From Teahouse to From Teahouse to Teetotaller:Teetotaller:

Purdue Theatre Company --Purdue Theatre Company --Forty Years and Still Growing!Forty Years and Still Growing!

Quiet please!Quiet please!Cell phones and beepersCell phones and beepersPlease unwrap your candy NOW!Please unwrap your candy NOW!

Theatre ParadoxesTheatre Paradoxes It is spontaneous, yet it is rehearsedIt is spontaneous, yet it is rehearsed It is participatory, yet it is presentedIt is participatory, yet it is presentedReal, yet simulatedReal, yet simulatedUnderstandable, yet obscureUnderstandable, yet obscureUnique to the moment, yet repeatableUnique to the moment, yet repeatableActors are themselves, yet charactersActors are themselves, yet charactersAudience believes, yet it does not believeAudience believes, yet it does not believeAudience is involved, yet it remains apartAudience is involved, yet it remains apart

1964 1964 Purdue Theatre Company formedPurdue Theatre Company formed Maurice “Bud” Dixon, 1Maurice “Bud” Dixon, 1stst sponsor, director sponsor, director Shoestring Summer TheatreShoestring Summer Theatre

Once Upon a MattressOnce Upon a Mattress The Elephant ManThe Elephant Man The Star Spangled GirlThe Star Spangled Girl

Experimental TheatreExperimental Theatre Dinner TheatreDinner Theatre

CelebrationCelebration Dames at SeaDames at Sea

The Plays (in no particular The Plays (in no particular order)order)

Teahouse of the August MoonTeahouse of the August Moon The God ComplexThe God Complex Stop the World, I Want to Get Off * * *Stop the World, I Want to Get Off * * * Butterflies are FreeButterflies are Free The FantasticksThe Fantasticks LUVLUV I’m Getting My Act Together and…Taking I’m Getting My Act Together and…Taking

It On the RoadIt On the Road You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown * *You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown * * George Washington Slept HereGeorge Washington Slept Here

Plays of the Dixon DynastyPlays of the Dixon Dynasty A Cycle Complete by Mickie HoggardA Cycle Complete by Mickie Hoggard 6 Rms Riv Vu6 Rms Riv Vu On Borrowed TimeOn Borrowed Time Silent Night, Lonely NightSilent Night, Lonely Night Agnes of God * *Agnes of God * * CompanyCompany The Runner StumblesThe Runner Stumbles CelebrationCelebration The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the

Moon MarigoldsMoon Marigolds

Oh What a Run!Oh What a Run! Slow Dance on the Killing GroundSlow Dance on the Killing Ground The Glass Menagerie– L. BrechnerThe Glass Menagerie– L. Brechner ZorbaZorba My Three Angels– D. PadbergMy Three Angels– D. Padberg Wait Until DarkWait Until Dark Requiem for a NunRequiem for a Nun Dark of the MoonDark of the Moon Echoes – A. CleekEchoes – A. Cleek Barefoot in the ParkBarefoot in the Park The Time of Your LifeThe Time of Your Life

It gets better with time!It gets better with time! The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of

the Crowdthe Crowd The LarkThe Lark The BoyfriendThe Boyfriend The CrucibleThe Crucible Ten Little IndiansTen Little Indians In White AmericaIn White America The Lonely OnesThe Lonely Ones Hello Out ThereHello Out There SummertreeSummertree

The Show MUST Go on!The Show MUST Go on!

The Miracle WorkerThe Miracle WorkerTwelve Angry JurorsTwelve Angry JurorsTwelfth Night, or What You WillTwelfth Night, or What You WillLove Rides the Rails or Will the Mail Love Rides the Rails or Will the Mail

Train Run TonightTrain Run TonightThe Tender TrapThe Tender TrapOur TownOur TownThe Doctor in Spite of HimselfThe Doctor in Spite of Himself

Break a Leg, again & again & Break a Leg, again & again & againagain

Sweet CharitySweet CharityAnd They Dance Real Slow in JacksonAnd They Dance Real Slow in JacksonA Thousand Clowns – E. CohenA Thousand Clowns – E. CohenWizard of OzWizard of OzThe Odd CoupleThe Odd CoupleThe Miss Firecracker ContestThe Miss Firecracker ContestNight, Mother * *Night, Mother * *Dames at SeaDames at Sea

Encore! Encore!Encore! Encore!Kiss Me, KateKiss Me, KateSouth PacificSouth PacificHow to Succeed in Business Without How to Succeed in Business Without

Really TryingReally TryingBlues HighwayBlues Highway

Post PUC: Death of a Salesman in Post PUC: Death of a Salesman in Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur

Introducing John GloverIntroducing John Glover Joins the faculty in 1993Joins the faculty in 1993Taught speech courses and directed Taught speech courses and directed

Theatre Company showsTheatre Company shows

Fits like a … Glover!Fits like a … Glover!House of Blues LeavesHouse of Blues LeavesBabyBabyAnything GoesAnything GoesLittle Shop of HorrorsLittle Shop of HorrorsNuts * *Nuts * * Is There Life After High School?Is There Life After High School?The Art of DiningThe Art of Dining

And the hits just keep on And the hits just keep on coming!coming!

NunsenseNunsenseOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestPump Boys and DinettesPump Boys and DinettesAnd the World Goes ‘RoundAnd the World Goes ‘RoundParticipated in American College Participated in American College

Theatre FestivalsTheatre Festivals

Enter From Stage Left: Tom Enter From Stage Left: Tom BoguckiBogucki

Torch Song TrilogyTorch Song Trilogy As Is * *As Is * * Me and My GirlMe and My Girl ExtremitiesExtremities Love LettersLove Letters Little FootstepsLittle Footsteps ‘‘Night, Mother * *Night, Mother * * AssassinsAssassins ChessChess

Bogucki Makes GoodBogucki Makes GoodNo Frills ReviewNo Frills ReviewCloser Than EverCloser Than EverAnything GoesAnything GoesBlood BrothersBlood BrothersAgnes of GodAgnes of GodGypsyGypsySchoolhouse Rock Live!Schoolhouse Rock Live!Crimes of the HeartCrimes of the Heart

Hitting the Big Time Hitting the Big Time

Purdue Theatre Company Receives Purdue Theatre Company Receives the Lifetime Achievement Award the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Northwest Indiana from the Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre FoundationExcellence in Theatre Foundation

Check it out:Check it out:

www.nwindianatheatre.orgwww.nwindianatheatre.org

The Channing semester:The Channing semester:Come Back, Little ShebaCome Back, Little Sheba

And the big question?And the big question?Will there be more?Will there be more?That is an excellent questionThat is an excellent questionPerhapsPerhapsAnd then again, maybe notAnd then again, maybe not

New spaces, new placesNew spaces, new placesDr. YJean Chambers Performance Dr. YJean Chambers Performance

SpaceSpaceMusicals and mayhemMusicals and mayhem Intimate performance spaceIntimate performance spaceHandicapped accessHandicapped accessGuerilla theatreGuerilla theatreMulti-purpose spacesMulti-purpose spaces

Thank you for your kind Thank you for your kind attentionattention

Please! Keep applauding until well Please! Keep applauding until well after the curtain call!after the curtain call!

Let’s Eat!! Sardi’s anyone? Or shall Let’s Eat!! Sardi’s anyone? Or shall we go to the Russian Tea Room?we go to the Russian Tea Room?