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1962/1963 School Year

Play Title: Hamlet

Author: William Shakespeare
Dates Performed: November 8-11, 15-17, 1962
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: The University Theatre

Artistic Staff

Director: Rev. Arthur S. Harvey, CSC
Lighting Design: A. Owen Klein

Staff Assistant: Fred W. Syburg
Set Designer: A. Owen Klein

Costume Design: Tim Carroll
Costumes Executed by: Pearl Mastak
Jeanette Hayes

Cast

Francisco: James Patrick Hayden
Bernardo: Frank Vitro, Jr.
Horatio: Terry Francke
Marcellus: Jack Pehler
Ghost: Albert A. Dunn
Claudius: James R. Loula
Cornelius: John Sakaley
Voltimand: Robert Sheahen
Laertes: Hank Whittemore
Polonius: John Patrick Hart
Hamlet: Richard Kavanaugh
Gertrude: Angela Schreiber
Ophelia: Gayle Foy
Reynaldo: Dave Garrick, Jr.
Rosencrantz: C. Michael Newbrand
Guildenstern: David Clennon
The Player King: James Strahs
The Player Queen: Katherine Lancelot
Prologue: John D. Klier
Lucianus: Skip Williams
Fortinbras: Frank A. Yurasek, Jr.
Page: Peter Gregory Collins
Captain: James Patrick Hayden
Messenger: Dave Garrick, Jr.
Sailor: Peter Gregory Collins
First Gravedigger: Michael Hartford
Second Gravedigger: Frank Obert
Priest: Steve Stapp
Osiric: Sean Griffin
Ladies in Waiting: Mary Ann Hebenstreit
Kathleen Riegel
Gentlemen: John D. Klier, Skip Williams:
Attendants: Michael Conrad, David Ferrick
Soldiers: David Garrick, Jr., Jack Pehler, Frank Vitro, Jr.
Torchbearers: Peter Gregory Collins, Dave Garrick, Jr.

Production Staff

Stage Manager: Bruce Allred Bigwood
Assistant Stage Managers: Gregory P. Phillips, David R. Sheetz
Assistant to the Director: Michael Hartford:
Asst to the Tech Director: Dave Deka
Sound: John W. File
Properties: Dan Fabian, William Ott
Hair Styles / Special Makeup: Patricia Van
Fencing Coach: John Ricci
Poster Design: John Cunningham
Publicity Chairman: Philip Jones
Publicity Crew: The Notre Dame Dramatic Society
Wardrobe: Mary Ann Hebenstreit, Katherine Lancelot, Kathleen Riegel, James Strahs
Makeup: Michael Hartford, Hank Whittemore
Head Electrician: Hal Staunton
Lighting Crew: Dave Deka, Richard Weinrich
Stage Crew: Paul Bernard, Paul Doyle, Thomas Murphy, Joseph Reuter, Elvin Semrad, Joseph Reuter
Construction Crew: Paul Bernard, Pat Kelly, Thomas Murphy, William Ott, Gregory P. Phillips, Joseph Reuter

Notes:

Source(s): 1963 Dome, pp. 34-39; Original Program courtesy Frederic Syburg

Play Title: School For Wives

Author: Sheridan
Dates Performed: One Week Before Semester Exams
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: The University Theatre
Performed by: Players, Inc., Catholic University

Notes: The 1963 Dome states that Players, Inc. is from Washington University. This is believed to be a mistake. Numerous other reports of Players, Inc. show that the group is from Catholic University.

Source(s): 1963 Dome, p. 45

Play Title: Othello

Author: William Shakespeare
Dates Performed: not found
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: The University Theatre
Performed by: Players, Inc., Catholic University

Notes: The 1963 Dome states that Players, Inc. is from Washington University. This is believed to be a mistake. Numerous other reports of Players, Inc. show that the group is from Catholic University.

Source(s): 1963 Dome, p. 45

Play Title: Billy Budd

Author: Louis O. Coxe and Robert Chapman
Dates Performed: February 7-10, 14-16, 1963
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: The University Theatre

Artistic Staff

Director: Fred W. Syburg
Lighting Designer: A. Owen Klein

Staff Assistant: Rev. Arthur S. Harvey, CSC
Set Designer: A. Owen Klein


Cast

Jenkins: Frank Vitro
The Dansker: Terry Francke
Byren: Richard Larkin
Jackson: Michael Conrad
John Claggart: Roger Dalton
Butler: Skip Williams
Talbot: Robert Sheahen
Kincaid: Frank Gaul
Messboy: Dave Garrick, Jr.
Payne: Greg Wood
O'Daniel: Sean Griffin
Gardiner: Michael Roddy
Billy Budd: Hank Whittemore
Squeak: Frank Obert
Duncan: William McIntyre
Stoll: John Swaner
Surgeon: Patrick Kelly
Edward Fairfax Vere: Richard Kavanaugh
Hallam: John Foley
Philip Michael Seymour: Albert A. Dunn
John Ratcliff: C. Michael Newbrand
Bordman Wyatt: David Clennon
Rea: Carl Moroney
Drummer: Bob Reass

Production Staff

Stage Manager: John W. File
Assistant Stage Manager: Elvin Semrad
Asst to the Tech Director: Dave Deka
Head Electrician: Hal Staunton
Lighting Crew: Dave Deka, Tom Murphy
Properties: Greg Phillips
Sound: Peter Wanderer
Publicity: James Strahs
Poster Design: John Bellamy
Stage Crew: Mike Conrad, Mike Hartford, Richard Larkin, John Swaner
Construction Crew: Mike Hartford, Frank Mercugliano, Tom Murphy, Greg Phillips

Notes:

Source(s): 1963 Dome, pp. 62-62; Original Program courtesy Frederic Syburg

Play Title: Long Day's Journey into Night

Author: Eugene O'Neill
Dates Performed: March 27-31, 1963
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: The University Theatre

Artistic Staff

Director: Rev. Arthur S. Harvey, CSC
Lighting Design: A. Owen Klein

Staff Assistant: Fred W. Syburg
Set Designer: A. Owen Klein


Cast

James Tyrone: James Cooney
Mary Cavan Tyrone: Angela Schreiber
James Tyrone, Jr.: Hank Whittemore
Edmund Tyrone: Richard Kavanaugh
Cathleen: Gloria Whittemore

Production Staff

Stage Manager: Al Dunn
Assistant Stage Manager: James Strahs
Assistant to the Director: Tim Carroll
Asst to the Tech Director: Dave Deka
Special Lighting Assistant: John File
Head Electrician: Hal Staunton
Lighting Crew: John File, Greg Grieco
Wardrobe: Tim Carroll
Properties and Sound: Mike Newbrand
Publicity: Roger Dalton, Patrick Kelly
Poster Design: John Bellamy
Construction Crew: Mike Hartford, Tom Murphy, Greg Phillips, Greg Wood

Notes:

Source(s): 1963 Dome, pp. 62-63; Original Program courtesy of Frederic Syburg

Play Title: The Fantasticks

Book and Lyrics: Tom Jones
Music: Harvey Schmidt
Dates Performed: May 9-12, 16-18, 1963
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: The University Theatre

Artistic Staff

Director: Rev. Arthur S. Harvey, CSC
Lighting Design: A. Owen Klein
Singing Coach: Rev. William J. McAuliffe, CSC
Set Design: A. Owen Klein

Staff Assistant: Fred W. Syburg


Cast

The Mute: Sean Griffin
The Boy's Father: David Garrick, Jr.
The Girl's Father: John Patrick Hart
The Girl: Marilyn Petroff
The Boy: Dave Van Treese
The Narrator: Richard Kavanaugh
The Man Who Dies: Robert Urso
The Old Actor: Terry Francke
Understudies:
The Girl: Pam Gallagher
The Boy: George Kerin
The Narrator: Hank Whittemore

Production Staff

Stage Manager: Mike Sennot
Assistant Stage Managers: Tom Murphy, Elvin Semrad
Assts. to the Director: John File, Pete Fugiel
Asst to Tech Director: Dave Deka
Choreography: Richard Kavanaugh
Head Electrician: Hal Staunton
Properties: Joe Rueter
Wardrobe: Tim Carroll
Poster Design: John Bellamy
Lighting Crew: Ed Brockman, Bob McDowell, Hal Staunton
Construction Crew: Paul Bernard, Dan Morello, Greg Phillips, Dave Russo
Publicity Crew: Pat Kelly, Paul Knipper, C. Michael Newbrand, Robert Oberkoetter
Orchestra: Stanley Liberty, Robert Reass, Margaret Pilarski, Richard Straub
Rehearsal Pianists: Charlotte Day, Stanley Liberty, John Quine

Notes:

Source(s): 1963 Dome, pp. 62-63; Original Program courtesy Frederic Syburg