Sunday, September 11, 2011

SEASON 13: 1977-78

The Children's Theatre Company and School

Season Poster by Steven Rydberg
1977-78 Season

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Anouilh's Thieves' Carnival
The Little Match Girl
Beauty and the Beast
A Circle
is the Sun

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Sheridan's The Rivals
Punch and Judy & The Three Sillies (also Regional Tour)
Summer Theatre Institute: A Taste of Berries



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.





































ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP
Adapted for the Stage by Timothy Mason
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by Gene Davis Buck
Choreography by Myron Johnson
Scenic Design by Dahl Delu
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker


From top: Gerald Drake as Sultan, Antonia Lewis as Princess Badr-Al-Badur,
Martin Ruben as Grand Wezir Achmed, Wendy Lehr as Fatmaa












Music Excerpts by Steven M. Rydberg:


Princess Procession:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/81b8zxxxl9wblz6/Princess_Procession.mp3/file

Princess Alone:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/on7ax87m10j2bpx/Princess_Alone.mp3/file

Aladdin's Arrival at Palace:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/h81m48hidx889xp/Aladdin_at_the_Palace.mp3/file








Jean Anouilh's 
THIEVES' CARNIVAL

Directed by John Clark Donahue
Music Composed by Steven M. Rydberg
Scenic Design by Robert Braun
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Robert Jorissen






















































THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL
Adapted for the Stage by John Clark Donahue
Directed and Choreographed by Myron Johnson
Music of Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich
  selected and adapted by Roberta Carlson
Scenic Design by Gene Davis Buck and Jay Bush
  from Original Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker


Mary Ann Raymond as The Little Match Girl



























BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Adapted for the Stage by Timothy Mason
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Dahl Delu
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker






Gerald Drake, George Muschamp.



















































A CIRCLE IS THE SUN
by Frederick Gaines with John Clark Donahue and Company
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Frank Wharton
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Donald Pohlman
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting and Projections Design by Jon Baker


Nate Peterson

































































Robert Browning's
THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
Adapted for the Stage by Thomas W. Olson
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Richard A. Dworsky
Lyrics by Thomas W. Olson
Directed and Choreographed by Myron Johnson
Scenic and Costume Designs by Dahl Delu
Lighting Design by Jon Baker






Foreground: Sarah Zeitlin, Gerald Drake.









































Foreground: Gerald Drake, Ryan Sexton

















































































Excerpts: Music by Richard A. Dworsky, Lyrics by Thomas W. Olson
Clip 1: Opening (Cast)
http://www.mediafire.com/?8t88az7shpzbceb
Clip 2: The Rats (Martin Ruben)
http://www.mediafire.com/?vus2wcuvcd99ze2
Clip 3: Simple Song (Gerald Drake and Children)
http://www.mediafire.com/?sr16nxj0ogc5jr4
Clip 4: Awkward Situation (Martin Ruben, Carl Beck, Stephen Boe, Tom Dunn)
http://www.mediafire.com/?7byuovsvaq7qjgq
Clip 5: Lullaby (Andrea Hoerschler)
http://www.mediafire.com/?3fzke8hhdh0mk32
Clip 6: Celebration (Open Act II) (Martin Ruben and Cast)
http://www.mediafire.com/?1cyuo5scu5z278c
Clip 7: Finale (Cast)
http://www.mediafire.com/?rv1ljrx7qynihoj



Richard Brinsley Sheridan's
THE RIVALS
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Steven Rydberg
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker






Gerald Drake, Barry Goldman










Sara Schimke, Karen Helfand





PUNCH AND JUDY & THE THREE SILLIES
by Timothy Mason
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg 
Directed by Myron Johnson
Scenic Design by Jay Bush
Costume Design by Rae Marie Pekas
Lighting Design by Robert Jorissen



























In rehearsal.  Steven M. Rydberg at piano.