Baldwin Wallace University - Grindstone Yearbook (Berea, OH)

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Street Scene n shock ofher motheris sudden death, Rose Maurrant tAndrea Putnami is being comforted by Dr. Wilson tProfessor Sill Altmant and her close friend Sam Kaplan tMark Kopcienskit while the neighbors gather around l0 witness the nournrul event. drs. Anne Maurrant tDaphne Sealeyi sharinga peaceful moment with herson Willie tTom Orangeit her pride andjoy. During the fall quarter, the pro- scenium stage ofthe Art 8; Drama Center was transformed into a bustling New York Street for Kurt Weili's American Opera tiStreet Scene , performed by the Bat- dwin-Waliace Conservatory in cooperation with the Speech 8c Theatre Arts and Women's Phys- ical Education Department, the show boasted the talents of ali three areas. Weiil's creation from the Elmer Rice play is a realistic glimpse of the destructive, powerful side of human nature which can neither control nor redirect the destiny of our lives. The universality of the show allows the stage to be set on any street in any town during any period of time. In this depicted New York neighborhood, the Maurrant Fam- ily becomes the target of tragedy. Finding n0 compassion from her husband. Mrs. Maurrant tplayed by Daphne Sealeyi searches for someone to fulfill her womanly needs. The rumors run rampant of her affair with the miikmam Mr. Sankey tportrayed by Geoffry Spoenemani. Tension Hairs when the immigrant neighbors pass on the iinewsf'. Meanwhile Rose tpor- trayed by Andrea Putnami and Willie tportrayed by Tom Orangei try to conceal their motheris wrongdoingsi Aware of his wifess infidelity, yet also of his own reluc- tance to reveal his love for his wife. Mr. Maurrant tplayed by Ronald BarkettJ explodes in an act of im- passioned violence, killing his wife and her lover Ironically, the neighbor's reaction to the destruc- tion of the Maurrants is one of ex- citement, for these sad irreversible events have brought a Hurry to their otherwise dull lives. Joseph J. Garry, Jr., a B-W gra- duate and weIi-established play- wright, honored the Conservatory with his precise guest direction. Supervising the score and musical mood of the production was Stuart Raleigh. The intricate, realistic set design was the imaginative crew ation of Douglas Hall, Costuming for the ragged setting of 1929 was supplied by Mary Ann Fruth. Street SceneXZl

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Miracle Worker: At another time she asked, 1What is a soulT No one knows, I replied; but we know it is not the body, and it is that part of us whichthinks and loves and hopes . . tandi is invisible. . But if I write what my soul thinksf she said, When it will be visible. and the words will be its body? Annie Sullivan I891 The Baldwin-Wallace theatre depart- ment brought The Miracle Worker to light for two consecutive weekends in October. The play, by William Gibson, is the story of Annie Sullivanis itbattie with the young Hcien Keller to get her to open up and realize the world outside the limits of her handicaps. Helen had been left blind and deaf by a high fever as an infant, Annie Sullivan provided her with the gift oflanguage and thus with a link to the outside world. A Buidwin-Wulluce Theatre Praductior. Octobel 15.16.11 and 22,23. 24 1981 at 8:00 Box Office 826-2240 B-w students free with I.D. . Directed by Jack Winget iniracle worker by William Gibson above: Aunt EvtLinda MeDcrmotU seemsshocked by the outspoken Annie Suliivan tNorma Jean Dobiel above: Vineyt the housekeepert is portrayed by Clare Giblin. and Helen Kelier by Maria Bircher. ZOKThe Miracle Worker

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Mother Courage and Her Children Experimentation and innovation were the goals of director Neal Poole in his staging of Bertolt Brechtis play, Mother Courage and Her Children. This production was the first to use a modern translation by Peter Sander, dramaturge for the Cleveland Play- house. It featured also an original, haunting score by the Playhouse music director, David Gooding. The title role was portrayed by guest artist Ellen Dar- ling. Presented in conjunction with the Peace with Justice Program, Mother Courage traces the nomadic life of an army provisioner. During the course of the Thirty Yearsi War, she loses her three children in her efforts to survive and to support them. However, peace withjustice is but one aspect of the play; virtue and human nature also encompass its theme. Mather Courage performances were December LS in the Studio Theatre. .'.' . ,9 h a h ..' k o -- ,, OWV 7 i477 l. T... t above: Dan Lazuta tSwiss CheeseL Francesca Norsen tKalIrinL Ellen Darling tMether Couraget, and P: Dcmsch tEiliQ. above: Jeff Smart tCookJ. Ellen Darling. 221M01her Courage and Her Children above.- Jeff Smart. Ellen Darling, and Pam Schaffer thetteJ.