1990 Theatre Archive

• February 2-3, 8-11 1990
• By Dacia Maraini
• Directed by Rhoda Kaufman
• (Studio Theatre)

One of Italy's best known contemporary women writers looks at two strong women:
Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I struggle for power in a male dominated society.
A U.S. premiere.

• February 23-25, March 1-4 1990
• Book by Dale Wasserman
• Music by Mitch Leigh
• Lyrics by Joe Darion
• Directed by Edgardo de la Cruz
• (Univ. Theatre)

The popular musical version of Don Quixote. The imprisoned
Cervantes offers a musical deference based on his famous novel.

• April 21-22 1990
• Frank L. Baum's classic storyp
• pAdapted and directed by Will Huddleston

Dorothy's journey to a strange and magic land, presented in a new adaptation.

• May 11-12, 18-19 1990
• Spring Dance Concert
• (Univ. Theatre)

Noted guest artists, faculty and students choreographers.

• May 24-27 1990
• Works by Black & Hispanic playwrights
• Produced by Ric Prindle
• (Studio Theatre)

An important collection of short plays drawn from Black and Hispanic American theatre. A look into the hearts of struggling people.

• June 7-10 1990
• Supervised by Edgardo de la Cruz & Tom Hird
• (Studio Theatre)

The annual showcase produced and directed by advanced students.

• July 27-29, August 2-5 1990
• By William Shakespeare
• Directed by Regina Cate and Melissa Hillman
• (Courtyard)

A theatrical fantasy about lovers, afares and dreams.

• August 17-19, August 23-25 1990
• Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman
• Music by Alan Menken
• Directed by Ric Prindle
• (Univ. Theatre)

A comic nightmare about a humungous plant that eats people and sings Motown favorites!

• October 26-27, November 1-4 1990
• By August Strindberg
• Adapted by John Osborne
• Directed by Edgardo de la Cruz
• (Studio Theatre)

The struggle between an elderly army officer and his wife for the "heart and mind"
of their daughter. A menacing account of the battle of the sexes.

• November 30, December 1, 6-9 1990
• By Samuel Beckett
• Directed by Ric Prindle
• (Studio Theatre)

An oddly comic parable by the great Irish playwright, who forever changed the course of modern theatre.

• June-November 1990
• Written and directed by Will Huddleston

The story captures the life of the famous woman aviator, Amelia Earhart,
who disappeared piloting a flight over the South Pacific in 1937.