Thursday, September 8, 2011

SEASON 11: 1975-76

Season Poster by Steven Rydberg


The Children's Theatre Company and School


1975-76 Season
Treasure Island
Anton Chekhov's The Sea Gull
The Little Match Girl
Mother Goose (also Regional Tour)
The Snow Queen
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
A Room in Paradise
The Nightingale (Mexican Tour)
A Glimpse of Paul Bunyan (Local Tour)
Summer Theatre Institute: The Empty Place


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.





Robert Louis Stevenson's
TREASURE ISLAND
Adapted for the Stage by Timothy Mason
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Dahl Delu
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker
Stage Management by Mary K. Winchell




John Newcome as Jim Hawkins, Jim Stowell as Long John Silver.

Joe Kudla as Ben Gunn, John Newcome as Jim Hawkins.



























































Anton Chekhov's
THE SEA GULL
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by Bain Boehlke
Scenic Design by Boehlke and Dahl Delu
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker



















Hans Christian Andersen's
THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL
Adapted for the Stage by John Clark Donahue
Choreography by Myron Johnson
Music Selected and Arranged by Roberta Carlson
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols


Bonnie Zimering
























MOTHER GOOSE
Directed and Choreographed by Myron Johnson
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Scenic and Costume Designs by Steven Rydberg
Lighting Design by Jon Baker
Tour Management by Jeffry Thomas
Tour Technician - David Carr


Poster Art by Steven Rydberg



Tom Dunn, Ann Regan, Nance Duffy














Hans Christian Andersen's
THE SNOW QUEEN
Translated and Dramatized by Michael Dennis Browne
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic & Costume Designs by Dahl Delu
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
Stage Management by Jeffry Thomas


Julie Stanzak as the Snow Queen, Mike Wenger as Kay.





































Mike Wenger as Kay, Mary Ann Raymond as Gerda.











































Excerpts of Music by Steven M. Rydberg

Snow Queen (soprano solo: Kay Nelson):
http://www.mediafire.com/?n2uzb5s2pq54pji

Shattered Mirror:
http://www.mediafire.com/?lk04s7687z4hsxo

Sledding:
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/r2pybog455y2dx6/Sledding.mp3

Reindeer Ride:
http://www.mediafire.com/?b08sztrp7hwqyky





William Shakespeare's 
TWELFTH NIGHT
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Directed by Charles Nolte
Scenic Design by Dahl Delu
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker










Music Excerpt by Hiram Titus:

Two Cues
http://www.mediafire.com/file/6pru7mg7rvfr0g8/Twelfth_Night_Two_Cues.mp3/file

The Wind and The Rain
http://www.mediafire.com/?nvh8ho3a0lv77fc

























A ROOM IN PARADISE
Book and Lyrics by Timothy Mason
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Dahl Delu
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker


Sara Schimke as Victoire, Thomas Olson as Max.

































































PAUL BUNYAN MEETS HIS MATCH (Local Tour)
by Mark Frost
Directed by George Muschamp



THE NIGHTINGALE (Mexican Tour)














































































Following its Mexican tour, The Nightingale returned for 
a brief run back on the Minneapolis Mainstage:










A GLIMPSE OF PAUL BUNYAN (Local Tour)
by Mark Frost



































































CTC Theatre School





























































CTC 1975-76 Annual Report