1990 Theatre Archive
- February 2-3, 8-11 1990
- By Dacia Maraini
- Directed by Rhoda Kaufman
- (Studio Theatre)
One of Italy's best known contemporary women writers looks at two strong women:
Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I struggle for power in a male dominated society.
A U.S. premiere.
- February 23-25, March 1-4 1990
- Book by Dale Wasserman
- Music by Mitch Leigh
- Lyrics by Joe Darion
- Directed by Edgardo de la Cruz
- (Univ. Theatre)
The popular musical version of Don Quixote. The imprisoned
Cervantes offers a musical deference based on his famous novel.
- April 21-22 1990
- Frank L. Baum's classic storyp
- pAdapted and directed by Will Huddleston
Dorothy's journey to a strange and magic land, presented in a new adaptation.
- May 11-12, 18-19 1990
- Spring Dance Concert
- (Univ. Theatre)
Noted guest artists, faculty and students choreographers.
- May 24-27 1990
- Works by Black & Hispanic playwrights
- Produced by Ric Prindle
- (Studio Theatre)
An important collection of short plays drawn from Black and Hispanic American theatre. A look into the hearts of struggling people.
- June 7-10 1990
- Supervised by Edgardo de la Cruz & Tom Hird
- (Studio Theatre)
The annual showcase produced and directed by advanced students.
- July 27-29, August 2-5 1990
- By William Shakespeare
- Directed by Regina Cate and Melissa Hillman
- (Courtyard)
A theatrical fantasy about lovers, afares and dreams.
- August 17-19, August 23-25 1990
- Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman
- Music by Alan Menken
- Directed by Ric Prindle
- (Univ. Theatre)
A comic nightmare about a humungous plant that eats people and sings Motown favorites!
- October 26-27, November 1-4 1990
- By August Strindberg
- Adapted by John Osborne
- Directed by Edgardo de la Cruz
- (Studio Theatre)
The struggle between an elderly army officer and his wife for the "heart and mind"
of their daughter. A menacing account of the battle of the sexes.
- November 30, December 1, 6-9 1990
- By Samuel Beckett
- Directed by Ric Prindle
- (Studio Theatre)
An oddly comic parable by the great Irish playwright, who forever changed the course of modern theatre.
- June-November 1990
- Written and directed by Will Huddleston
The story captures the life of the famous woman aviator, Amelia Earhart,
who disappeared piloting a flight over the South Pacific in 1937.