Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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Ritter Dedication Culminating many years of frustration for the dramatic arts department of L'rsinus College, a phenomenal transformation of Thompson-Gay Gymnasium into the Ritter Center for the Performing Arts became a reality on October 4. 1980. Considering this was the first building dedication on campus in eight years. Dr. Henry and a group of students, both present and past, would not be outdone. Their combined efforts resulted in a reconstruction of a variety of performances from past ProTheatrc productions. Cameos included: Soon It’s Gonna Rain, from The Famasiicks; The Egg, from lonescopade: Katie and Carter. from Uncommon Women; and One. from A Chorus Line. Ritter Center for the Dramatic Arts is named in honor of Dr. Rolland Allen Ritter and his wife, the former Lullis Mae Richards. Dr. Ritter is an honorary alumnus of L'rsinus College, having received the Doctor of Laws degree in 1960. ProTheatrc wasted no time in making use of the new facility for its own production in the fall. Two plays, Chekhcv’s A Marriage Proposal and Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial By Jury played to enthusiastic audiences, much larger than ever possible in the cramped quarters of The Bcarpit. Now the only limit on stage productions is the imagination of the actors themselves. ► 14

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16 Singe attempts to arouse the audience Dance Fever!