The Stetson Reporter

Summer Theatre Edition Cfje teteon Reporter Summer Theatre Edition "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper' STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA Summer Theatre Program Schedules Four Plays "Charley's Aunt", one of the plays in the Stover Theatre Summer Stock Program, is pictured above as portrayed by Russeli Stillwell in the 1942 Stover production. Art And Drama Departments Combine Talents At Theatre A successful combination of the talents of the Drama and Art Departments of Stetson has been used in the 1956-57 Stover Theatre productions. Under the direction of Dale Summers, professor of art students have been able- to contribute measurably to the success of theatre productions by their participation in the visual side of the plays. In a special clas,s for this work, Carol Belcher and Bobby Hopkins designed and painted the five sets of scenery for the Shakespearean play "Cymbeline". Working1 from the sketches which these students supplied, the drama students constructed scenery consisting of roeks, trees, and a fair-sized cave. The set was painted creating1 an illusion of depth which contributed to the sense or realism in the play. .One of the problems confronting1 the set designers was the construction of an early-Britain bed which was successfully solved by Carol Belcher. She designed and supervised construction of the life- production of "Summer and Smoke". The last production of the ■ "sized "stone angel and fountain which was used in the experimental season, "The Miser", was aided by the Baroque setting, again designed, by Miss Belcher. ■ Cynthia Taylor was responsible for the supervision and design Members To Hold Stock In Company And Share Profits A new program, The Summer Stock Company is being initiated at Stover Theatre this summer. It will be comprised of participating members who hold a share of stock. No member will participate exclusively in any one ! field of theatre work. Money obtained by the sale of shares and tickets will be the working capital for the summer. At the end of the season the profits will be divided according to the shares. Student members will be governed by the rules of the university and will be given an opportunity to take classes allied with the theatre as well as the regular curriculum. All classes, whether allied with the theatre or not, must be taken in the mornng so (Continued on page two) Interesting Group" Applies For Shares In Summer Theatre An interesting and enthusiastic group of people already have signed up for participation in the Summer Theatre. Mary Watkins, sophomore at Stetson, has participated in several Stover Theatre productions this year.' As a member of the Stetson University Players Guild she worked on the crews of "Cymbeline," "Summer and Smoke," "The Rope," and "The Miser." She played the flower girl in an excerpt from Shaw's" Pygmalion" presented by the Drama Department at the end of the season. \t Bdgewater High School in Orlando she had roles in many of the operettas and shows given by the Music Department including "The Bamboo Princess" and The Marriage of Nanette." As a voice major at Stetson she has been active in the Glee Club, and is a member of Phi Beta, national music and speech fraternity. Jeane Schuler, who graduated from Stetson in 1956, has had (Continued on page two) (Continued on Page Two) Bruce Griffiths Susan W. Perdue "Man Who, Came To Dinner" First Stover Offering Summer Session Stetson students and interested non-students will soon be busy getting ready for dress rehearsals and final productions of the four plays scheduled at Stover Theatre. The first of these, "The Man Who Came to Dinner", is a comedy by Kaufman and Hart. Opening date is June 28. It is the story of Sheridan' Whiteside who,1 hav-, ing dined at the home of th|e Stanleys, slips on „their , door-step, and breaks his hip. A tumultous six weeks of confinement follow. The Stanley living room is jiibno- polized by the irracible invalid,1! ex-convicts are invited to meals and trans-Atlantic calls bring a' $784 phone bill. Finally -White-!i side departs from the Stanley's home triumphantly, but a second later a crash is heard — he has again slipped and fallen,! - , I Following this is , "Charley's Aunt", another riotious comedy. This is tentatively scheduled1 for July 12 and 13. This world-famous farce has moved millions to tears of laughter. Jack Chesney, violently in love "with Kitty Verdun, and Charles, equally enamoured of Miss! Spettigue, invite the young ladijes to their roome for luncheon to meet Charley's wealthy aunt from Brazil. But alas, the millionaire aunt sends I word that she will have to defer her visit for a few days. The youths will not give up the dp- portunity of declaring their love and the problem is solved by forcing ■another Oxford graduate into- a black satin skirt, lace fichu, pair of mitts, an old-fashioned cap, and a wig. As Charley's Aunt, this wreck is introduced to the sweethearts, Jack's father, and Stephen iSpettigue,1 Miss Spettigue's guardian. When the real aunt turns up, the comedy reaches high gear. The third production in the series is "!Lo and]B'ehold", expected to open July 1|9. It is a comedy about a Nobel Prize' Winner who has lived for many years J on a meagre, unpalatable diet to favop an ailing heart. [This very lack of much heart has made the philo- (Continued on page two) The Slimmer Schedule JUNE 28 - THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER MY 12 (TENTATIVE) CHARLEY'S AUNT MY 19 (TENTATIVE) - LO AND BEHOLD AUGUST 2 - GREEN GROW THE LILACS *»■ f\