Children's Theatre Company (CTC) and School of Minneapolis Alumni Archive: SEASON 18: 1982-83

The Children's Theatre Company and School

Playbill Art for "Mr. Pickwick's Christmas" by Steven Rydberg.

1982-83 Season:
Dr. Seuss's The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
Pippi Longstocking
Mr. Pickwick's Christmas
Tomie dePaola's The Clown of God (St. Paul)
The Red Shoes
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Wind in the Willows
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Television Theatre Company Videos:
The Red Shoes, The Wind in the Willows
Studio Theater:
Hand in Hand
Outreach Tour:
Brothers and Sisters
Summer Theatre Institute:
Aviation, Catch Me a Z, The Convention Grill-Part I, One That Goes Out

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.

Dr. Seuss's
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
Adapted for the Stage by Timothy Mason
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Lyrics by Timothy Mason
Directed by Gene Davis Buck
Scenic and Properties Designs by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Judith Cooper
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
Stage Management by Jeffry Thomas
Magic by Jack Barkla

The 500th hat. L to R: Tom Dunn, Christopher Passi, Stephen Boe, Arthur Phillips.

Astrid Lindgren's
Pippi Longstocking
Adapted for the Stage by Thomas W. Olson
from Mrs. Lindgren's original Swedish Stage Adaptation
from a translation by Thomas W. Olson and Truda Stockenstrom
Original Music Composed and Orchestrations by Roberta Carlson
Original Lyrics by Roberta Carlson and Thomas W. Olson
Directed and Choreographed by Myron Johnson
Scenic and Properties Designs by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Marsha Weist-Hines
Lighting Design by Michael Vennerstrom
Sound Design by Robert Jorissen
Stage Management by Loren Johnson

Wendy Lehr, Annie Enneking

Mr. Pickwick's Christmas
Adapted by Thomas W. Olson with George Muschamp
from selected chapters of The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Produced and Directed by John Clark Donahue
Assistant Director David Samuelson
Scenic and Properties Designs by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Jared Aswegan
Lighting Design by Michael Vennerstrom
Sound Design by Robert Jorissen
Stage Management by Mary K. Winchell

L to R: Micha Rice as Fat Boy, George Muschamp as Mr. Pickwick, Wendy Lehr as Widow Wardle.

Foreground: Tom Dunn, Julee Cruise, Sally Ramirez, Stephen Boe, Carl Beck.

Jason McLean, Carl Beck, George Muschamp.

Tomie dePaola's The Clown of God (St. Paul)

Hans Christian Andersen's The Red Shoes
Adapted for the Stage by John B. Davidson and John Clark Donahue
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Scenic Design by Gene Davis Buck and John Clark Donahue
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by
Sound Design by
Stage Management by

Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Adapted for the Stage by Timothy Mason
Music Composed and Adapted by Peter Ostroushko
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Dahl Delu
Costume Design by
Lighting Design by
Sound Design by
Stage Management by

Publicity Photo: John Peitzman as Tom, Travis Fine as Huck

Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows
Adapted for the Stage by Sharon Holland
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by Myron Johnson
Scenic Design by
Costume Design by Christopher Beesley
Lighting Design by
Sound Design by
Stage Management by