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ST. EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY THE MARYMOODY NORTH EN TH EAT RE presents

EILEEN HECKART m THE CORN IS GREEN September 30 - October 12, 1975 (Miss Moffat) comes to St. Edward's Mary Moody Northen Theatre via FranklinCares Hawaii where she has just completed filming an installment of "Hawaii Five-O." This busy actress also is involved in such current projects as TV appearances on the '''' show About Austin and two new films, "Burnt Offerings" with , Oliver Reed, and , and "The Hiding Place" with . This past summer Miss Heckart appeared in the American *** Shakespeare Festival production of "Our Town" and in 1974 she was the guest actress at Princeton That's why we're University where she played the title role in saving more ,...... ,,,,...... _~ :-,11111 Brecht's "Mother Courage." In 1973 the Ira than money. Levin suspense thriller, "Veronica's Room," ::::::==;;::;;;;=-----....-:====-=---======" marked Miss Heckart's thirteenth Broadway appearance. Indeed, 1973 was quite a year for Miss Heckart : The Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress in Leonard Gershe's "," the Straw Hat Award for Best Actress in.Ronald Alexander's ''Remember Me'' and an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Sacred Heart University. Her film credits include "Zande's on our heritage ... and that Bride," "No Way to Treat a Lady," "Up the Down Staircase," "My Six nothing of alue should b wa-.ted. County Historical Survey Committee Loves," "Hot Spell," "Bus Stop," "Somebody Up There Likes Me," "Bad for our work with the Radkcy Hou e. That·-. why we saved the Radkey Seed," "Heller in Pink Tights," and "Miracle in the Rain." Broadway Hou. e and remodeled it for U'>ea:-, our nd the re pon. e we get from other appearances include Samson Raphaelson's "Hilda Crane," 's We. t Branch . And that':--wh) \\-e·re people who care as much about Au~tin current ly re~toring the Tip'> Hou-.e a'> a-. we do. "," Maxwell Anderson's "Bad Seed," Authur Miller's "A Memory of our New outh Congress location . We appreciate the encouragemen t. Two Mondays," and "," John Patrick's "Everybody Authentic re-.toration involve'> a lot We'll continue to er e Austin through Loves Opal," Arthur Laurent's "Invitation to a March," Rodgers and Hart's more than :--omcnew wiring and a few local investment and our commitment "Pal Joey," Inge's "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs," James and coat:-,of paint. It ta!--e-,cxten:--ive to the comm unity. William Goldman's "A Family Affair," Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the re-.earch. careful planning. and a Park," Terrence McNally's "And Things that Go Bump in the Night," and sizab le inve-.tmcnt in time and money . Robert Anderson's "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water' s But it ha-. it..,reward:-, . Like the Running" and "Butterflies Are Free." Other awards: the Outer Circle and medallion we recei ed from the Travi:-- Daniel Blum Citation for "Picnic," Donaldson Award, Golden Globe Foreign Pres·s Award and an Academy Award nomination for "Bad Seed," Variety Poll of Drama Critics for "Dark at the Top· of the Stairs," FRANKLIN SAVINGS Sylvania TV Award for 's "The Haven," a New York Emmy for "Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn," 1970 Centennial Award from Ohio ASSOCIATION State University and March of Dimes Award for "Butterflies Are Free." Out­ 5900 Airport Boulevan.1/3 7 21 Jeffer5on side New York Miss Heckart appeared in Berlin in Eugene O'Neill's 202 f lanrnck Center/5600 l\lancha a l 165~ R •,ear h Boule,ard/135 West Oltorf "Before Breakfast" for A.N.T.A., at U.C.L.A. in Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Phone 459.g~ 13 for the franklin Expre5s. Hour~: ,•••, Courage," at Ohio State University in Lillian Hellman's "," FSLIC 10:00-5:30 weekdays ~~,'t and in Boston in Paul Zindel's "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the­ 10:00-5:00 Saturday ·,!,.Im,~· Moon Marigolds,'' recreating the role of Beatrice which she originated in the N.E.T. production. She is a graduate of Ohio State University, studied at the American Theatre Wing, and resides in New Canaan, Connecticut with her husband Jack Yankee, and their three sons, Mark, Philip, and Luke. Bil Pfuderer, after , directing, and design­ ing in his first St. Edward's summer theatre program, begins his first year as a new member of Philip Yankee: (Morgan Evans) is a student at the the theatre faculty. Mr. Pfuderer holds degrees Hebert Berghof- School of Acting in from the University of Iowa, The University of New York. He has also attended the Berklee Erlangen, Germany, and Western Illinois University. School of Jazz in Boston. During the summer of In addition to a strong academic background he 1973, Philip pla yed the jazz-drummer in a try-out also shows an impressive list of professional theatre of Ronald Alexander 's, " Children at Play." He credits in the areas of acting, directing, and has appeared in '-'Gi Gi, " and as the newsboy in design. Mr. Pfuderer has appeared on Broadway, "" with the Wilton in severa l region al theatres in America as well as abroad in Germany and Players. He also has been in "Oliver" and England. He was recently honored in both areas by receiving the award \ "" with A.C.T.A. in Stanford, Conn. Last winter, as Outstanding American Educator 1974-75 as well as being granted I Ph_ilip played. in ~he role of Swiss Chee se in "Mother Courage" at membership in the United Scenic Artists of America. His list of Prmceton Umvers1ty. Most recently he ha s appear ed on televi sion in theatre credits, including such roles as James Tyrone in "Long Days' "The Doctors" and "The Edge of Night." H e is now residing in New Journey Int o Night ," King Arth ur in "Camelot," Michael in "The Boys in Canaan, Connecticut. the Ban d ," an d Tevya in "Fidd ler on the Roof," demonstrate the range of his acting abilities. Mr. Pfuderer comes to Austin from Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois, where for the past th ree years he served as chairman of the drama department. We welcome him to the faculty of St. Edward's University. I l

Frederika B. Merriman: (set designer and Mrs. Watty) is a new addition to the St. Edward's University faculty. She received her A.B. from Sweet Briar College, her M.F.A. from Ohio University, and is currently completing Ph.D. work at the University of Michigan. Before coming to St. Edward's, she taught at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan, and at the Cleveland State University m Open For The Pleasure of Dining. Cleveland, Ohio. Besides various summer theatres, Fine Italian Cuisine . she ?as b~en affiliated with several professional regional theatre s including Baltimore s Center Stage, The Pittsburgh Playhouse and Th e Cleveland Corn er o f Fifth and Guadal up e. Dining 5 pm ti1 Play House. 47 7 -44 3 5 The Bar and Hors d'oeuvres from 4 pm. (_ "We make our own happenings!" Sure we tried those ~partment -::~ - /...:, _ corr:iplexe_s_t~at emphasize pla~ned ~~ i t-f/t~t{i-:-_ social act1v1t1es . But after a while , you ~~; - '· r r~· g~t ,t}red of the artificial '' boy-meet - !,A-~ ~~,t ~ f,,c< gtrl scene . ( ~( ~ Timbercreek is different. Not / "~ ! that we haven 't met a lot of great f ~-.-\ \ 11 peoplehere .Wehave!Andwedidn't ~ ~ need a social director to do it. ::,~~ 4 Maybe it's the tree s and the creek .-~~. . everything 's so natural and ea sy-going . It' s hard not to smile and say hello . That' s the beauty of Timbercreek . And that 's why we're here to stay! Timbercreekt;n~~~;., 614 South First 444-6138 one block <,outh of Muni cipa l A udi torium

''Timbercreek is please to have Miss Heckart as our guest during the course of the show''

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::i ~ (') '< THE PIT - RICHARD JONES

EATING OUT IS FUN - E•PECIALLY AT ' 'THE P1T'' Cast J John Goronwy Jones ...... Donald Hall Miss Ronberry ...... Sarah Duncan PHONE: 444-2272

DINING ROOM SERVICE AND ORDERS TO GO Idwal Morris ...... Patrick Crawford

OPttN 7 DAYS 10 A . M. TII .. 9;30 P.M . Sarah Pugh ...... Joyce Fortner 2302 SOUTH CONGRESS .. AUSTIN, TEXAS 78704 The Squire ...... Johnny Lopez Mrs. Watty ...... Frederika Merriman Bessie Watty ...... Emily Kelley Miss Moffat ...... EILEEN HECKART Robbart Rob batch ...... Ken Morrison Scenes Morgan Evans ...... PHILIP YANKEE Glyn Thomas ...... Greg Cortelyou Act One John Owen ...... Craig Edelblut Scene 1 - An afternoon in June, 1909 Scene 2 - A night in August, six weeks later Will Hughes ...... Tim Gaudet Old Tom ...... Tom Flowers Act Two Mrs. Norman ...... Melissa Corwin Scene I - An early evening in August, 191 I Clarke ...... Chief John Red Fox Scene 2 - A morning in November, three months later Mr. McKernery ...... Thomas Gallagher Knox ...... Rosie Keane Act Three Betty Conibear ...... Nancy Ross An afternoon in July, 1912 STAND-INS never substitute for listed players unless a The action of the play takes place in the living room of a house in specific announcement for the appearance is made at Glensarno, a small village in the remote Welsh countryside. the time of the performance. Miss Heckart-Shelley Chester; Mr. Yankee-Gary Coll; Mr. Hall-Thomas There will be two ten minute intermissions. Gallagher; Miss Duncan-Stephanie Moore; Mr. Crawford-Chief John Red Fox; Miss Fortner-Rosie Keane; Mr. Lopez-Donald Hall; Miss Merriman­ Please, Smoking and Refreshments in Lobby Only. Melissa Crowin; Miss Kelley-Nancy Ross. Actor's Equity Association strictly prohibits the taking of photographs or use of recording devices during the performance.

Sandwiches, Tacos & Snacks Beer&Wine v Our service Music & Fun is somelh ing lo lal k Come · on · over · after The Show about. Hours Monday · Friday Lunch 11 am • 2 pm \.!)~fnk 4 - Midnight Happy Hour 4 · 5:30 austin 250 I SouthCongress Austin,Texas 78704 Saturdays 7:30 - Midnight 512447 ·4411 MemberFDIC Closed Sunda ys Who's Who Production Crew DONALD HALL (John Goronw y Jone s) is a freshman from Highland Park, Illinois. He is appearing in his first featured role on the Mary Mood y Nor then Bill Bartels Celeste Frazier Melise Leech Johnny Lopez stage. Mr. Hall has appeared in leading roles in "Th e Lion in Winter" Mar y Barto Lau rie Friedman Thomas Gallagher Tori Mills and "The Subject was Roses." Jeann e Beechwood Jeff Belker Sar ah Garcia Stephanie Moore Betsy Bowes Tim Gaudet J ohnelle Norris SARAH DUNCAN (Miss Ronberry) is a senior theat re major at St. Bob Byrne Jill Glick Valerie Noyes Edward 's. She appeared in "Golden Boy" with Jackie Coogan and Lyle Trish Calhoun Karen Gracey Diane Pearson Talbot and in " Marathon '33" with Sal Mineo. She has also appeared in Blaze Callahan Corinne Hernandez Scott Polenz the motion pictures, " The Last Picture Show " and " Leadbelly ." Rick Carballarda Deb Hime Brad Silverlight Steven Chambers Connie Iglesia s Carol Sisson JOHNNY LOPEZ (The Squire) was last seen on the Mary Moody Not then Terri Chavarria Amy Juried June Smith stage in " Missouri Legend. " He was stand -in for Bill Macy, Lyle Talbot , Shelley Chester Cindy Kaczmaiek Paul Stedman and Pernell Roberts. Johnny has acted with Pat O'Brien, Mercedes Carol Chronic Kevin Karl Brian Stuart Sherry Coleman Rosie Keane Bill Sutherland Mccambridge, John Saxon, Leonard Nimoy , Stephan ie Power s, Russ Emily Kelley Nate Smith Tamblyn and Sal Mineo. Deni Cowes Patrick Crawford Mary Keny Millicent Tucker Lynne Du Fresne Barry Klein Barbara Valdez EMILY KELLEY (Bessie Watty) is an Austin resident and a 1975 graduate Michele Fairbrothier Albert Land Stephanie Valasak of Tra vis High School. She has portra yed Annie Sullivan in ' 'The Tom Flowers Glenn van Schleicher Miracle Worker, " and Rosalind in "As You Like It" for which she won the Joe York best actress award at the University Interscholastic League one act play contest. House Manager Tom Scott Ron Burnett Stage Manager Trish Calhoun PATRICK CRAWFORD (lchual MoFFi~) is a theatre arts major. He has Gregory Cross appeared with Jacki e Coogan , Lyle Talbot , Leonard Nimoy, and ~ -E DNELSoH Dialetic Coac hes Shop Assis tants Mr. Crawford last appeared in "Miss6ttFi Legeftd " with Ed ~kl:501 L He is also Productin Assis tant Gareth Morgan co-editor of the theatre . 1'"'1eCot1 N 15 bll.E.lW £ I L-eeN Jeanne Beechwood Marilyn McDonald J./~C.Jt(.Ari Barry Klein JOYC E FORTNER (Sarah Pugh) is a freshman student from Dakota City , Assistant to Costume Desig ner Properties Mistress Iowa , where she has been involved with the Castle Theatre since its Tom Flowers Shelley Chester formation in 1971. She was featured in ' 'Rainmaker'' and '' The Odd Couple. ''

SHELL EY CHESTER (Stand -in for Ms. Heckart) is an acting and directing major. She has worked for the past four years at the in Denver. She has appeared with Betsy Palm er, Laurenc e Hu go and Sal Mineo . Miss Chester was stage manager for " Caligula " and " Marathon '33." Professional Sta/ f The Director of Theatre ...... Edward Mangum Faculty ...... Maril yn McDonald Frederika Merriman Bil Pfud erer Student Sta/ f Re Departmental Secretary ...... Joyce Fortner Business Manager ...... Thomas Gallagher Join your friends! Italian f'-XXIand drinks Costume Assistant ...... Sarah Garcia Shop Foreman ...... Glenn von Schleicher at 16th&. Guadalupe Playbill Editors ...... Jeanne Beechwood 476-7202 Patrick Crawford \ G -NOW OPEN- THE Mama Eleni's POU R HAUS 510 So. Congress

Marna is preparing her Mousaka , 0olrnathes , Chicken FIND YOUR NICHE AT THE POUR HAUS ~alls , and all her other memorable dishes you came FINE FOOD AND BEVERAGES to devour at her other place . She is waiting to serve you the Greek delights that made Odysseus ENTERTAINMENT TUES - SUN r~turn to Penelope . As a concession to Texans just getting into the delights of beautiful Greek cooking , she prepares steaks, roast duck and soft shell crab FOR PARTIES OF 8 OR MORE RECEIVE with just a touch of Levantine flavor . A 10% DISCOUNT ON ALL BEVERAGES Over the Common Market at 304 West 13th St. WITH THIS AD. ~ Mama Eleni's Open Tues. thru Sun . ~ Restaurant 6 PM to 10:30 PM call : 478-0653 Thank You Rue' s Antiques, _ Brown Mull Antiques, Gaye Marie Logston, Three Greese Antiques, Sandy's Antiques, Zana Shelton, Pier I Imports, Dutch Meyer's Trading Post. J ='1Jurto,i __ FIRST -~~ DUPLICATING SERVICE STATE 207 Congress Ave . Austin, Texas 78767 P.O. Box 1902 Dial 477 -6775 BANK

NEW HOURS FAST PRINTING LOBBY 444-6671 MON 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM BLUE PRINTING TUE - THU 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM 3828 South 1st FRI 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PHOTO COPYING DRIVE-THRU

MON - FRI 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM ''The First Nighters''

The FIRST NIGHTE RS is an organizat ion formed to promote and support further development of the Theatre Arts Program at St. Edward's University.

As members of this unique organization, FIRST NIGHTE RS have an oppo_rtunity to atte nd events with the "star performers" during their stay in Austin, and to participate in exclusive opening night festivities for every production.

The cost of membership is $100 per person (or seat). Proceeds raised will assist the University in bringing to campus the highest quality professional actor and actresses.

Current members are: M / M C. Wesley Allen Mrs. C. G. Houston Mrs. M. M. Rag dale M / M Thomas Backu , Jr. M/ M Kenneth Johnson M / M Gene Richard on Mrs. L. W. Blanchard M/ M Dean Johnston M / M Perry Rose Mr. Doug Burton Mrs. Chester Koock Mrs. Vincent Sanchez Mrs. Lowell Coy Mrs. Harold Lawrence M / M Harold Scherz M / M Malcolm D. Ferguson Mr. Earl Lockhart M/ M F. Ralph Schneider M / M Vance Fergu on M / M A. J. Maloney Mr . B. E. Summers Miss Carmen Gamboa Mrs. Tommie Mander on M / M Erne t C. Waagner M / M Balie J. Griffith Miss Margaret Manderson Mr. A. C. Weir Mr . Frank M. Holloway Mrs. Martha Perkin Dr. and Mrs. Ed White Dr. and Mrs. James F . Hood Mr. Bil Pf uderer M/ M John Wolf

The Theatre A rts Program - A Unique Experience St. Edward 's is one of the few universities in the United Sta tes which offer s stud ent s profes sional th eat re on campu s with top profe s­ WAI T sional actor s from television, Before you throw away that old hat, dress, suit or rocker please call us. We are stage and film. working at enlarging our inventory of costumes and stage furniture. If you During the past three years, St. Edward's students majoring in Theatre Arts have any old clothing, furniture or bric-a-brac in reasonably good condition have had an opportunity to work with guest stars such as Mercedes McCam­ we could u e it to "dress" future St. Edward's productions. Please call the bridge, John Saxon, Pat O'Brien, Pernell Roberts, , Leonard theatre and let us know what you want to get rid of and when we could pick it Nimoy, Stephanie Powers, Julie Adams, Carl Betz, Peter Breck, Jackie Coogan up. Your contributions, which are tax deductible, will be greatly appreciated and Frank Sutton. and put to good use. Telephone 444-8398 or 444-2621, Ext. 260. The Theatre Arts teaching staff at St. Edward's feels this sort of exposure to· professionals offers invaluable learning experience for students. The staff works on the premise that theatre departments can no longer afford to graduate amateurs. St. Edward's is in the forefront of training professionals and it expects to stay there. . ,.!

Coming LEIF ERIKSON November 11 to 23

I m "I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER"

Directed by Marilyn McDonald

The box office will open October 21. Box office hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until the show opens.

Reservations may be made calling direct 444-8398 or 444-2621, Ext. 260.