Drew University - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Madison, NJ)

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Bicknell. lnnnittee latter in is to co' ipus. At is funds npusde- becomes he hope lnillbe eablelfl nies and f. lf the 3 staff this l tional Fa' t till? Sw' 7 dudlon Oi -ters again F ' U nroflufmy Nagg: Do you want a bit? Nell: No, of what? The All University Drama group chose as its first presenta- tion Samuel Beckettis Endgame The cast, directed by Rich- ard Matthews, included Dave Morris of the seminary and Wayne Lindberg of the college in the major roles and John Peterson and Betty Wells of the seminary and college respec- tively in supporting roles. Assistant to the director Sally Gom- bieski CDrew '59l substituted for lyfiss Wells during the last week of performances when the latter was ill. An interesting set design by Skip Smith added to the numerous symbolic interpretations possible with Beckett. College and seminary students worked on the production crew. January 7 saw the cast in Princeton for a special performance on the Princeton campus. At Drew the ideas brought out by performances were discussed at a panel led by Dean Hopper of the graduate school. Hamm: Let us pray to God. 117 END GAME CAST Cin order of aplpearancej Hamm ..... ...... D avid Morris Clov .. .... Wayne Lindberg N agg .... . . . John Peterson Nell . . . .... Betty Wells Hamm: What time is it? Clov: The same as usual . . zero.

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