of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
1970-71 Season
Rip Van Winkle
The Little Match Girl
Moliere's The Would-Be Gentleman
The Princess and the Pea
The Princess and the Pea
The Three Little Pigs & The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Jerusalem
Little Women
The Adventures of Huck Finn
A Wall
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.
The Adventures of Huck Finn
A Wall
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.
Rip Van Winkle
from the story by Washington Irving
Adapted for the Stage by Frederick Gaines
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design and Painting by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Veda Hyde
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
The Little Match Girl
from the story by Hans Christian Andersen
Adapted for the Stage by John Clark Donahue
Music by Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich selected and adapted by Roberta Carlson
Directed and Choreographed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
See Blog entry November, 2010 for additional materials.
Moliere's The Would-Be Gentleman
Translation by John Lewin
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Choreography by Loyce Houlton
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
The Princess and the Pea
Adapted for the Stage by John Jenkins
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Directed by John Jenkins
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
The Three Little Pigs & The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Adapted for the Stage by
Music Composed and Orchestrated by
Directed by Wendy Lehr
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
See Blog entry October, 2010 for additional materials.
Jerusalem
Script and Lyrics by Frederick Gaines
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Barkla and Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
Little Women
from the novel by Louisa Mae Alcott
Adapted for the Stage by Bain Boehlke
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Directed by Bain Boehlke
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Robert Colbath
Lighting Design by Stephen Ayers
The Adventures of Huck Finn
from the novel by Mark Twain
Adapted for the Stage by Frederick Gaines
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Directed by John Jenkins
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
A Wall
from a scenario for improvisation by Alvin Greenberg
Script and Direction by John Clark Donahue
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by John Clark Donahue
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
See Blog entry May, 2011 for additional materials.
from the story by Washington Irving
Adapted for the Stage by Frederick Gaines
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design and Painting by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Veda Hyde
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
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| Gerald Drake as Rip Van Winkle |
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| Peter Ostroushko, John Jenkins, Wendy Lehr |
The Little Match Girl
from the story by Hans Christian Andersen
Adapted for the Stage by John Clark Donahue
Music by Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich selected and adapted by Roberta Carlson
Directed and Choreographed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
See Blog entry November, 2010 for additional materials.
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| Sara Schimke |
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| Wendy Lehr, Sara Schimke |
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| Sara Schimke, Vicki Barkla |
Moliere's The Would-Be Gentleman
Translation by John Lewin
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Choreography by Loyce Houlton
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
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| Bain Boehlke |
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| Gerald Drake, Bain Boehlke |
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| Guy Paul, Paula Bormes, Gerald Drake, Sara Schimke |
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| Richard Russell Ramos, Bain Boehlke |
The Princess and the Pea
Adapted for the Stage by John Jenkins
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Directed by John Jenkins
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
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| Cyn Byrne, Francis McGovern |
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| Victor Walter |
The Three Little Pigs & The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Adapted for the Stage by
Music Composed and Orchestrated by
Directed by Wendy Lehr
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
See Blog entry October, 2010 for additional materials.
Jerusalem
Script and Lyrics by Frederick Gaines
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Barkla and Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
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| Peter Michael Goetz as Rudge |
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| Patrick McNellis as Stephen of Cloyes, Peter Michael Goetz as Rudge |
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| Wendy Lehr as Hildegarde |
Little Women
from the novel by Louisa Mae Alcott
Adapted for the Stage by Bain Boehlke
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Directed by Bain Boehlke
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Robert Colbath
Lighting Design by Stephen Ayers
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| Suzy Siftar as Amy, Wendy Lehr as Marmee, Cyn Byrne as Jo, Sheila Stangler as Meg, Sara Schimke as Beth |
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| Barbara Larsen, Bain Boehlke, Wendy Lehr, Sara Schimke |
The Adventures of Huck Finn
from the novel by Mark Twain
Adapted for the Stage by Frederick Gaines
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Directed by John Jenkins
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
A Wall
from a scenario for improvisation by Alvin Greenberg
Script and Direction by John Clark Donahue
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by John Clark Donahue
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
See Blog entry May, 2011 for additional materials.
