Gross Indecency
October 6–9, 1999
A play by Moises Kaufman
Production Staff
Director: Michael Abbott ‘85
Scenic and Lighting Designer: James Gross
Costume Designer: Laura Conners
Stage Manager: Phillip Goldstein '03
Cast List
Oscar Wilde: Trevor Fanning ‘00
Lord Alfred Douglas, Narrator 7: Adam Christensen ‘03
Queensbury, Gil, Lockwood, Narrator 8: George Belmore ‘01
Clarke, Others, Narrator 6: Aaron Parks ‘03
Carson, Narrator 5: Johnny Warren ‘03
Narrator 1, Wood, Shaw, Others: Shawn Whistler ‘01
Narrator 2, Atkins, Wright, Others: Nick Ohmer ‘01
Narrator 3, Parker, Harris, Others: Joe Hisch ‘02
Narrator 4, Mavor, Others: Josh Elmore ‘02
Moises Kaufman: Himself
Prof. Marvin Taylor: Himself
Production Assistance
Master Electrician: David Hirt '00
Lightboard Operator: James Cloud '03
Soundboard Operators: Brad Law, Chris Laguna
Propsmaster: Chris Laguna
Gross Indecency chronicles the arrest, judgment, and sentencing of Oscar Wilde, the most celebrated and notorious playwright and wit of Victorian England. This provocative theatrical recreation of the trials that toppled Oscar Wilde from his seat at the apex of British art and society features a cast of characters ranging from Queen Victoria to George Bernard Shaw. Modern historians and journalists travel back and forth in time to comment on Wilde and his contemporaries and raise the ever-burning issues of sexuality, censorship, and the role of the artist in society. “A dazzling and thought-provoking piece, with a wit and ingenuity that are specifically of the theatre.” –Wall Street Journal
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Twelve Angry Men
February 23–26, 2000
A play by Reginald Rose
Production Staff
Director: Dwight Watson
Scenic and Lighting Designer: James Gross
Asst. Tech. Director: George Belmore '01
Costume Designer: Laura Conners
Stage Manager: Lee Flater '02
Assistant Stage Manager: Joshua Wilson '03
Assistant to the Director: Andrew Shefter
Cast List
Forman of the Jury: Rodney Pittman
Juror No. Two: Paul Kennedy '02
Juror No. Three: Johnny Warren '03
Juror No. Four: Tywain Parks
Juror No. Five: Adam Christensen '03
Juror No. Six: Jon Conkright '01
Juror No. Seven: Aaron Parks '03
Juror No. Eight: Joe Hisch '02
Juror No. Nine: Tom Nelson '02
Juror No. Ten: George Belmore '01
Juror No. Eleven: Chris Laguna
Juror No. Twelve: Jeremy Palin
Guard: Lee Flater '02
Voice of the Clerk: Joshua Wilson '03
Voice of the Judge: Andrew Shefter
Production Assistance
Light Board Operator: Josh Wagner '00
Sound Board Operator: Josh Wagner '00
Propsmaster: James Gross
Poster Graphics: Andrew Kaiser '02
The classic American story of suspense and discovery. Twelve men of an American jury wrestle with the fate of a young boy accused of killing his father. The prosecution has presented a mass of circumstantial evidence that makes a guilty decision look certain. But one man’s reasonable doubts about the way the case has been presented turns the jury room into a sweltering cauldron of self-righteousness, bigotry, and anger. A meticulously designed jigsaw puzzle, written in 1945, Twelve Angry Men is even more appropriate in today’s climate of hyper-media scrutiny of our judicial system.
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Othello
April 19–22, May 12–13, 2000
A play by William Shakespeare
Adapted by L. L. West
Production Staff
Director: L.L. West
Assistant Director: George Belmore '01
Scenic Designer: James Gross
Costume Designer: Laura Conners
Original Music: Michael Abbott '85
Stage Manager: James Cloud '03
Assistant Stage Manager: Thomas Meeker '03
Cast List
Othello: Johnny Warren '03
Iago: Aaron Parks '03
Cassio: Michael Shannon '00
Montano: Justin Dirig '03
Gratiano: David Hirt '00
Desdemona: Lydia Crumpacker
Emilia: Betsy Nagel
Bianca: Rhonda Owens
Roderigo: Paul Kennedy '02
Barabantio: J.R. Sherburne
Duke of Venice: David O’Neil '02
Gentlemen, Officers, Attendants: George Belmore '01, Logan Kuhne '03, B.J. Whetstine '01, Katie Coachys, Jason Morales '06, Andrew Kaiser '02
Production Assistance
Lightboard Operator: Lee Flater '02
Soundboard Operator: Daniel Christian '05
Propsmaster: Andrew Cortez '03
In Shakespeare’s poetic tragedy Othello, passionate desire unravels into all-consuming madness. The celebrated Moorish general Othello cherishes the high-born Venetian lady Desdemona with a love so great that it should transcend cultural and social differences, but instead it leaves them defenseless before the deadly intrigues of the vengeful Iago. Othello, a great success in Shakespeare’s time, was one of the first plays to be acted after the reopening of the theaters in 1660, and since that time has remained one of the most popular plays of the English stage.
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