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A play by William Inge
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Production Staff
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Director: James Fisher
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Scenic and Lighting Designer: Rob Hartz
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Asst. Technical Director/Lighting Designer: Todd Perry
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Costume Designer: Laura Conners
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Stage Manager: John Flak '90
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Asst. Stage Manager: Dennis J. Vetrovec '91
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Cast List
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Elma Duckworth: Nikki Long
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Grace Hoylard: Ramona Zachary
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Will Masters: Jon Baker '90
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Cherie: Diane Timmerman
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Dr. Gerald Lyman: Kaizaad Navroze Kotwal '91
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Carl: Charles S. Davis '91
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Virgil Blessing: John Prince '93
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Bo Decker: John Deck '92
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Production Assistance
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Props: Drew Freyman '90
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Sound: Mike Watkins '90
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Master Electrician: John Panozzo '91
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Deck Crew: John Crook '91
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Graphics: Laura Conners
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William Inge (1913-1973) was perhaps the definitive American dramatist of the 1950's. His plays Come Back Little Sheba (1950), Picnic (1953), The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1957), and A Loss of Roses (1959) reflected both their era and Inge's sensitive and warm-hearted view of human nature. Bus Stop (1955), one of Inge's best plays, is a meditation on the joys and sorrows of love, mixing both pathos and high-spirited humor to illuminate several troubled relationships. Cherie, an unhappy nightclub singer, is being aggressively pursued by a wild young cowboy, Bo Decker. Cherie and Bo are travelling across Kansas by bus when they are trapped by a blizzard for a long night at Grace's Roadside Diner. The stranded include an alcoholic professor, a middle-aged cowpoke, a high school girl, a bus driver, and the owner of the diner, as well as Cherie and Bo. All of them are forced by circumstances to confront each other and their feelings, with a touching and bittersweet conclusion. This was the first production of an Inge play at Wabash.
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It should be noted that there are two different programs for the 1989 production of Bus Stop, one for the productions in November and one for the evening in December. This second production ran in conjunction with the inauguration festivities for new Wabash President Sheldon Wettack. The second program was funded by the inauguration committee, which proudly states “A Special Inaugural Performance of Bus Stop” on the front cover.
