Bradley University - Anaga Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot qualifies as the strangest play of the 83-84 theatre season. It is a haunting play of unsolvable complexities and at times ridiculous situations. Waiting for Godot has been compared to Yeats and Gregory in its lyricism. Using humor, abstractions, bewilderment, exasperation, and philosophy it challenged the observer's imagination and intellect. Directed by Cary Libkin, Waiing for Godot started the second half of the theatre season running jan. 20-22 and jan. 26-29. Whatever opinion an observer has of Beckett's work, most would agree that Waiting for Godot was a thought-provoking evening of entertainment. l l Waiting For Godot DRAMATIST PERSONAE Estragon lGogoD ........,.....,. Gregory L. Lhamon r . . Vladimi fDldll ......,...,.,.,..i..... Greg Dolph Pozzo .......... . . . Brendan Liddell Lucky . . . ...,. Eric Liddell A Boy . . . ..............,.,.,..... Margo Seltzer PRODUCTION STAFF Director ........................... Gary L. Libkin Assistant DirectorfStage Manager . . . julia A. Escher Master Electrician ...,............ Peter A. Nauman Property Master . . . . . Richard D. Wollenberger Master Carpenter .,...... Michael R. Dwyer Costumer .,...,......... ........ D orothy johnson Make-up Design ............ . . . Lisa M. Slabaugh Sound Designer 8: Operator . . , . . Michael R. Dwyer Set 8: Lighting Designer . . . . . . W.j. Langley lr. Technical Director .....,. ,... H ohn Tuthill Scenic Carpenter ...... ...... I amie johnson Production Assistant ....,........ Lisa M. Slabaugh Program and Promotion .............. Ruth Morris Box Office ..,... Ruth Morris, Manager, Verla Bates, Michael Casorio, Alice Elliott, Sylvia Franklin, julie Gerdes, Michelle Ishmael, Barbara Kraeger, Ruth Lenfesty, Missy Newman, julie Olsen, Diane Rocco, Lisa White House Manager ........................ Verla Bates Ushering ..... THE 131 Glass and Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Fraternity Left Vladimir tries to see what is happening in the distance, Bottom Left Pozzo is shocked and surprised. Below Estragon and Vladimir support Lucky as Pozzo looks on. Photos by Ross Brown. Waiting For Godot 10

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Box Office ........................... Ruth Morris, Manager Aesop's Falables Right at the close of the first semester the Bradley University Theatre presented Ed Graczyk's, Aesop's Fala- bles. Directed by Richard Marriot, the rock musical was geared toward children but appealed to Bradley students too. The play was based on old fables such as The Tor- toise and the Hare, and The Country Mouse and the City Mouse. The fables were turned into falables with a twist of the music that would capture the attention of the younger and older generations alike. DRAMATIST PERSONAE Sun Clown ....... Ragspeed the Clown Satchmo the Symmetric Clown . . Blinky the Clown Floppy the Clown . Jack-in-the-Box . . Wilfred M. Wolf . . Sadie Sheep ...... Sophie Sheep . . . Shirley Sheep . . Cecelia Sheep . . Boy ......... Horace Hare .... Clarissa Crow .... Thadius T. Tortoise Nurse Stork ......... . Miss Ant ...... Anna Ant ....... Mr. Grass Hopper Amelia Eagle .... Mathilda Mouse . Mod Mouse ..... Combo: . . . . . Sheryl Smith . Marco S. Benassi Michael D. Casorio ....................JeffreyLaird . . . . . . Steve Sturm . Quentin Sullivan ...... Greg Dolph . . . . Lisa Helfrich . . . Donna Garzino . . . Dawn Acheson . . Barbara Barrows . . . . . . John Tuthill David Houghtaling . . . ..... Barbara Kraeger Steven K. Behrens . . . . Amy L. Smith . . . . . . Julia Escher . . Marci Schneider Thomas E. Yoeckel . . . . . Julie Carlson . . ,........ Karen Schaefer . . Kimberly Koziol Molly McCullough, piano Steve Skibba, bass Randy McDaniels, percussion 18 Aesop's Falables -ri 4 PRODUCTION STAFF Pf0P9ftY Master ................. Cynthia Hartman Assistant Props Master ............. Bob Greenwald Make-up ........ Kathy Varney and Jeanette Finney Master Electrician ...................... Richard Wollenberger Lighting Crew . Bruce Dubowsky, Pete Hartman, Debbie Limburg, Jeffrey E. Mangrum, Peter Nauman Mater Rigger ........ ................... R occo Gailloreto Construction Crew .......... Members of THE 225, Stagecraft Scenic Carpenters ..........,..... Mark Brewner, Steve Dillie, Bob Greenwald, Dylan Halterlein, Cynthia Hartman, Pete Hartman, Jamie Jackson, Vince Mendoza, Maria Nellas, Gregory L. Lhamon Program Cover Design .......................... Holly Arter Program and Promotion ........................ Ruth Morris Verla Bater, Michael Casorio, Alice Elliott, Sylvia Fracklin, Julie Gerdes, Michelle Ishmael, Barbara Kraeger, Ruth Lenfesty, Missy Newman Julie Olsen, Diane Rocco, Lisa White House Manager . . .....,...............,.... Verla Bates Ushers ........ .................... A esop's Clowns LOWER LEFT: Jack-in-the-Box, Quentin Sullivan, explains the moral to one of the Falables. UPPER RIGHT: Cast members Julia Escher, Barbara Kraeger, Julia Carlson, Amy Smith sing about their Falable. LOWER: Cast celebrates as the Tortoise beats the Hare in the Big Race. Photos by Rick Preston 8'4- .5-Q Q14

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Romeo 8: Juliet During the week of March 2-11 Bradley Theatre produced William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. During the run, the cast of 35 students performed not only for the general audience but also groups of area high school students. Directed by Richard Marriott, the production challenged the skills of Bradley's best thespians. The ingenious design of the set allowed a fast paced performance with no lengthy scene changes. Despite its complexity, the play was executed in such a way that both young and old could appreciate its quality. Leading roles were Vince Viverito Jr. as Romeo, Julia A. Escher as Juliet, Steven K. Behrens as Benvolio, Steven R. Sturm as Lord Capulet, and Ed O'Neill as Friar Laurence. Copy by: Donn Moore ,f if .1 wf WZ! , W K. 1:1 4 . Lia' 1 'nr 4. Y ' it 2 1 J- f . 4 , .1 lx in 0 Romeo 8: Juliet Escalus ..... Paris ........ Lord Capulet Lady Capulet Juliet ....... Lord Montague Lady Montague Romeo ..... Mercutio .... Benvolio . . Tybalt ...... Old Man .... Friar Laurence Friar John .... Balthaesar . Abram . Gregory ...... Sampson ..... . . . Nurse to Juliet . . . . Jeffery W. Mangrum . . . . . . Marco S. Benassi . . . . . Steven S. Sturm . . . . Teresa Noverr . . . . . Julia A. Escher . . . John T. Johnson . . . . Karen J. Schaefer . . . Vince Viverito, Jr. . . . . . . . Jeffery Laird . . . Steven K. Behrens . . . . . Eric B. Liddell . . . Scott Beechham EdO'Neill . . . Michael R. Dwyer . . . James Daniel Allen . . . . . . Michael R. Dwyer Bob Greenwald William C. Mecklenburg . . . . . Julie Lynn Carlson Peter ............... ........... J im Leli don Chief of the Watch ............... Scott Beegham Second Watchman ...... William C. Mecklenburg Pages .......... Bonnie Kraus, Margo Rae Seltzer Citizens and others: Dawn Acheson, Renata Bielskis, Jeanette Finney, Stacy Gauss, Holly Givens, Cynthisa Hartman, Kimberly Koziol, Barbara Kraeger, Maria Nellas, Kathleen Varney, Marla Warren. Left: Uninvited Montagues attend a Capulet masquerade. Bottom: Left: Teresa Noverr as Lady Capulet kneels over her dead nephew Tybalt played by Eric Liddell. Below: Vince Viverito and Julia Escher as Romeo and Juliet depart after the first night together as husband and wife. Photos by: Rick Biddenstadt.