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Eastern Illinois University The Keep 1968 Shows Programs 1968 Summer 8-27-1968 Kiss Me, Kate Little Theatre on the Square Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/little_theatre_1968_programs Part of the Theatre History Commons Recommended Citation Little Theatre on the Square, "Kiss Me, Kate" (1968). 1968 Shows Programs. 6. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/little_theatre_1968_programs/6 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 1968 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1968 Shows Programs by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. "Central Illinois' Only Equity Star Music and Drama Theatre" Guy S. LIMO, Jr. Presents Patricia Morison in "Kiss Me, Kate" August 27-September 1, 1968 ---- 6yS. Littb, Jr. PRESENTS PATRICIA MORISON "KISS ME, KATEY Music and Lyrics by COLE PORTER Book by SAM and BEW SPEWAK with RONALD ROGERS DEBORAH WOOD JOHN KELSO ROBERT 6WALTNEI' Blll HADDAD RALPH FOODI' JANE MaDONOUGH DlRECTED BY FREDRICK LEE OLSON CHOREOGRAPHED BY DEBORAH WOOD Musical Direction by ROBERT MOREEN PRODUCTION DESIGNED- by ROBERT D. SOULE Costumes by JEAN WEBSTER Production Stage Manager Technical Director BARBARA DILKER LARRY BREEDING I ENTIRE PRODUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MR. LlTTLE I CAST Fred Graham .............................................. RONALD ROGERS Harry Trevor ........................................................... GIL FISHER Lois Lane ..........................................................DEBORAH WOOD Lilli Vanessi .................................................... PATRICIA MORISON Ralph ..............................................................LARRY BREEDING Hattie ............................................................JANE McDONOUGH Stage Doorman ...................................................... CARL GOODWIN Paul ..................................................................TOM HASTINGS Bill Calhoun .............................................................. JOHN KELSO First Man ................................................... ROBERT GWALTNEY Second Man .......................................................... BILL HADDAD Harrison Howell ..................................................... RALPH FOODY "TAMING OF THE SHREW" PLAYERS Bianca (Lois Lane) ................................................ DEBORAH WOOD I Baptista (Harry Trevor) .................................................. GIL FISHER Gremio (First Suitor) ................................................GREGG STUMP Hortensio (Second Suitor) ........................................ DARYL WAGNER Lucentio (Bill Calhoun) ................................................. JOHN KELSO Katherine (Lilli Vanessi) .......,......... ....................... PATRICIA MORIGON Petruchio (Fred Graham) .......................................... RONALD ROGERS Dancers: GREGG STUMP, JEANNE REYNOLDS, TOM HASTINGS, MARY LOU WESTERFI ELD, DARYL WAGNER, CYNTHIA STROHACKER, CARL GOOD- WIN, VIRGINIA COOK, SONNY KNIGHT, LYNDA MILLOFF. Chorus: LOIS CARLSON, WILLIAM ARTHUR, MARILYN OLSON, JAMES BAL- DASSARE, JEAN OBRECHT, DAVID HARDIN, THERESA KIMBROUGH, DAVID WESTPHAL, MARTA ANDERSON, GIL FISHER, GUY LITTLE. Extras: PHIL BOATWRIGHT, NICHOLAS EVANS ORCHESTRA: Robert Moreen and Mike Bates, Pianos; Michael Garrett, Percusston; Jack Henry, Bass. "Kiss Me, Kate" presented by Special Arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library AIR.. SEA . 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TO THE TWELFTH SEASON "The Impossible Dream" Althou h Vivian Vance starring in Tbe Mat- -Keep Dreaming riage-~o-korrad on May 25th marks the flrst show ef the 1968 spring-summer-fall season at The Little Theatre-On The Square this pro- duction will be the ninth opening f& producer Guy S. Little Jr. this year. Immediately after ysenting ~okmaryRim in A Girl Coald Get CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ncky in December-January in Sullivan, Mr. Little left for Phoen~x. Ar~aona where he was engaged an roducer for the 2lst season at the famous 8omfrero Pla house While in Phoenix, LITTLE THEATRE ON I'TS 12th Mr. Little presented doward Kpal. Ray Walsto? Kathryn Crosby. Mildred Natw~ck.Cornella 0td Ski~erand other greats of American show SEASON business In addition to Ann Sothern Robert Cumminqs and Vivian Vance. .all &ho .will appear In Sullivan this season. Mr. Ltttle returned to Sullivan in time. to remodel the balcony of the theatre remortng the old pro- jectipn booth and elevbting the meats; and in- stallmg a new curved stage curtain-all to celebrate the opening of the 12th season in Sullivan. Long before: Mr. Little opened the Grand Theatre hack m 1957, he hoped and planned that someda he would have a theatre where musicals andr plays could be presented. He got his first job m professional theatre as an ap- rentice at the Keene New Hampshire Summer bheatre in 1951 and 'worked the two following summep at. the Gateway Musical Playhouse near Atlant~c C~ty. After aduation from the Univernity of Miami, fr. Little took graduate courses at JOHN BARLOW, R. Ph. Columbia Universit and The American Theatre Wing before retwafn. to central Illinois in the spring of 1957 to look for a theatre location Not havin nuccess locating a suitable theatre in. any of &e hr er cities in downstate Illi- nots Mr. Littlq tecided to lease the movie houde ~n him nauve Sullivan Since the o ening of Bdcadoon on July 3 1957. Mr. ~ittLhas presented 112 major &oductionr--both plays and mrlsicals-featuring many outstand~np;stars and supporting cants from Broadway, Hollywood. TV and Opera. The first season ran nine weeks and had an attendance of 8000. The Little Theatre-On The Square was 'open for twenty-four weeks last year and had an at- tendance ~f 8?.000. .a mast gratifying in- erereel The Little l'heatn-~n The Square also has a Children's Theatre rhich presents pro- ductions for young audiences on Saturdays dur- ing late June, July and Aupst. 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