A Room in Paradise

"A Room in Paradise," 1976.  Sara Schimke and Thomas Olson.

PLEASE BE ADVISED that co-founder and artistic director John Clark Donahue, as well as a number of staff and/or school faculty members of the theatre (actor/instructor Jason McLean, for one) have been convicted and/or charged with criminal and/or civil crimes of sexual abuse of minors.  In winter of 2019, in civil court, the Children's Theatre Company was also found guilty of negligence in these matters which occurred during the time period of the 1970s and 1980s (and probably earlier).  Consequently, please be aware that the images and links within this blog include the contributions and participation of certain minors who were victims/survivors/witnesses of sexual and emotional abuse and residual trauma,  as well as certain adult perpetrators, enablers, and/or former victims.

At the close of the 1975-76 second season in the "new theatre," following the winter/spring repertory run of Treasure Island and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night,  resident artists Timothy Mason and Hiram Titus (who both were also involved in Twelfth Night: Tim as an actor in the role of Viola's brother Sebastian, Hiram as composer) created a new musical comedy for CTC's teenage and adult audiences: A Room in Paradise, based on the 1894 French farce L'Hotel du Libre echange (Hotel Paradiso) by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desavallieres. 

The play was directed by John Clark Donahue.  Music composed and orchestrated by Hiram Titus.  Book and lyrics by Timothy Mason.  Orchestra conducted by Tom Florey.  Scenic design by Dahl Delu.  Costume design by Gene Davis Buck.  Lighting design by Karlis Ozols. 

Playbill:

Music Excerpts

Clip 1: Arrivals

http://www.mediafire.com/file/3jb5b8w9b26ohnn/01_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_Arrivals.mp3/file

Clip 2: It's Boredom

http://www.mediafire.com/file/1dfulfc6pf7fui0/02_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_Its_Boredom.mp3/file

Clip 3: Oh, These Ladies

http://www.mediafire.com/file/334oy2faw763eni/03_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_Oh_These_Ladies.mp3/file

Clip 4: Lessons in Love

http://www.mediafire.com/file/t2uxjs4y2dgx6ad/04_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_Lessons_in_Love.mp3/file

Clip 5: Spending the Night

http://www.mediafire.com/file/57y7ws54w74ki6o/05_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_Spending_the_Night.mp3/file

Clip 6: Multiplication

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wsji7n7unc2mbjr/06_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_Multiplication.mp3/file

Clip 7: A Game of Cat and Mouse

http://www.mediafire.com/file/br5i7v75sw77b7w/07_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_A_Game_of_Cat_and_Mouse.mp3/file

Clip 8: So This is Paradise?

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ddmf2aa36b0yv4v/08_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_So_This_is_Paradise.mp3/file

Clip 9: To the Station

http://www.mediafire.com/file/owrgyqcszp0p0gb/09_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_To_the_Station.mp3/file

Clip 10: Something Waking

http://www.mediafire.com/file/5icwzrey479l7tr/10_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_Something_Waking.mp3/file

Clip 11: Entr'Acte

http://www.mediafire.com/file/1hq7e4471btrdpw/11_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_EntrActe.mp3/file

Clip 12: Regrets & More Regrets

http://www.mediafire.com/file/fqyh9wfy7swpg2o/12_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_Regrets_%2526_More_Regrets.mp3/file

Clip 13: The Lowest Hotel

http://www.mediafire.com/file/9n27zs8m987demm/13_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_The_Lowest_Hotel.mp3/file

Clip 14: Me and the Horse and the Coachman

http://www.mediafire.com/file/mrbdgrvat5b3uzg/14_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_Me_%2526_the_Horse_%2526__the_Coachman.mp3/file

Clip 15: Finale - A Room in Paradise

http://www.mediafire.com/file/2g53v72t2hig9fn/15_A_Room_in_Paradise_-_Finale_-_A_Room_in_Paradise.mp3/file



Documentation video:

Act One:


Act Two:


Act Three: