1975-1976 Season
The Contrast
Synopsis: The play follows Maria Van Rough who was supposed to marry Billy Dimple because their fathers were business partners. However, Dimple and Maria do not want to marry and they make separate plans for marriage.Playwright: Royall Tyler
Director: Jack Vaughn
Technical Director: Larry L. Dewey
Performed: November 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 1975
Cast: Meridith Kincannon (Charlotte Manly), Linda Harris (Sentimental Maria), Theodore Gardner (Mr. Manly), Jobie Gayer (Jonathan), Michael Allan (Mr. Dimple), Jill Dolan (Letitia), Donn Keith (Old Van Rough), John Riggs (Jessamy), Vickie Saunders (Jenny), Amy Blum (Betty), Jesse Aragon (Frank the Footman), Johnell Chaskley (Prologue Speaker)
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The Glass Menagerie
Synopsis: The play follows Tom Wingfield who works at a shoe warehouse to support his mother and sister because his father left them years ago, but he is unhappy at his job. While at the same time, his mother attempts to find a husband for her daughter.
Playwright: Tennessee Williams
Director: Jack Vaughn
Technical Director: Larry Dewey
Performed: January 23, 24, 30, 31 & February 1, 1976
Cast: Jerry Marymont (Tom), Barbara Carver (Amanda), Judy Ramirez (Laura), Richard Gross (Jim)
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A View From the Bridge
Synopsis: The play revolves around the Carbone family: a longshoreman, his wife Beatrice, and their niece Catherine. When Beatrice's cousins Marco and Rodolpho enter the U.S. illegally and desperate for work. They are welcomed into the Carbone home, but Rodolpho and Catherine fall in love and Eddie grows increasingly annoyed with it.
Playwright: Arthur Miller
Director: Hal Marienthal
Technical Director: Larry Dewey
Performed: March 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 1976
Cast: R.V. Branham (Louis), Michael Allan (Mike), Willie C. Barnes (Alfieri), Harry Boquist (Eddie), Meridith Kincannon (Catherine), Cynthia Shelton (Beatrice), Richard Gross (Marco), Jesse Aragon (Tony), John Riggs (Rodolpho), Paul Grenier (First Immigration Officer), Donald H. Simmons (Second Immigration Officer), Tim Hurley (Mr. Lipari), Antonina Li Castri (Mrs. Lipari), Jobie Gayer & Jesse Arreguin (Two "Submarines")
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Beauty and the Beast
Synopsis: Based on the late 18th-century French classic fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast" tells the story of Belle, an intelligent young woman who feels out of place in her village. After learning the news that her father is imprisoned by a Beast, Belle tries to rescue him, which leads to her capture.
Playwright: Frances Ellison and Jack Vaughn
Director: Jack Vaughn
Technical Director: Larry Dewey
Performed: April 17, 18, 1976
Cast: Michael Allan (Hubert), Egbert (James Perry), Donn Keith (Wizard), John Riggs (Prince), Vickie Saunders (Fairy Godmother), Linda Harris (Beauty), Robert Mauck (Beauty's Father)
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The Drunkard
Synopsis: The play follows Mary Wilson and her widowed mother. It is revealed that the cottage they are renting is to be sold. The lawyer, Cribbs, is set on destroying them and tries to do so with the wicked devil's beverage, alcohol.Playwright: William H. Smith
Director: Norman A. Mennes
Musical Director: Marjorie Poe
Performed: June 3, 4, 5, 6, 1976
Cast: Barbara Carver (Mrs. Wilson), Jill Dolan (Mary Wilson), Greg Silva (Lawyer Cribbs), Joseph Chapman (Edward Middleton), Jim Green (William Dowton), Meridith Kincannon (Agnes Dowton), Cynthia Shelton (Mistress Gates), Michael Allan (Farmer Stevens), Linda Harris (Julia), Donn Keith (Mr. Reneelaw), R.V. Branham (1st Loafer), Fred Grabert (2nd Loafer), Vickie Saunders (Bessie), Donald H. Simmons (1st Man), David Knoles (2nd Man), Donn Keith (Barkeep), Elizabeth Pershing (Boy), Vickie Saunders (Messenger), David Knoles (Policeman), Donn Keith (Minister), Anna Kennelly (A Lady), Linda Harris and Elizabeth Pershing (Bridesmaids), David Knoles and Donald H. Simmons (Ushers)
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