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Theater - 1985-1986

Antigone October 2–5, 1985 A play by Sophocles Translated by Robert Fagles *Production Staff* Director: James Fisher Scene and Light Designer: Brian R. Jones '82 Costume and Graphics Designer: Laura Conners Stage Manager: Alvin Schuh '88 Asst. Stage Manager/Special Effects: Tryong Nguyen Assistant to the Director: David Schulz '88 Assistant to the Costumer: Tim Phillips '86 *Cast List* Antigone: Lynne Galassini-Jones Ismene: Mindy Howell Chorus Leader: Bradley Rickel '87 Chorus: David Schulz '88, Matthew Wilson '86, Brad Baldauf '88 Creon: Nick Roth '88 A Sentry: Ken Siepman '87 Haemon: Michael Shaw '87 Tiresias: Charles Montgomery '86 A Boy: Ben Swan A Messenger: Mark Hayes '88 Eurydice: Sue Meek Ford *Production Assistance* Make-up Assistant/Wardrobe Supervisor: Mark Hayes '88 Master Electrician: Brett Haffley '88 Lightboard Operators: Jay Baltisberger '89, Tim Meredith Sound Technicians: Peter Keenan '89, Michael Belica '86 Probably first produced around 441 B.C., Antigone by Sophocles (496–406 B.C.?) is among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. The tragedy of Antigone remains quite appealing to modern audiences, especially in times of authoritarian rule. The play is concerned with the clash of two orders, man-made law and divinely ordained law. King Creon symbolizes the need for civic order, the supremacy of reason; Antigone represents the rule of heart over head, of intuition fed by faith in the supervening right of divine ordinances. On still another level the drama reflects the classic conflict between the state and the individual. Sophocles masterfully maintains the tension between the two points of view; yet sympathy remains with Antigone. The balance is never marred, however; Sophocles is not a partisan: Creon speaks in favor of firmness at the helm of government, and Antigone displays violent enthusiasm and overassertive heroism; both are seen dispassionately. Antigone was first produced at Wabash College on the site of Martindale Hall in 1909. This page is part of an ongoing project to document the history of the theatre productions performed at Wabash College. If you have information not included on this page, please contact the Theater Department or Professor Dwight Watson (watsond@wabash.edu).	Poster

A Streetcar Named Desire November 20-23, 1985 A play by Tennessee Williams *Production Staff* Director: Dwight E. Watson Scene and Light Designer: Brian R. Jones '82 Costume Designer: Laura Conners Stage Manager: Truong Nguyen *Cast List* Eunice Hubbell: Ramona W. Zachary Stella Kowalski: Lynne Galassini-Jones Stanley Kowalski: Ken Ogorek '87 Harold Mitchell (Mitch): Andrew G. Roush '88 Blanche DuBois: Jamie Ritchie Watson A Young Collector: Mark Hayes '88 Steve Hubbell: Marc B. Lorber '88 Pablo: Alvin Schuh '88 Mexican Man: Scott Fendley '88 Nurse: Linda Ostermeier Doctor: Jay R. McCurdy '89 *Production Staff* Propsmaster: Dan Slagel '86 Props Crew: Jim Joven '89, Dan McKinney '89 Master Electrician: Brett Haffley '88 Lightboard Operators: Michael Belica '86, Jay Baltisberger '89 Sound Technicians: Ernie Bowman, Peter Keenan '89 Soundboard Operator: Peter Keenan '89 Graphics: Laura Conners A Streetcar Named Desire is the story of a beautiful woman betrayed by love. Blanche DuBois, tormented by the memory of her tragic marriage and the scandal she had precipitated in the small Southern town of her birth, flees to New Orleans to find refuge with her sister. But her sensual, crude brother-in-law resents her presence, and in a violent, passionate rage, exposes her past and cuts off her last chance of escape from the squalid misery of her life. A Streetcar Named Desire opened on Broadway in 1947 and ran for 855 performances winning the late Tennessee Williams the Drama Critics Award and his first Pulitzer Prize. Williams has been recognized widely as one of the greatest American dramatists beginning with his autobiographical play The Glass Menagerie in 1945 and through such works as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Night of the Iguana, Summer and Smoke, Sweet Bird of Youth, Suddenly Last Summer and many others. Many critics consider A Streetcar Named Desire his finest achievement. This page is part of an ongoing project to document the history of the theatre productions performed at Wabash College. If you have information not included on this page, please contact the Theater Department or Professor Dwight Watson (watsond@wabash.edu).	Photo Album Poster

*The Long Voyage Home* February 19–22, 1986 A collection of short plays by Eugene O'Neill *Production Staff* Director: Ronald Miller Scene and Light Designer: Brian R. Jones '82 Costume Designer: Norma L. 皇冠足球比分_澳门皇冠体育-在线\|平台@st Stage Manager: Eric Hiser '86 Assistant Stage Manager: Greg Redding '88 *Cast List* Larry Alcorn, Matthew J. Brown '88, Scott A. Eggers '86, Ryan S. Hartzog '88, Mark D. Hayes '88, David Manuel '87, Charles A. Montgomery Jr. '86, Linda Ostermeier, Alvin C. Schuh '88, David Schulz '88, Christopher M. Stephenson '87, Tracy Swaim '86, Ansley Valentine '90, Romona W. Zachary *Production Assistance* Lightboard Operator: Mike Keller '83 Master Electrician: Michael Belica '86 Soundboard Operator: Michael Beason '86 Sound Technicians: Michael Beason '86, Jay Baltisberger '89 Graphics: Laura Conners Key Grip: James Amidon '87 Grip Crew: Mark Ratekin '88, Tyce Light '87, Fred Hegeman Before the great American dramatist Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953