasser’s (BA 2001) most David Gelb (BA 2001) Upon [email protected]. recent success was organizing graduation, David traveled to Los the madness that was “Take-Out Angeles to seek post-production Jessica Morgan (MFA 2000) Theatre.” After graduation, Lauren MFA design student Nan Zhang television work with a studio like accepted a tenure-track position will teach at the Wexner Center, (right) and her partner Yiqing Wang (left) performed several Columbia Tri-Star. as a movement professor at West and will serve as an assistant Asian folk dances as part of Virginia University. This year in theatre teacher at her hometown the Beijing Opera’s perfor- Rebecca Graves (MFA 2001) Cincinnati, she appeared in IF high school. mances in Thurber Theatre. relocated to Sarasota, Florida, Theatre Collective’s production of The performances were part where her husband entered the John Patrick Shanley’s Danny and Chris Tsilianidis (BA 2001) traveled of the “Beyond Peony Pavilion: MFA program for Actor Training The Deep Blue Sea. to Los Angeles after graduation, Performance, Ethnicity and at Florida State University’s Asolo where he already has a job with Cultural Processes in China” Conservatory. Rebecca hopes to Jean Najar (MFA 2001) has ac- MTV and where he plans to conference. find work in costume design in or cepted a position with Timberlake continue working on his first film around Sarasota. screenplay. 40 encore 2001 Alumni and Friends News

Public Affairs Books. He was in raise money for a specific projects Columbus late in January for a and renewing memberships via book signing, and his book con- phone. Now she’s studying Web tinues to garner great reviews. Design at Northeastern University, He’s currently filming Zig-Zag and just received her first certifi- with Wesley Snipes and John cate in June. Leguizamo, in between doing appearances on virtually every Cindy Ohanian has been talk show in existence and book named Resident Director of The signings on the west coast. Lion King on Broadway, which Richard is starting his second means she’ll be assisting the direc- season on the critically ac- tor with all the rehearsals, replace- claimed HBO series, Curb Your ments, understudy rehearsals, Enthusiasm. put-in of new cast members and generally maintaining the quality L to R: Dan Boord, Joy Reilly, and Ted Ziter, faculty producers of Eve McCance has been married of the show. She’s left her position the first-annual Take-Out Theatre Festival. for ten years and is the mother with the Society of Stage Direc- of two girls, Carly age 7 and tors and Choreographers but not Megan age 3 1/2. Eve’s family before attending the Jeff Awards in currently resides in Encino, Cali- Chicago in early November, where Dana Rowe and John Dempsey’s fornia. For the past twelve years she wound up sitting next to Chris After a seven-year haul, Deb- co-creation The Witches of she’s been working successfully Jones. bie Uhl (BA 2001) has finally Eastwick was nominated for under her professional name Eve Cynthia also directed a staged graduated! She plans to pursue best musical for the Laurence Elliot as a commercial voice- reading of Dan Chen’s The Great production work in Cleveland. Olivier Award, London’s most over artist, and is currently repre- White Way at the Manhattan The- prestigious theatre award. The sented by Abrams Artists. Eve’s atre Club in late April 2001. Nan Zhang (MFA 2001) has show was also nominated for the also been teaching voice-over accepted as position as resident performances of Joanna Riding with Word of Mouth Produc- Robert Post previewed his lighting designer with Smith Col- and Rosemary Ashe, while Bob tions for the past nine years. one-person show, The Postman lege in Massachusetts. Crowley’s costumes and the Patrick Merryman is currently Delivers, at the Southern Theatre lighting by Howard Harrison also the house electrician at Lincoln in February of 2001, before mov- gained nominations. The hit Center Theatre’s Vivian Beau- ing on to 14 critically-acclaimed Friends musical has just moved to the mont, overseeing the Tony-win- performances at the New Victory Lyn Austin, founder of the Music- Prince of Wales Theatre; for more ning musical, Contact. Theatre in New York. Post is a Theatre Group, died in New information visit: Columbus-based solo performer York City on October 29, 2000. http://www.witchesofeastwick. Heidi Nielsen, former TRI assis- (and OSU alumnus), who’s built a A Broadway producer in the com/html/. Dana Rowe was the tant, has been living in Boston, successful career over the past 25 1950s and 1960s, she worked music director for Players Theatre MA, where she worked at the years. He assisted the MFA 2000 off-Broadway in the 1960s, Columbus. New England Aquarium. Part independent track actors as they then founded the Music-Theatre of her job was involved with prepared their thesis shows. He es- Group in 1971. She fostered and We note with sadness the pass- corporate membership, and she tablished a collection documenting developed the careers of exciting ing of Dave Graf from a heart brought a penguin to 25 schools his career in the TRI several years new talents in music theatre, attack last month at age 50; after a year. The other half was super- ago. His New York debut may have including Martha Clarke, Julie working on an MFA in Acting vising a telemarketing staff to Taymor, Richard Foreman, Andre here in the mid 1970s, Dave Gregory, Stanley Silverman, Bill went on to great success as a Irwin, Anne Bogart, Elizabeth character actor, notably in the Swados, Richard Peaslee, John “Police Academy” series of film Kelly, Eve Ensler, and many oth- comedies; he most recently had ers. Lyn contributed an interview a recurring role on the television to TRI’s oral history archives two series, “West Wing.” years ago. Lyn worked closely with Diane Wondisford (MFA Don Handfield’s company is 1982), Music-Theatre Group’s producing, and he’s directing, general manager, and Lyn’s a virtual tour of the Playboy companion of more than two Mansion with Pamela Anderson decades. hosting. It will stream on the Internet and will feature a new Burgess Clark has been nominat- technology which allows users ed for several Emmy Awards for to see full motion video 360º, Pets: Part of the family, the PBS controlling where they want to series he wrote and produced. look. The Seven Days episode Undergraduate and graduate theatre students represent the The Genesis Committee also he wrote aired during sweeps in potential of Marcel Marceau’s work at a VIP dinner in honor of recently nominated the series for February 2001. General Ray Mason. L to R: Damian Bowerman, Greg Maier, Mar- “Outstanding PBS Series.” cel Marceau, Eleni Papaleonardos, J. Briggs Cormier, and Gyöngyi Richard Lewis published his Biro (Marceau’s talented assistant). autobiography, The Other Great Depression, in December through encore 2001 41 Alumni and Friends News changed his life: Post returned to Billy Crystal, Robin Williams and a condo in Palm Springs in May, New York in the summer of 2001 Barbra Streisand, made a weekend which Luke refers to as “the house to talk with potential agents, TV visit to Columbus in May of 2001, that Barbie built!” producers, sitcom representatives appearing at the Hillel Foundation and other bigwigs in the enter- for a talk as part of their Critical tainment industry. Post says he Issues Series. He also did a benefit was thrilled with the response to breakfast for the Columbus AIDS Postman: “I’ve been around long Taskforce. The Hillel talk featured enough to know what is real and lots of stories - most of them what isn’t, and this was real – a repeatable - about life in Columbus definite wow.” in the late 1960s, the collapse

Lesley Ferris (right) and the rest of the office staff celebrate Jenny Scranton’s birthday. Jenny joined the Department as the Office Assistant/Undergraduate Studies Secretary last fall.

of the University Hall Theatre, Marc Powers, former OSU faculty Charburts, Studio 35, and studying member in Acting/Directing, playwriting with Jerome Lawrence began the fall in a new place, even (as well as Bruce’s stellar perfor- farther south than before: he’s now mance as the Farmer in The Night the chair of the Theatre Depart- Thoreau Spent in Jail, directed by ment at the University of Alabama Roy Bowen). Bruce is on tour with at Birmingham. his newly published book, Bruce! My Adventures in the Skin Trade, a Brian Silberman, winter 1999 compilation of essays and many of Thurber Playwright-in-Residence, his columns originally published in is now ensconced in Norfolk at The Advocate. Bruce’s superagent, Old Dominion University and is Joan (Horowitz) Hyler (BA 1968), recruiting talented writers for their introduced him at Hillel and also new MFA program in dramatic talked about their years together writing, which includes playwrit- at Ohio State, performing plays, ing, screenwriting, and writing for demonstrating on various social performance. issues, and other interesting and arresting events. William Christopher Stephens made his big screen debut as “Tre” Luke Yankee directed Terrence in the Trimark Pictures/PMR En- McNally’s It’s Only A Play with tertainment production Uninvited John Davidson which opened Guest. We’re told that once he au- at the gorgeous Royal Poinciana ditioned, the producers felt he was Playhouse in West Palm Beach on too good for anything other than a election night 2000. Please pon- principal role in their film. He also der that statement for a moment. appeared in the film Traffic starring West Palm Beach on election Undergraduate film/video students Josh Patton (left) and Mike Michael Douglas, and is currently night-the land of the hanging Holmes (center), and professor Dan Boord represent the thriving film and video population at the department’s End of Year Cel- writing a screenplay himself. chads! Productions of comedies ebration. Through their continued efforts, the Film and Video lab were of no interest to anybody at has become a fully-functioning new addition to the Drake. Bruce Vilanch OSU alum (Journal- that particular moment in history. ism major, Theatre minor), star, Luke’s been recouping by direct- head-writer of Hollywood Squares, ing industrials for Mattel Toys all and long time collaborator with over the country, with far greater Whoopi Goldberg, Bette Midler, success. He and Don closed on 42 encore 2001 theatre alumni We want to hear from you! Please fill out the form below and re- turn it to us by June 1, 2002. Informa- tion received by that date will be in- cluded in the 2002 issue of encore!

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Jaroslav Malina

This sketch by Jaroslav Malina is of one of the sculpted animals that were part of his scenic design for Orpheus Descending. Jaroslav was the first artist from the Czech Republic to work with the department as part of our exchange program with the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

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