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BOESMAN AND LENA

by Athol Fugard

Directed by Anthony T. Speranza (MA '85)

Choreographed by Julie Strandberg

CAST

Boesman - Erik Todd Dellums

Lena - Stella Reed

Outa - James A. Lynch, Jr.

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HEDDA GABLER

by Henrick Ibsen

Directed by Stuart Browne

CAST

Aunt Julia - Olivia Birkelund

Berte - Miriam Goldfarb

George Tesman - Kevin J. Pariseau

Hedda Gabler - Laura Linney

Mrs. Elvsted - Kim Silverman

Judge Brack - Anthony T. Speranza

Eilert Lovborg - Willis Sparks

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SPRING AWAKENING

by Frank Wedekind

Translated by Edward Bond

Directed by John Emigh

Choreographed by Karen Sonet

April 25-28, May 2-5, 1985

CAST:

Wendla - Janice E. Fournier

Frau Bergmann - Sarah Brown

Ina Muller - Elizabeth Howell

Melchoir Gabor - Christopher A. Smith

Moritz Stiefel- Raphy Green

Otto, Fastcrawler, School, Janitor, Dr. Lemonade - Peter Jacobson

Georg, Professor Apelard, Dr. Procrustes - Robert Massing

Robert, Professor Flyswatter, Locksmith - Jay Dorff

Ernst - Patrick Ward

Older Girls
Rebecca Hardin, Pamela Seiderman, Alison Stewart

Martha - Daisy Prince

Thea - Marin Hinkle

Ilse - Karin Lyngstad

Lammermeier, Headmaster Sunstroke - Thomas Billington

Hanschen - Douglas A. Donaldson

Professor Bonebreaker, Dieter - Andrew Wisch

Professor Gutgrinder, Herr Stiefel, Helmut - Roberto Donati

Frau Gabor - Sheri Ann Mateo

Professor Thickstick, Rupert, Frau Schmidt - Joseph Inglese

Professor Tonguetwister, Reinhold - Mark Bradford

Reverend Baldbelly, Gaston - Brian Selznick

Herr Gabor - Torben Brooks

Masked Man - James O. Barnhill

Grips

Laura Linney, Ken Biller

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Senior Slot Production of

OF MICE AND MEN

by John Steinbeck

Directed by Toni (Duck) Kotite

February 20-25, 1985

CAST:

George - Tim Nelson

Lennie - Brian Daly

Candy - Rob LaBelle

The Boss - George Sampas

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BROWN DANCE ENSEMBLE IN CONCERT

Co-Directed by Mary Paula Hunter and Margaret Doner

April 4-7, 11-14

TRIO
choreographer: Julie A. Strandberg

IMAGES
choreographer: Edisa Weeks

PRAISE
choreographer: Lucia Gill

INTERLUDE IN BLUE
choreographer: Kathy Landau

SOLO
choreographer:L Leslie Findlen

SYNCHROMY IN VIOLET
choreographers: Amy Schwartz and Susie Eisner

FACETS: A DANCE IN FOUR MOVEMENTS
choreographer: Almasi

LOS DIMINOS
choreographer: Jared Seide

LONE MAN OUT
choreographer: Anne R. Trotter

ICIRCLES
choreographer: Jodi Falk

CURRENTS
choreographer: Sara Kandler

3RD IDYLL
choreographer: Carol Abizaid

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THE ALEXANDERS

Concept and Book by Zachary Morfogen

Music by Thanos Mikroutsikos

Lyrics by Zachary Morfogen and Alexandros Kotzias

Directed by Peter Webb

Executive Producer - Marjorie Mahoney Casey

Scene and Lighting Design by John R. Lucas

Costume Design by Donna Himmelberger

Musical Direction by Mark Mitchell

Musical Arrangments by Gary Georgett

Assistant Musical Director - Brett Alan Sommer

Production Stage Manager by Don Heiferman

Choreography by William Fleet Lively

CAST:

Alex Baker - Bob Morrisey*

Maryann Baker - Kathy Morath

Raymond - Leonard Piggee*

Harriet - Amanda Green

Mr. Theordoreacopoulos - Jack Kyrieleison

Irini Georgiou - Ginny Pulos*

Takis - James O. Barnhill

Yannis Petsopoulos - James Stein

General Spradakos - Mitchell Jason*

Thea - Paula Lynch

Alexander - Dan Givertz

Cleitus - Paul Eckstein

The Company
Carol Abizaid, Edmund Arthur, Nancy Bach, Joe Bowie, Melissa Crow, Paul Eckstein, Christina Fortenbaugh, Dan Givertz, Amanda Green, Joe Henderson, Marin, Hinkle, Paula Lynch, Scott Pacheco, Steven Salee, Pam Weiler

*Principle members of the company are members of Actors Equity Association and are performing through arrangement with the University Resident Theatre Association.

The ALEXANDERS will be performed without an intermission.
The play opens in Greece in the present.

Musicians

Bass - Bart Wolman

Drums - Bob Golden

Synthesizer - Brett Sommer

Piano - Mark Mitchell

Musical Numbers

THE ALEXANDER THEME - The Company

NO PROBLEM - Maryann, Raymond, Harriet, Irini, Mr. T.

ALEXANDER'S GREATNESS/PHILOTIMO - Yannis, Irini, Mr. T. and Company

I FEEL - Alex

DELPHI (after Euripides and Angelos Sikelianos) - Irini, Alex and Company

TONIGHT, APOPSE - The Company

I LIVE - Maryann

TO BE A MAN - Yannis and Company

YA SOU, LEVENDI - General Spriadakos, Inrini, Spiradakos, Mr. T. and Company

I FEEL (Reprise) - Alex and Irini

CORONATION - Alex and Company

CHRISTOS ANESTI (Traditional) - The Company

THE LIGHT OF JOY - Maryann

IRINI - Alex

IRINI/THE LIGHT OF JOY (Reprise) Irini and Maryann

THE KNIFE - Alex

I FEEL (Reprise) - Alex

YA SOU, LEVENDI (Reprise) - The Company

Author's Note:

The ALEXANDERS journey from idea to this first production of our "work in progress" at Brown University exceeds in length the life of Alexander the Great!

In 1946 Professor Charles Robinson, in Classics D1, firstexcited me about the "enigma of Great Alexander," and in19481 acted in the American premiere of Lord Dunsany's Alexander at Brown. The play didn't stir Brown audiences, but Professor Ben Brown, who inspired my passion for theatre,directed it with his usual grandness and elan. I remember myfather, who was in the Faunce House Theatre for the opening night, telling Ben how proud he was to have his son in a play about Greece. His pride is ingrained in my work, and The ALEXANDERS is dedicated to his memory.

In 1966 The Search for Alexander project began as an idea over dinner in Athens with the distinguished Greek journalist, Takis Lambrias. During the next twelve years as it developed into a major, international exhibition, film and book publishing event, the concept for the play surfaced. Beginning in 1978, encouraged by Biff Liff, head of the theatre department of William Morris, I developed the concept and book. Since then I've had the joy of collaboration with my fellow authors, Alexandros and Thanos — options by California and New York producers — script and staged readings of the book and music in New York — and over a dozen revisions. Now finally, thanks to the instigation of Marge Casey '51 and Bill Griffith '70, and the generosity of friends listed on the facing page, the words are finally coming off the page and onto the stage, "So it's rah-rah Brunonia" as we realize the premiere production of our work in (long) progress on the occasion of my thirty-fifth class reunion. Ya sou — Brown!
--Zach Morfogen

This production was made possible by the generous support of the following friends:

The Ahmanson Foundation

Joan & Richard Barovick

Gregory & Fifi Bookis

J. Carter Brown

Laura & David Finn

Mrs. Nicholas Goulandris

William R. Griffith

Hausman Belding Foundation

Andrew Heiskill

Joy & Harry Henshel

Elias J. Kulukundis

James A. Linen

Vera & Albert List

George P. Livanos

Stan Miller, Rosco Incorporated

Mrs. Alfred W. Roberts

Richard & Edna Salomon

Production Staff:

General Manager - Robert Buckley

Production Manager - Cait Calvo

Graphics - Gilbert Lesser

Technical Director - David P. Schrader

Associate Executive Producer - Marilyn Morfogen

Assistant to the Executive Producer - Paul Morfogen

Chairman, Brown University Theatre Arts - Don B. Wilmeth

Assistant to Mr. Webb - Catherine Linberg

Assistant to Mr. Lively - Carol Abizaid

Front of House - Lisa Betcher

Box Office Assistant - Gloria Gonzalez

Assistant Publicist - Ann Landenberger

Dimmerboard Operator - Stephanie Lerner

Technical Assistant - Russil Tamsen

Greek Coaches, Karen Bassi, Alexis Contovounesios

Program Note

True collaboration is at the very heart of the creative theatrical process. A prime example was the last production in this theatre. In the hands of an imaginative creative team, Frank Wedekind's 1891 play, Spring Awakening, became more than a wonderful text put on stage. Giant puppets and 1970's rock music added a dimension that transcended the obvious choices. The Department of Theater Arts has always believed in the element of collaboration and has, over the years, striven to enrich the program with new kinds of collaborative efforts. Last year we brought in the playwright John Guare to work with a director and actors on one of his provocative plays; in 1981, in cooperation with Providence College and Rhode Island College, we participated in a major Shakespeare festival; for the past three years we have utilized visiting directors to work with our talented students; next season we hope to bring in a major American playwright/director to work closely with us on staging one of his scripts.

The production of The ALEXANDERS is another example of a unique and exciting way to enrich our efforts and although Rites and Reason, the theatre producing wing of Brown's Afro-Amerlcan Stuiles Program, has produced several plays in cooperation with the professional actors union. Actors' Equity Association, for the Department of Theatre Arts this is a first in our history. We also believe that this approach to a work-in-progress on a university campus is unique. Most significantly, it is a collaboration Involving professional actors and a creative staff from New York, internationally known artists and writers, students from Brown and other Rhode Island institutions, Brown Theatre faculty and staff, and alumni. Indeed, if it were not for the persuasiveness and enthusiasm of three alums — Zachary Morfogen. the author-creator of this musical play, Marjorie Casey, Zach's good friend and his right hand from the beginning of this project, and William Griffith, another good friend--I am convinced that this important collaborative effort would never
have happened.

The program in your hand attests to the success of this collaboration. It is, please be reminded a work-in-progress. As educators, we believe it has been the process over the past few weekst lhat counts--and ultimately convinced the Department to support this effort. Naturally, we wish The ALEXANDERS a long and wonderful life after these two weeks. But even if this process stops here we earnestly believe that such collaborations are rare and important — and we are pleased that it could happen at Brown.
--Don B. Wilmeth

Ackowledgements
Regine Pontiac, Inc.; Maria Papasicimou of Zolotas S.A. La Chrysotheque for the recording of the original music for The ALEXNDERS in Athens, Gilbert Lesser for his Graphic Design; Dimitri Gemelos, director, Grek consulate Press and Information Service, New York, New York; Alfred Towle, Brown University Office of Plant Operations; Arthur Gallagher, Brown University Office of Residential Life; Ancelin Lynch, Brown Office of University Relations; Eileen Conforti, Office of the Associate Vice President of the University; Brown Student Security for use of the shuttle bus; the Hugh F. MacColl Studio for Electronic Music for use of a synthesizer; Fred Bohen and Bruce Ruby, Clifford Kolb, Bob and Neel Lanou, margaret Miller and, Tom Wilson and Leslie Oh for their kind offering of accomadations; Normand Beauregard.

Friends of Brown University Theatre

Ancelin Lynch, President
Marie Barylick, Vice President
Don B. Wilmeth, Treasurer

Brown University Theatre Staff

Chairman, Dept. of Theatre Arts: Don B. Wilmeth

Directorial Staff: James O. Barnhill, George H. Bass (Rites and Reason), Magaret Doner (Dance), Nancy Dunbar (Speech), John Emigh, Mary Paula Hunter (Dance), John R. Lucas, Julie Strandberg (on leave), Barbara Tannenbaum (Speech/Debate), and Don B. Wilmeth

Managing Director: John R. Lucas

Technical Director: David P. Schrader

Costumer: Donna Himmelberger

Technical Assistants: Robert Churchill, Ann-Mara Scheff

Costume Assistants: Margaret Fitzsimmons, Priscilla Putnam

Box Office Manager: Lisa Orris Betcher

Box Office Assistant: Gloria Gonzalez

Departmental Secretary: Pamela J. Enos

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