of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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.
1971-72 Season
Dylan Thomas' Under Milkwood
Peter and the Wolf & The Ugly Duckling
Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology
Sleeping Beauty
Hansel and Gretel
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal
The Cookie Jar
The Sitwells at Sea
Madeline and the Gypsies
An Evening of Leonard Cohen
A Suitcase & Variations on a Similar Theme (an Homage to Rene Magritte)
Hang On to Your Head (International Tour)
Potpourri
Commedia dell'Arte
Renaissance Festival
Robin Hood: A Story of the Forest
by Timothy MasonMusic Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Directed by Bain Boehlke
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Stephen Ayers
Karlis Ozols as Little John, Guy Paul as Robin |
Music by Hiram Titus, Lyric by Timothy Mason |
Linda Walsh Jenkins, Ken Williams, Guy Paul, Debbie Tice, Julie Williams, Barbe Larson, Jean Boone, Karlis Ozols, Gerald Drake. |
Debbie Tice, Ken Williams. |
Peter and the Wolf & The Ugly Duckling
Myron Johnson, Cynthia Guzy |
Sleeping Beauty
by Richard Shaw
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Directed by Gene Davis Buck
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
Playbill Cover Illustration by Steven Rydberg. |
Illustration by Gene Davis Buck. |
Illustration by Gene Davis Buck. |
Hansel and Gretel
German Text by Regina Waldman
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
Poster Art by Steven Rydberg |
PR Photo: Matthew Brassil, Wendy Lehr, Paula Dornisch. |
Gerald Drake as Narrator |
Gerald Drake, Garry Q. Lewis |
Matthew Brassil, Wendy Lehr, Mary Ann Raymond, Guy Paul |
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's
The School for Scandal
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
PR Photo: Liz Keagy as Lady Teazle. |
Illustration by Steven Rydberg. |
The Cookie Jar
Written, Directed and Choreographed by John Clark Donahue
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
Please visit "The Cookie Jar" blog post for additional material.
Ken Williams as Winde |
Matthew Brassil, Wendy Lehr, Bridget McNellis. |
Eric Hohn as Bubble, Kim Livingston as Black Eyed Pea. |
L to R: Wendy Lehr, Jim Stowell, Barbe Larson, Chris Mulkey, Guy Paul, Patrick McNellis, Kim Livingston, Eric Hohn |
John Jenkins, Eric Hohn, Bill Dovali, Kim Livingston |
The Sitwells at Sea
by Gar Hildenbrand
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Bain Boehlke as Edith Sitwell. |
Madeline and the Gypsies
Based on the book by Ludwig Bemelmans
Adapted for the Stage by John Clark Donahue
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Scenic Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
Mary Ann Raymond as Madeline |
Guy Paul |
Featuring Bill Dovali as Narrator, Patrick McNellis as Miss Clavel, Mary Ann Raymond as Madeline, Matthew Brassil as Pepito, Liz Keagy as Gypsy Mother.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/l31uv086sy936nl/Madeleine_%2526_the_Gypsies_1972_audio_dub_from_video.mp3/file
A Suitcase & Variations on a Similar Theme(an Homage to Rene Magritte)
Written and Directed by John Clark Donahue
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Scenic Design by John Clark Donahue
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
Please visit blog page for additional material.
Wendy Lehr, Barbe Larson, Cyn Byrne |
Bain Boehlke as Mr. Owen, Matthew Brassil, Jeffrey Siegel |
L to R: Susie Peterson, Sean McNellis, Chris Mulkey, Gerald Drake, John Jenkins, Norma Schneider, Barbe Larson, Wendy Lehr, Bain Boehlke |
Variations on a Similar Theme
(An Homage to Rene Magritte)
"I'll See You"
Guy Paul, Bain Boehlke |
"Two Birds"
Wendy Lehr, Linda Walsh Jenkins, Bain Boehlke |
Wendy Lehr, Linda Walsh Jenkins, Barbe Larson, Bain Boehlke |
"The Costume Box"
Ronn Tice |
A Shoe
Chris Mulkey, Guy Paul, Hiram Titus, Ken Williams, Gerald Drake, Bain Boehlke |
Timothy Mason, Gerald Drake |
The Red Shoes
Wendy Lehr, Bain Boehlke, Karlis Ozols |
Helen Deltz
Holly Larsen, Chris Mulkey, Wendy Lehr, Gerald Drake |
Hang On to Your Head
&
Stephen Ayers |
Ed Wujciak |
John Jenkins, Gerald Drake |
Timothy Mason, Myron Johnson |
Front Row, L to R: Matthew Brassil, Matt Baker, Steven Rydberg, Kim Livingston, Bill Dovali, Maureen Teefy, AudreyAnn Thompson, Paula Bormes, Sara Schimke, Ronn Tice, Garry Q. Lewis |
Commedia dell'Arte
Set Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Pat O'Leary
CTC at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival
Steven Rydberg, Gerald Drake, Kelly Drake, Garry Q. Lewis, Maggie Belle Calin |
Karlis Ozols |
Richard Thompson, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Rydberg, Gerald Drake |
Summer School Production: The Boy Friend
Jim Stowell, Debbie Tice, Steven Rydberg |
Assorted Candid Shots 1971-72: Staff, Students, Crew...
Suzy Siftar |
Kim Hines, Jordys Miller |
Barry Goldman |
Fred Gaines |
Bain Boehlke, Sara Schimke |
A. Marvey (Dance Teacher) |
JCD, Stephen Ayers |
Gerald Drake |
John Jenkins |
Roberta Carlson |
Rise Ferster, Hiram Titus, Chris Mulkey |
Wally Kennedy |
Steven Rydberg |
Barbe Larson |
Bennett Harrison |
Francis Siftar |
Frances McGovern |
Rita Carlotto |
Frederick Gaines |
Richard Shaw, Gene Davis Buck |
John Clark Donahue, Guy Paul |
Jack Barkla |
Jeffry Thomas |
Jim Stowell |
John Jenkins |
Carl Beck |
Karlis Ozols |
Myron Johnson, Wendy Lehr, Chris Mulkey and John Donahue lead students in movement at Jefferson High School residency. |
Mary K. Winchell |
Patricia O'Leary |
Foreground: Rise Ferster, Bain Boehlke |
Wendy Lehr, Hiram Titus, Steven Rydberg, Rise Ferster, Chris Mulkey, Bain Boehlke |
At the Stage Door stairs: Bain Boehlke, Wendy Lehr, Anne "Topsy" Ritz, John Clark Donahue, Jack Barkla |
Karlis Ozols |
Wendy Lehr |