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| "Alice in Wonderland" 1970. Sara Schimke. |
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.
Produced twice during the first twenty-five years of the Children's Theatre Company's production history, Lewis Carroll's classic fantasy "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" played on the stage of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 1970 and, over a decade later, in CTC's "new" theatre in 1982.
For the 1970 production:
Adapted for the stage by Fred Gaines. Directed by John Clark Donahue. Music composed by Roberta Carlson. Set design by Richard Lyons after original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. Scenic painting by Jack Barkla. Costume design by Barbara Tyirin.
For the 1982 production:
Adapted for the stage by Sharon Holland. Music composed by Hiram Titus. Directed by John Clark Donahue. Scenic design by Tom Butsch. Costume design by Gene Davis Buck.
Video of 1982 production:
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