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7-12-1978

What the Butler Saw What the Butler Saw

Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

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THEATRE

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302nd Production (58th Summer Theolre)

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • : WHAT THE : • • : BUTLER SAW : •• • • • • A P loy in Two Aots •

: by JOE ORTON :

• • • • • JULY 12-13-14-15-16, 1978 e • • • • • Dire<tor - CART ER LEW IS •

: Designer/Teohnioal Dire<tor - MARY JO YEAKE L :

: Costume Deoigner - DAVID ROBINSON :

• Produoer/ Monaging Dire<tor - CHARLES W. DODRILL •

• • • • : Presented throvgh s pecial arrangement with Samvel French, Inc. :

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CARTER LEWIS, o 1973 graduate of Otterbein College, hos hod extensive directing experience. He directed the American premiere of Do al Player's Theatre in Columbus, a ploy that hos gone on to win numerous awards. At Columbus Player's Theatre, he hos also directed Relatively Specking and Boys In The Bond. While at the University of Oklahoma, Corter directed Rosencrontz­oncl Guildenstern Are Dead. A playwright, os well o• o director, Corter hos hod numerous original scripts produced at various theotres.

MARY JO YEAKEL, on Otterbein senior, is o technical theatre mojor from Syracuse, New York. She served os Master Carpenter for the company lost summer and ls working in the some capacity this summer. She designed sets for lost fol l's production of Robin Hood, ond will be designing this summer's production of House of Blue Leaves os well os What the Butler Sow. Mory Jo will be interning at Arena Stage in Washington O.C. starting in September.

JOHN H. DUVAL, a 1962 Otterbein groduote, returns this summer to star in Let's Get A Divorce and to direct House of Blue Leave$. He is the director of the Manatee Players in Bradenton, Florido. As a professionol octor, he hos ployed the constable in the touring company of Zorbo and hos hod various major roles with the Notional Theatre Company, including The Prince and The Pauper and Tom Sawyer. John hos directed two Off-Broadway original scripts, Ashes and A Minor Miseolculation.

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ACT I

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Wed,.Sat., July 19-20-21 .22, 8:30 p.m.; Sun., July 23, 2 p.m.

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SUMMER THEATRE COMPANY KENT BLOCHER, an Otterbein senior from Trotwood, is appearing with the Summer Company for his second time. He has appeared with Trotwood Circle Theatre and his major Otterbein roles Include Streets of New York, Tartuffe and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. DAVID BUTTERFIELD, an Otterbein junior has worked in Ottawa and Topeka, Kansas; a summer with the Weathervane Playhouse and returns for his second season with Otterbein's Summer Theatre. He recently appeared in Tartuffe and Applause. JEFFREY DILL, a junior at Ohio State from Columbus, joins the acting company for the first time. His numerous roles Include Sylvestre in Scapino, Barney Cashman in Last of the Red Hot Lovers and Traino in Taming of the Shrew. TOM DOWNARD, an Otterbein graduate from Wellston, Joins the company for the second time as an actor and as assistant managing director. A winter term Intern at the Actors' Theatre of Louisville, his major acting roles include Applause, The Streets of New York, and he also functioned as music director for Robin Hood. LISA DURHAM, an Otterbein senior from Minneapolis, appears with the Summer Theatre for the first time. She has been seen as Candy Starr in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as a featured chorus dancer in Applause. MARK EICHORN, a senior at Ohio Wesleyan University from Allentown, PA. appears with the company for the first time. His previous experience include major roles In Twelfth Night, Anything Goes and The Medium. BYRON HAYS, a graduate of Wright State University from Dayton is appearing with the Otterbein Summer Theatre for his first season. Major roles while at Wright State Include Oedipus the King, Godspe/1, 6 Rms Riv Vu and A Streetcar Named Desire. ANNE KANENGEISER, an Otterbein senior from Columbus joins the Otterbein Summer Theatre for the first time after previous experience with Sabina Barn Theatre. She recently starred as Eve in the spring musical Applause and as Madame Pernell in Tartuffe. KAREN RADCLIFFE, a junior from Columbus, returns for her second season with the Otter­bein Summer Theatre (remember her In Jacques Brei). She most recently was seen as Elmira

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in Tartuffe and as Karen in Applause. NANCY SHELTON, an Otterbein graduate from Columbus, is appearing with the Summer Acting Company for the second time. A winter intern at the Actors' Theatre of Louisville, Nancy's major Otterbein roles include Margo in Applause, Jackie in The Hot L Baltimore, Elvira in Blithe Spirit and Zerbinetta in Scapin. DAVID ROBINSON, an Otterbein graduate, joins the company as costume designer, having recently interned with the Children's Theatre of Minneapolis. He has appeared in Applause, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and A Flea In Her Ear. Theatregoers will recall his recent costume designs for Tartuffe. MARY JO YEAKEL, an Otterbein senior from Syracuse, New York, returns for a second season as designer and Master Carpenter. Mary Jo designed the set for Robin Hood last November and will design sets for What The Butler Saw and The House of Blue Leaves. CARL TON RITENOUR, an Otterbein junior, will serve as property master this summer. He designed settings for The Gondoliers last winter, and he has extensive service in all areas of technical theatre. SUSAN SISK, an entering Otterbein freshman from Westerville, joins the company as Box Office Supervisor. She recently designed and supervised costumes for the Westerville South's production of The King And I. SALLIE BARNETT, from Columbus and a recent graduate of Upper Arlington, serves as an apprentice this summer. ANNBETH ESCHBACH, joins the company also as an apprentice after a year at Northwestern University. Her training includes roles in The Boyfriend, Our Town, Godspell, and Two Gentlemen of Verona. RICHARD MAHONEY is an entering Otterbein freshman from Columbus. Recent major work includes roles in Hello Dolly!, God's Favorite and Tom Sawyer. CINDY MUSTAINE and TAMMY SAGER are joining the company as college apprentices. Cindy will be a sophomore at Otterbein in the fall while Tammy is a recent transfer student from Miami University. Both have had varied experiences backstage at Cowan and in Workshop Theatre productions.

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