DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street cast to ease the strain on your voices and to allow as many talented students to participate in the 0 production as possible. Senior Paul Soper and Freshman ; Rod Nelman portrayed the vengeful barber Sweeney Todd. Senior Beth Babbit and sophomore Alice Ripley were cast as Mrs. Lovett, Todd's cohort and a meat pie shop proprietress. The eerie plot concerns Sweeney Todd's return from London after an unjust prison term in iibloody Australia to find that his wife has committed suicide. He also finds that his daughter is now the ward of the tyrannical judge who sent Todd to Australia and then seduced Todd's wife. And this all happened before the curtain went up! in the course of the play Todd exacts his revenge on the judge. He aims to slit the judges' throat when the judge comes in for a x e shave. When Todd's plan is fouled by an untimely visit of the young saiioriiover Anthony Hope, Sweeney goes mad and takes out his revenge on every throat that enters his iitonsilory parlor on Fleet Streetfi What to do with the bodies? Why, bake them into meat pies and so obtain a warped sense of justice. e Sue Neubacher N Brad Weatherbie Lorilie Ward and Ron Dwenger kiss. Alice Ripley and Paul Soper complete a song. Scott Field and Nile Weber talk things over. Attend the tale of Kermie Frogii The night Rod actually shaved Scott. Will the chair ever arrive? Sweet Polly Plun- ket ala Rod Nelman. To bleed or not to bleed etc etc etc. 27

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26 SWEENEY TODD: ' iiAttend the tale of Sweeney Tood. His skin was pale, and his eye was odd. He shaved the faces of gentlemen Who never thereafter were heard of again. He trod a path that few had trod Did Sweeny Todd a The Demon Barber of Fleet Streey. When Fitz first said he was going to do Sweeney Todd for Winter Alice Ripley and Gordon Reinhart pose. Dave G jesvo Id Rod Neiman and Beth Babbitt play Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovette. Milling in the crowd are Beth Axelberg, Jenny lzen- stark, Mike Lueder, Brent Raibley, Beth Babbit. Brad Weatherbie Term 1983, many people had doubts. But just as many were thrilled at the chance to be in this marvelously maddening musical. It was quite an undertaking from the start, unlike any before. This operatic musical written by Hugh Wheeler and the enimitable Stephen Sundheim, Sweeney Todd was not long oft broadway. In fact, after much phone calling and research, publicity Chairman Laura Henderson and Mr. Fitzpatrick discovered that DePauwts production would be the first midwestern fuIl-scale ooliigiate production of Sweeney Todd. The show based on Christopher Bondis revision of the 19th century melodrama, won a 1979 Tony Award as the Best Musical and is considered one of Sundheimis most inspired and inspiring works. A cast of 40 musicianslactors was seiected. The show was double Dave Gjesvold

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Actors Scripts Sets Try-Outs Casting Li ' fe s Mak p s eh r ' Act r r ' g Lighting Sound Effects Props Programs Make-Up Costumes Rehearsals Music Larry Sutton, Chairman of the Communications Dept. and director of many productions. When one thinks of theatre at DePauw, three organizations come to mind: 1i DePauw Little Theatre Board, 2y Duzer Du Theatere Honorary lsee page 225 for these two; or 3 DePauw OperaiTheatre. Each is directed by a different part of DePauw and each produces productions each year. Despite their differences, they all share two things e a love for theatre in all its forms and the students who make up the productions! The productions that were put on this season are capsized in the next five pages: Brad Wealherbie Somethings Afoot Sept 30-Oct 3 Directed by Larry Sutton and Laura Henderson. DePauw Little Theatre Production . a techiels nightmare! teal blue dragon with persimmon flowers ? Will Hope ever die?? The belch that no- body heard Ha tiny little what? Dan? Scott Fiends and Alice Ripley dance a number. Scott Fields. Alice Ripley, Sarah Lewis, Sue Neubacher, Bill Hunter, Dan Ste- vens, Stuart Mill are approached by Hope Hansen as Tom Wade lies dead.