THE SKIN of OUR TEETH Ln 1906 His Father, a Newspaper Editor, Was Appointed to the Hong Kong and Subsequently the Shanghai, Consulate
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Taylor University Pillars at Taylor University Taylor Theatre Playbills Campus Events 3-22-1973 The kS in of Our Teeth Follow this and additional works at: https://pillars.taylor.edu/playbills Part of the Acting Commons, Dance Commons, Higher Education Commons, Playwriting Commons, and the Theatre History Commons Recommended Citation "The kS in of Our Teeth" (1973). Taylor Theatre Playbills. 220. https://pillars.taylor.edu/playbills/220 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Campus Events at Pillars at Taylor University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Taylor Theatre Playbills by an authorized administrator of Pillars at Taylor University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. taglor untverofg thoalre pr.:e1ertr5 thornlon ur r lder s THT SKIN rrF [[trr truFt TEETH rn0rch 22,23,2+ $:t5p"r lrfi1e Theolre or( ad theofre bulilng ,7, THORNTON WILDER was born in Madison. Wisconsin. THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH ln 1906 his father, a newspaper editor, was appointed to the Hong Kong and subsequently the Shanghai, consulate. Thus Wi lder spent some of his childhood Directed by Jessie Rousselow in the Orient though his experiences were confined Set, Lighting and Costume Design to foreign-colony schools. Eventually he retumed to by Harvey Campbell America and finished high school in California. He attended Oberl in College and then Yale University. CAST OF CHARACTERS He completed his B.A. in 1920. ln that year Yale Literary Magazine concluded serial publication of his Announcer Kathy Showers first full-length play THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND. Sabina, the Antrobus maid . ..Linda Sulfridge* After Yale. rlilder went to Rome on a fellowship and Mr. Fitzpatrick. .. .. .. Steve Frick studied archaeology at the American Academy there. Mrs.Antrobus.... ......MarilynJones* Upon his return in'1921 he taught French at the New Dinosaur. ..Elizabeth Maishment Jersey preparatory school for four years. and com- Mammoth .. Dave Hosmer pleted his master's degree in French at Princeton Telegraph Boy . ....Steve Frick University. f/ilder first achieved literary importance Gladys, the Antrobus daughter .. Judy Elliott with the publication of a novel, THE BRIDGE OF SAN The young Henry. .Randy Landon LUIS REY: The novel quickly became a best seller The mature Henry. ..... Monty Swetnam and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1928. Follow- Mr. Antrobus . .. Don Mclaughlin* ing this success Wilder and his sister toured Europe Doctor .. .. Nick $anders where he spent most of his time in theatres whose Professor Monty Swetnam productions he reviewed for Theatre Arts Monthly. Judge. .Mark Terry Wilder was particularly interested in studying "pre- Homer . Olav Haug sentational" dranta. with which he had already ex- Miss E. Muse. Cheryl Willmore perimented in his short works and which he was to Miss T. Muse. Kathy Klosterman develop in his most distinguished full-length plays. Miss M. Muse . .. Pam Spencer FortuneTeller....... ..Sherrie Walker Between 1915 and 1927 Wilder wrote some forty, Broadcast Official ...Mark Terry three-minute dramatic sketches, sixteen of which he Mr. Tremayne.... ...Olav Haug published in 1928 as THE ANGEL THAT TROUBLED Hester Margaret Saunders THE WATERS AND OTHER PLAYS. These are three- |vy.....;... ....Debbie Lewis parables, Fred Bailey character religious or philosophical some 'Margaret dealing with biblical and religious figures, others Coveeners. Elizabeth Maishment, Saunders with composers and writers, and sti ll others with Cheryl Wi llmore, Kathy Klosterman, Dave Hosmer, f ictitious characters. ln 1931, Wilder published a NickSander, OlavHaug, PamSpencer, Mark Terry collection of one-act plays under the title THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER AND OTHER PLAYS IN ONE ACT. His growing literary reputation brought him many Act l: The Antrobus home, Excelsior, New Jersey lecture invitations, including an appointment at the University of Chicago where he taught literature one ten minute intermission semester a year from 1930 to 1936. Act ll: Atlantic City Boardwalk lVilderwasfirst produced on Broadway with LUCRECE, a translation of Andre Obey's poetic play LE VIOL ten minute interm issi on DE LUCRECE. IlJilder's translation of lbsen's A Excelsior, New Jersey DOLL'S HOUSE opened on Broadway in late 1937, Act lll: The Antrobus home, less than two montlrs before his masterpiece OUR Drama Department TOWN. His second Broadway play, THE MERCHANT Presented by the Speech and OF YONKERS, was subsequently revised as THE and Trojan PlaYers During war, Wilder's reputation MATCHMAKER. the *l**********r***t+******+**+* as a dramatist grew with THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH for which he won his third Pulitzer Prize. He con- tinued writing. lecturing and traveling but produced Our Next Production: GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES few important works following the novel THE IDES OF MARCH in 1948. ln 1950-51 he was the Charles ......:1:l]." Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard and pub- "l.l.]l::...... lished his lectures on American writers and his re- early Spanish drama. [,'ilder's works searches on the *Denotes are significant for their originality and their effect Trojan Players Membersh ip on subsequent presentational drama in America and abroad. Their popularity has made at least some of his works classics during his own lifetime. As a courtesy to the actors, please do not use cameras during the performance. PRODUCTION STAFF Technical Director. ...Harvey Campbell* Assistant to the Director. .Sue Van Poucker Set Construction. Lisa Barkman Robert Marks Brad Moser Joe Rupp Properties .. Pam Spencer Sound. ....,Warren Brose Kathy Showers Lights .. .. Lisa Barkman Brad Moser Joe Rupp Robert Schobert Painting ... LisaBarkman Robert Marks Pam Spencer Make-up . .Jennifer Horton Debbie Lewis Pam SPencer Costumes .. Lisa Barkman Mara Hitl Margaret Jackson Mari lyn Jones* Debbie Lewis Jessie Rousselow* Photography ...Harvey CamPbell* Educational Media Center House .SYLVIA CAMERON Miriam Gandolfo Kathy Sakuta Kathi Kiel Kimberly Watkins *Denotes Trojan Players Membership T8yloi Univdsity Plint Slrcp, Uplaod, lndim..