William Jewell College - Tatler Yearbook (Liberty, MO)

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' --- f- , .g.4-.:..-S--.......:. .,4, ........-,.,.......---..,......-..,...,-a---.- nder the dirction of Dr. Kim Harris, the William Jewell Theater Department presented The Insect Comedy in the spring of 1987. The play, written by Josef and Karel Capek, demonstrates the tragedy of World War I on the doubts of theater theorists. The play centers on the distorted dreams of a vagrant in his subconscious search for reality. His The World We Live In living in the trash amidst which he lies. The set is a conglomeration of discarded food containers and other rubbish increased to overproportioned sizes. The insects represent stereotypical characterization involved in love, work, war and death. A tiny Chrysalis perched high atop the trash heap sleeps in his cocoon waiting for birth and a chance David Ruebhausen acted as scenographer for this production. His senior honors project involved his individual work in the history of . expressionism which culminated in I his development of the set and costume design. Fluebhausen worked closely with Dr. Harris throughout all aspects of The Insect Comedy to present yet yi, .,.. 'Q'-f .1 '43 1 gg - '..g-1.5 were-rt --ww AKA' nightmares lead him to the insect world to do something great and significant. The vagrant lDavid Fluebhausenj tries to understand his current plight another successful theater production. Cythia lSherry Prindlel toys with her ardent admirer Otabar lGregg Elliotty. amidst the trash heap --L--i.,-.. l ,iL,.,,,,.,V - -FW M A 5 www V V 1

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