The Rivals

Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The Rivals."  1978.
Sara Schimke as Lydia Languish, Karen Helfand as Lucy.

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.

Presented in the late spring of 1978, the Company presented, for its teenage and adult audiences, the classic 18th century English comedy "The Rivals" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.  Running in repertory with "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" and "Punch and Judy & The Three Sillies," the play was directed by John Clark Donahue, with music and scenic design by Steven Rydberg, costume design by Gene Davis Buck, and lighting design by Karlis Ozols.




Silent 8mm "home movie" of improvisation/rehearsal in the country:

https://youtu.be/X9brgU65dWU






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