^uest director chosen for Otterbein Theatreei You’ll want to grab a stool and film versions, which rere-­ Among the other major ant director, and senior,senior. att the counter for “Come tained the same actresses as characters are Stella May, Anne Barnes is stage man-man­ ; Back To The Five & Dime, the trio of aging fans: Sandy (junior JoBeth Phalen), now ager for the production. Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean,” Dennis. Cher, and Karen a fat, married, tough-talk­ Tickets for “Come Back to to be presented by the Black. ing, and hard-drinking the Five & Dime, Jimmy Otterbein College Theatre, Basically, “Jimmy Dean” woman, and Edna Louise Dean, Jimmy Dean,” a play Feb. 7-10, at 8:15 p.m. in is a story about a group of (sophomore Charlotte which employs adult themes Cowan Hall. Dr. Roy Bowen, kids in a-^dried up, dusty Dougherty), now as before, and language, are available former director of theatre at Texas town in the middle of a wispy waif, although very at the Cowan Hall-box office The Ohio State University, nowhere and how the near­ pregnant with her seventh from 1-4:30 p^.m. weekdays, will direct. by filming of “Giant,” Dean’s child. and at the door for one hour An Otterbein graduate. last movie before he died in While the play is about preceding each perform- ' Dr. Bowen, has spent more the high-speed crash of his Dean as. the ultimate cult than 30 years in theatrical Porche in 1955, has affected figure, there are any num­ work in the Columbus area, their lives. ber of intertwined themes including a 10-year stint, as It was “Giant.” the movie that deal with such things as managing director of the that also starred Elizabeth the illegitamacy of the ring­ Columbus Players Club, in Taylor, that provided all the leader Mona’s son (whom which he directed some 50 plot twists in “Jimmy she has bragged for years productions for the organiza­ Dean.” was the child of James Dean, tion. The play takes place on conceived while she was an Dr. Bowen has served in Sept. 30, 1975, during the extra on the set of “Giant”). the past as guest director club’s 20th reunion, and ACTUALLY, ALL the with Otterbein College also—through flashbacks— main characters have been Theatre, and in 1971 he was to the same day in 1955 hiding a secret for the past presented with the Ed Beg­ when Dean was killed in the 20 years, which are even­ ley Memorial Drama Award fiery crash of his Porsche. tually bared in the play. which is given annually to an The scene is the local Otterbein scene designer Otterbein graduate who has five-and-dime. Since the Fred J. Thayer has re­ distinguished himself in characters “age” 20 years, created a nostalgic dime theatre. The last play he pairs of actresses have been store set for “Jimmy Dean.” directed at Otterbein was cast in the key roles. Otterbein costume designer “Shadow Box,” performed GOOD FRIENDS and offi Lucy Lee Reuther will outfit four years ago. cers of the Disciples of the actors and actresses. “Come Back to The Five & James Dean fan club are New design-technical Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Mona and Sissy, who are theatre staffer Michael Dean” is the Broadway played as teenagers by Slane has assumed the task version of Ed Graczyk’s junior Dia Huekler and .Jvof technical director, junior play, which is the story of a sophomore Gina Grogg. Joanne Fabian is the assist­ dime store reunion of the Freshman Michael Cunning­ fans of the late Jimmy Dean, ham has been cast as Joe, a the legendary movie star. Deanish-looking, effeminate JUST THREE years ago, youth who is the club’s vice the original New York pro­ president. duction premiered at the At the reunion, and still Hudson Guild Theatre, then working the counter after 20 enjoyed a run at the Martin years is an older, but not Beck theatre on Broadway, necessarily wiser Mona, and later was made into a played by junior Linda Cole. movie of the same name. Sissy, played by sopho­ The screen play was more Nancy Fox. who used adapted by playwright to work at the drug store Graczyk, and Robert Altman with them, returns to stir up directed both the Broadway old emotions. They all still work under Juanita (sopho­ more Catherine Randazzo), the Bible-thumping, fly- swatting proprietress. Theatre to stage nostalgic look at James De^ fai^b "Come Back to the 4 & even is a professional tour the Dean fan club in 1955. and Edna Louise (sopho­ employs aduit themes anj Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy overseas of ‘Jimmy Dean’ Freshman Michael Cunning­ more Charlotte Dougherty), language, are available at Dean," a play about hero going on m London' right ham plays Joe, a DeartiSh'-’’ ’ ' whb’is pregnant with her worship and the effect of the now, and the group is,taking the Cowan Hall box office looking youth who is the seventh child. 1-4:30 p.m. weekdays, and at) legendary film hero on the it to Edinborough, Scotland, group’s vice president. Their The technical staff for the door for one hour prft lives of a group of die-hard in the spring." counterparts, still working "Jimmy ,Dean" is comprised ceding each performance. ^ fans, opens Feb. 7 at Ottef- Graczyk, an Ohio native, the drug store counter 20 of Fred J. Thayer, Otterbein bein College, just one day spent five years in the Texas years later, are an older scene designer, who has re­ after what would have been flatlands and "just got hook­ Mona, played by junior created a nostalgic drug Dean’s 53rd birthcky, , , ed on the colorful^ ruraj, Linda Cole, and Sissy,, store; Lucy Lee Reuther, Set for’a‘ four^^y" rypf' backward, and amazing folks" played by iophPmore Liana’*' Otterbein costume designer, ^ented Feb.*^?, s!* a^ out that his play about a'^ small - Joanne, played ’,ljy 'junior • 8:15 p.m., and onjfeundayi Texas town, their brush Nancy Fox, returns to stir Mike Slane, technical direc­ Feb. 10, at 2:3(rp.m. in' with a movie star, and the up old emotions. tor for the production. Jun­ Cowan Hall on tlje Otterbein impact that star’s death Among the other major ior Joanna Fabian is the as­ campus,'? • // i had on them, has met with characters are the Bible- sistant director, and senior The headline announcing success. thumping proprietress' of Anne Barnes is stage man­ Otterbein's upcomitfg play The cast includes junior the drug store, Juanita ager. might be "Come Back to Co­ Dia Huekler and sophomore (sophomore Catherine Ran- Tickets for "Come Back to lumbus, Jimmy' Dean, Gina Grogg as the teen-aged dazzo), hard-drinking Stella the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean." It has been Mona and Sissy, officers of May (junior JoBeth Phalen), Jimmy Dean," a play which almost nine years since play­ Ed Graczyk wright Ed Graczyk, then executive director of Players Theater of Colum­ bus, staged the premiere of his play written about a small-town • group ; of life­ long fans of the late movie idol, James Dean. Originally, the script was written as two plays, one OHIO with the younger people in NEWS BUREAU INC. 1955, and the story of the CLEVELAND, OHIO 44115 same people at a reunion In 216/241-0675 1975. The major difference in the Broadway production CmZEII IQUBHAO Is that the Same people were. i counoBia used to act in the present, ^ and the flashbacks, whichJ AH-I---------- seemed to have caused some confusion for audiences. 3^^ Otterbein's "Jimmy Dean”- will feature two sets of ac- . JAN-26-85 tresses In each of the main roles and will be directed by Dr. Roy Bowen, former Exhibit will honor veterinary college director of theatre at the 0 An exhibit of life-sized horse includes P.D.Q. Bach’s Suite from -and his struggle between duty and Ohio State University. sculptures will help celebrate the the “Civilian Barber” and “Varia­ his love for his daughter, who is an After the play’s debut in Ohio State University College of Vet­ tions on an Unusually Simple-Minded outlaw. Carpenter is a reS|ident of Columbus in 1976, "Jimmy erinary Medicine’s centennial anni- Tberoe.” Tickets are available at the Columbus. ' Dean" was produced in At- veYSary. “Still Horses,” including CSO ticket office, Mershon Audito­ lanta, then enjoyed a run off- five sculptures, will continue Feb. 4 rium, the Ohio Center, all Buzzard’s to 24 in the Hoy't L. Sherman Gal- Nest Record Stores and all out-of- The exhibit “The \Var Room,” a ( Broadway at the Hudson collection of government photo­ Guild Theatre in New York, ' ,lery, 1813 N. High St. town CTO outlets. • • • graphs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, before it opened on Broad­ Deborah Butterfield creates her goes on display Feb. 18 to March IS sculptures from scrap materials The OSU Concert Band will per­ way at the Martin Beck form Feb. 19 in New York City’s <in the Ohio Union Main Lobby at Theatre, where the recep­ such as wood, wire and mud found Ohio State University. on her Montana farm, where she also Carnegie Hall. The band will give a ' tion was lukewarm. “warm-up” benefit concert at 8 p.m. raises and trains horses. Her sculp­ In ^addition, photographers Rob­ According to Graczyk, ture subjects a^e mares. "By making Friday, Feb. 15, in Weigel Hall Audi­ “The Broadway version of torium. The band’s East Coast tour ert Del Tredici and Eugene Richards my horses mares they have as much will present their work documenting the play was presented in a sculpture mass and volume as stal­ Includes performances at the Uni­ versity of Maryland and Penn State those who work for and against the theatre that was'just too lions but are more concerned with nuclear Industry in two lectures.