Boise State University Departments of Theatre Arts and Music
A FUNNYTHING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TOTHE fORUM
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Produced on BroadWay by Harold S. Prince Presented by Special Permission of Music Theatre International
February 23-25, 1995 8:00p.m. Morrison Center The Players
Prologus- an actor James B. Fisk Senex- an old man Randy Davison Domina- his wife Karen Wennstrom Hero- his son, in love with Philia Daniel Taylor Hysterium- slave to Senex Samuel Read Pseudolus- slave to Hero James B. Fisk Erronius- an old man August Pollio Miles Gloriosus- a warrior Greg Justice Lycus- a buyer and seller of courtesans Isaac Perelson Tintinabula- a courtesan Jymme Sue Thompson Panacea- a courtesan Leah Stephens The Geminae- courtesans Krista Broomhead, Sally Eames Vibrata- a courtesan Josie Jensen Gymnasia- a courtesan Jennifer Stockwell Philia- a virgin Rebecca Prescott The Proteans Dano Madden, Nick Garcia, Jeff Lawrence Understudy: Lycus, Senex, and Pseudolus Michael Roberts
The time is two hundred years before the Christian era, a day in spring. The place is a street in Rome in front of the houses ofErronius, Senex, andLycus. The action is continuous, with a single intermission.
Direction and Coordination
Dr. Stephen R. Buss has been a member of the BSU faculty Dr. John Baldwin is Professor of Percussion and Theory, since 1978. Dr. Buss served as the theatre department's designer and has taught at the University of Wichita, Michigan State and technical director until 1985. He served as the theatre University, and the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh. He is department's chairman from 1985 to 1994. While at BSU he has timpanist and principal percussionist of the Boise Phiharmonic, designed over 32 productions and directed 11 productions. He principal percussionist for the Music From Bear Valley Festival has also directed and designed for the Boise Opera, Music Week, in California, the Cascade Music Festival, and appears regularly and The Boise River Festival. in faculty solo and chamber recitals. This is the eighth musical production he has conducted at BSU. Lynn Berg Professor of Voice and Opera Theatre, holds a DMA as well as a Bachelor of Music from the University of The Company Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Music from Northwestern Krista Broom head is completing her last semester at BSU University. He also studied at the Akademie flir Musik in She is a Music major with an emphasis in performance. Her Vienna, Austria, and was a scholarship student at the Boris latest performances include: Pam in Saturday's Warrior, Goldovsky Ogelbay Opera Institute. Berg has coached, staged, Costance in The Forgotten Carol and most recently she was and directed many opera productions. seen on the Morrison Center Stage, as older Belle in A Christmas Carol. Marla Hansen is a theatre faculty member, Director of the Dance Program, the BSU Summer DanceFest, and Co-Artistic Randy Davison is no stranger to the stage. He has Director ofldaho Dance Theatre. She holds an M.F.A from the appeared in nwnerous BSU productions, including Boy's Life, University of Utah. She is a recipient of the ICA's Fellowship Private Wars, Bus Stop, The Human Comedy, Pal Joey, and award in 1988, in recognition of excellence in the field of Dance nwnerous student written Showcases. He also appeared in this summer's block-buster movie, and Choreography. She has choreographed such musicals as, Pal Not This Part of The World, co-starring Adam West .... the original Batman. He co-founded Joey and Showboat for B.S.U, and Oklahoma! and Peter Pan for a comedy group with his friends Dano and Nick. Music Week.
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Coming Events BSU Theatre Arts Department The BSU Music Department Presents Presents
The Playboy ofthe Western World The President's Concert April20th-22nd, 8:00pm April23rd, 7:30pm. April 23rd, matinee 2:00pm Morrison Center Main Stage April 26th-29th, 8:00pm Stage II