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1971/1972 School Year

Play Title: The Duchess of Malfi

Author: John Webster
Dates Performed: October 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 1971
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College Theatre
Venue: O'Laughlin Auditorium

Artistic Staff

Director: Frederic Syburg
Stage Manager: Carol Lambka
Sets by: Zack Brown
Lighting by: Richard Bergman
Costumes by: Patricia D. Gruska
Technical Director: Ellen Harrington

Cast

The Madfolk: Jules Beal, Erik Freitag, Chris Hayward, Jean Marie Meier, Ernest Nolan, Mark O'Connell, Tom Petray, Larry Russick
The Attendants: Albert Fierro, Michael Gennaro, John P. Horan, Michael Jumonville
Servants: Cliff Fetters, Jim Judge
Antonio: Raymond Berndt
Delio: Ferd M. Clemen
Silvio: Christopher Ceraso
Roderigo: James Fox
Grisolan: Steve Gallogly
Castruccio: R.J. Rossi
Julia: Kimberly Erb
Ladies of the Duchess' Household: Deborah Dacey, Sue Maher
Cardinal: Mark Swiney
Daniel De Bosola: John Paul Duffy
Prince Ferdinand: James H. Hawthorne
The Duchess of Malfi: Grace Hartigan
Cariola: Maribeth Fencl
Old Lady: Chris Hayward
Count Malateste: Jules Beal
Marquis of Pescara: Ernest Nolan
Children of the Duchess: Matthew Costello, Kathryn Weber
Doctor: Mark O'Connell

Production Staff

Asst. Stage Manager: Mary Mahalek
Construction: Kathleen Bader, Mark Swiney, Al Fanjoy
Painting: Paulette Petretti, Aubrey Payne
Props: George T. Moore, Sue Maher, Alfred Solari
Lighting: Nancy Bartoshesky, Norah Mullee
Sound: Robert Souders, Jr., Marty Miller
Make-up: Geroge T. Moore, Theresa Maloof
Costume Mistresses: Lois Jamieson, Katie Shern
Technical Assistants: Thomas Broderick, Edward Buccellato, Cyril R. Caldwell, Norah Mullee, Matt Payne, Frank H. Walk
Costume Assistants: Trish More, Martha Ann Coyne, James H. Hawthorne, Rod Shelnult, Sandra S. Queen, Ellen Harrington, Carol Lambka, Helen Fricker, Madfolk Scenes SupervisionLarry Russick
Publicity: Carol Riordan
House Manager: Carolynne Evans
Poster/Program Design: Zack Brown

Notes:

Source(s): Original program courtesy of Frederic Syburg

Play Title: Blithe Spirit

Author: Noel Coward
Dates Performed: November 12, 13, 18 - 20, 1971
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College Theatre
Venue: Washington Hall

Artistic Staff

Director: Charles Ballinger
Set & Lighting Design: Richard Bergman
Costumes: Patricia Gruska
Stage Manager: Jim Lucero

Cast

Edith: Mary Walsh
Ruth: Carol Riordan
Charles: Tom Broderick
Dr. Bradman: Robert Souders
Mrs. Bradman: Helen Fricker
Madame Arcati: Paulette Petretti
Elvira: Beth Griffith

Production Staff

Asst. Stage Manager: Sue Sendlebach
Construction: Michael Gennaro, Alfred Solari, Tom Foy
Painting: Sally Garrabrant, Maribeth Fencl
Props: Katherine Meyer, Tim Evert
Lighting: Jean Marie Meier, Bob Rossi, Lois Jamieson, Grace Hartigan
Sound: Carol Lambka
Make-up: George Moore
Technical Assistants: Thomas Broderick, Edward Buccellato, Cyril R. Caldwell, Norah Mullee, Matt Payne, Frank H. Walk
Costume Mistresses: Susan Rump, Trish Moore, Katherine Shern
Costume Crew: Lois Jameson, Sandra S. Queen, Ellen Harrington, Carol Lambka, Rod Shelnult, Martha Ann Coyne
Publicity: Carol Riordan
House Manager: Carolynne Evans
Box Office Manager: Mrs. Marjory Mickelsen
Box Office Assistants: Debbie Batt, Mike Dehority, Don Morrison
Poster/Program Design: Zack Brown

Notes:

Source(s): Original program courtesy of Frederic Syburg

Play Title: Judas Christ

Author: Michael Rehak (Notre Dame student)
Dates Performed: February 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 1972
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College Theatre
Venue: Washington Hall

Artistic Staff

Director: Reginald F. Bain
Sets and Lights: Richard Bergman
Costumes: Patricia D. Gruska
Stage Manager: Carol Ann Riordan

Cast

Judas: Mark Genero
James: Aubrey Payne
Thaddeus: John Paul Duffy
Phillip: Raymond Berndt
Thomas: Mark O'Connell
Bartholomew: Christopher Ceraso
Andrew: Robert J. Rossi
Peter: James H. Hawthorne
Matthew: Mark Swiney
John: James Fox
Mary: Paulette Petretti
Joseph: Thomas C. Broderick
Simon: Thomas Mules
Magdalene: Grace Hartigan

Production Staff

Asst. Stage Managers: John McCue, Mary Mahalek
Construction: Chris Sterner, Tom Leltzinger, Joe Sheehan
Painting: Laura Krakowski, Tom Mules, Jan McDonald, Grace Hartigan
Props: Helen Fricker, Bill Sahin
Lighting: Joan Grumley, George Moore, Sue Sendlebach
Costume Mistress: Carol Lambka
Costumes: Janice Fahey, Rod Shelnult, Katie Shern, Lois Jamieson, Trish More, Sandy Queen
Publicity: Carol Ann Riordan
House Manager: Carolynne Evans
Box Office Manager: Marjory Mickelson
Box Office Assistants: Michael Merth, Debbie Batt
Poster/Program Design: Zack Brown

Notes:

Source(s): 1972 Dome, pp. 78, 79; Original program courtesy of Frederic Syburg

Play Title: Showboat

Author: Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern
Music: Jerome Kern
Book and Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein 2nd
Based on the novel by: Edna Ferber
Dates Performed: April 28, 29, May 4, 5, 6, 1972
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College Theatre
Venue: O'Laughlin Auditorium

Artistic Staff

Director: Roger Kenvin
Musical Director: Thomas Doyle
Sets Design: Richard Bergman
Choreographer: Peter Gennaro
Costume Design: Patricia D. Gruska
Light Design: Ellen Harrington

Cast

In Natchez and Greenville
Steve: Raymond Berndt
Windy: Robert Souders, Jr.
Pete: Al Fierro
Queenie: Dianne McCollough
Captain Andy: Scott Wahle
Parthy Ann Hawkes: Helen Fricker
Ellie May Chipley: Joan Zimmerman
Frank Schultz: Donald Shea
Rubberface: Tom Mules
Julie: Susan Maher
Gareth Ravenal: Thomas C. Broderick
Vallon: Tom Harris
Magnolia: Maribeth Fencl
Joe: Aubrey Payne
Jeb: Gary Ferraro
Backwoodsman: Michael O'Neill
Old Lady: Kathy Burke

Cast

In Chicago
Children at World's Fair: Jane Walshe, John Rodes, Brooke Kenvin, Joey Miller
First Barker: Cliff Fetters
Second Barker: Michael Gennaro
La Belle Fatima: Jean Marie Meier
Strong Man: Dennis Dawson
Mrs. O'Brien: Lois Jamieson
Jim: Mark Swiney
Jake: Christopher Ceraso
Charlie: Bob Fowler
Man with Guitar: Paul Guernsey
Mother Superior: Beth Jeanne Griffith
Kim: Heather Kenvin
Dancers: Kathy Letzgus (Dance Captain), Ron Cole, Christopher Ceraso, Cindi Levene, James Fox, Vansetta Childs, Danny Chambliss, Janet Ryan, Mark Craig Sakaley, Debbie Tirsway, Hank Zielinski
Beauty Showgirls: Carol Riordan, Polly Conley, Vansetta Childs, Magee Brogger
Chorus: Billy Banner, Kathy Burke, Ann Burlas, Dennis Dawson, Charles Falcione, Gary Ferraro, Cliff Fetters, Bob Fowler, James Fox, Michael Gennaro, Jim Gresser, Beth Jeanne Griffith, Tom Harris, Grace Hartigan, Paula Homer, Laura Krakowski, Jane Kuntz, Diane Lunsted, Joe MacManus, Michael O'Neill, Marie Perunko, Alicia Purcell, James C. Reid, Carol Riordan, Scott Sandrock, Serena Skurzynski, Lourdes de la Torre, Denis Vogel, Dave Zabor, Hank Zielinski
Orchestra: Thomas Doyle, conductor
Joe Marszal, Ann McGee, Tom McGlynn, Ann L. Smith Charles Parnell, Greg Nicholls, Mado Parnell, Joe Fahy, Steven Haaser, Cathy Greenway, Christopher Kashnig, Bill Todd, Lynn Truax, Robert Syburg, Paul Cahill, Howard Hoffman, Jack O'Brien, Frank Ruggerie, Joe Meyer, Greg Cannata, Paul Guernsey, Mike Hartmann, Joe Hickner, Martha Kaabes, Nathan Mitchell, O.S.B., David Wright, O.P.

Production Staff

Asst. to the Director: Charles Ballinger
Vocal Coach: Susan Stevens
Asst. to the Choreographer: Kathy Letzgus
Asst. Costume Designer: Maria Kussy
Technical Director: Richard Bergman
Stage Manager: Mark Genero
Asst. Stage Managers: Susan Sendelbach, Christopher Egan, Paul Matwiy
Construction: Al Fanjoy, Edward Buccellato, Woody Walk, Jim Hoehn, Christopher Ceraso, Carolynn Evans, Bill O'Hare, Tom Leitzinger, Bill Sabin
Painting: Norah Mullee, Jim Horsman, Carol Riordan, Marty Miller, Jeanine du Fon, Debbie Tirsway, Bob Boculac
Lighting: C. Richard Caldwell, Jim Donnelly, Joan Grumley, Michael Whalen, Michael Reimers, Carolyn Lambka, George T. Moore, Mary Mahalek, Susan Rousseau, Matthew Payne, Jr.
Sound: Robert H. Souders, Jr., Mark Swiney, Janet Wilson
Stage Crew: Woody Walk, Michael Jumonville, Christine Hayward, Bill Sabin
Fly Crew: Edward Buccellato, James H. Hawthorne
Make-up: George T. Moore, Grace Hartigan
Technical Assistants: Edward Buccellato, C. Richard Caldwell, Thomas C. Broderick, Woody Walk, Mark Genero, Norah Mullee
Costume Mistresses: Lois Jamieson, Katy Shern, Sandra Queen, Jean Marie Meier, Polly Conley
Costume Assistants: Rod Shelnult, Lois Jamieson, Sandra Queen, Trish Moore, Katy Shern, Janice Fahey, Janet Wilson, Mary Ellen Stumpf, Loretto Casper
Publicity: Carol Riordan
Box Office Manager: Mrs. Marjory Mickelsen
Box Office Assistants: Deborah Batt, Michael Merth
Poster/Program Design: Zack Brown

Notes:

Source(s): Original program courtesy of Frederic Syburg
Studio Productions

Play Title: My Sweet Charlie

Author: David Westheimer
Dates Performed: November 5 - 7, 1971
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College Theatre
Venue: Little Theatre, Moreau Hall, SMC

Artistic Staff

Director: Roger Kenvin
Stage Manager: Sue Rousseau
Set and Lights: Richard Bergman
Costumes: Patricia D. Gruska

Cast

Charles Roberts: Aubrey Payne
Marlene Chambers: Debbie Tirsway
Laurie Larrabee: Chris Sterner
Jack Larrabee: Javier Lazo
Dr. Treadwell: Steve Carroll
Dr. Kercheval: Steve Pladna

Production Staff

Construction: Diane Brown, Paul Matwiy
Painting: James Lucero, Joan Grumley
Props: Polly Conley, Chris Hayward
Lighting: Michael Whalen, Marty Miller
Sound: Nancy Bartoshesky, Jean Marie Meier
Technical Assistants: Ellen Harrington, Thomas Broderick, Edward Buccellato, Cyril R. Caldwell, Norah Mullee, Matt Payne, Frank H. Walk
Costume Mistress: Ellen Harrington
Costumes: Lois Jamieson, Katie Shern
Publicity: Carol Riordan
House Manager: Marybeth DiGann
Box Office Manager: Marjory Mickelsen
Box Office Assistants: Debbie Batt, Don Morrison, James Dehority
Poster/Program Design: Zack Brown

Notes:

Source(s): Original program courtesy of Frederic Syburg

Play Title: Hamlet - A Planned Happening

Author:
Arranged by: Richard Bergman
Dates Performed: March 3, 4, 5, 1972
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College Theatre
Venue: Little Theatre, SMC

Artistic Staff

Costumes by: Patricia D. Gruska
Lights by: SPDR No. 473
Stage Manager: Ellen Harrington
Ensemble
Kathleen Bader: Nancy Bartoshesky
Polly Conley: Christopher Egan
Cliff Fetters: Al Fierro
Michael Gennaro: Ed Gray
Christine Hayward: Paul Matwiy
Mark Craig Sakaley: Robert H. Souders
Larry Wettermark

Production Staff

Asst. Stage Manager: Mary Walsh
Construction: Marty Fitzpatrick, Tom Petray
Painting: Jan McDonald, Michael Merth, Daniel Casey
Props: Rod Braye, Janet Wilson
Lighting: Mark Genero, Ray Berndt, Mary Mahalek, Swiney
Costumes: Rod Shelnult, Janice Fahey, Katie Shern, Lois Jamieson, Trish More, Sandy Queen
Percussion: Paul Matwiy
Publicity: Carol Riordan
House Manager: Helen Fricker
Box Office Manager: Marjory Mickelsen
Box Office Assistants: Michael Merth, Debbie Batt

Notes:

Source(s): Original program courtesy of Frederic Syburg

Play Title: Summertree

Author: Ron Cowen
Dates Performed: Summer 1972
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College Theatre
Venue: Washington Hall

Artistic Staff

Directed by: Charles Ballinger
Sets and Lights by: Michael Gennaro
Sound by: Robert Souders

Cast

Young Man: Michael Gennaro
Soldier: Cliff Fetters
Little Boy: Matthew Costello
Mother: Paulette Petretti
Father: Bob Rossi
Girl: Nancy Syburg

Production Staff

Technical Director: Charles Ballinger
Cheif Technician: Tom Broderick
Stage Manager: John Paul Duffy
Asst. Stage Manager: Susan Rousseau
Costumes: Shirley Tribble
Props: Grace Hartigan
Lighting: Joan Grumley, Tom Broderick, Nancy Bartoshesky
Sound: Robert Souders, Jim Fox
Publicity: John Paul Duffy

Notes:

Source(s): Original program courtesy of Frederic Syburg

Play Title: The House of Blue Leaves

Author: John Guare
Dates Performed: July 28, 29, August 3, 4, 5, 1972
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College Theatre
Venue: Washington Hall

Artistic Staff

Directed by: Frederic Syburg
Sets and Lights by: Michael Gennaro
Sound by: Robert Souders

Cast

Artie Shaughnessy: Mark Genero
Head Nun: Paulette Petretti
Ronnie Shaughnessy: Cliff Fetters
Second Nun: Lois Jamieson
Bunny Flingus: Grace Hartigan
Little Nun: Mary Toll
Bananas Shaughnessy: Nancy Bartoshesky
M. P.: Tom Broderick
Corinna Stroller: Nancy Syburg
Man in White: Aubrey Payne
Billy Einhorn: John Paul Duffy

Production Staff

Technical Director: Charles Ballinger
Chief Technician: Tom Broderick
Stage Manager: Mark O'Connell
Asst. Stage Manager: Jim Fox
Costume Coordinator: Lois Jamieson
Sound: Susan Rousseau, Bob Souders
Props: Nancy Bartoshesky, Nancy Syburg, Candy Bullard, Paulette Petretti
Lighting: Jim Fox, Aubrey Payne, Earl Wilcox
Publicity: John Paul Duffy

Notes:

Source(s): Original program courtesy of Frederic Syburg

Play Title: The Skin of Our Teeth

Author: Thornton Wilder
Dates Performed: Summer 1972
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College Theatre
Venue: Washington Hall

Artistic Staff

Directed by: Reginald Bain
Lights by: Michael Gennaro
Sound: Robert Souders

Cast

Sabina: Grace Hartigan
Mr. Fitzpatrick: Bob Rossi
Mrs. Antrobus: Paulette Petretti
Dinosaur: Cliff Fetters
Mammoth: Aubrey Payne
Telegraph Boy: Michael Gennaro
Gradys: Nancy Bartoshesky
Henry: Mark Genero
Mr. Antrobus: Tom Broderick
Doctor: John Paul Duffy
Professor: Mark O'Connell
Judge: Erik Freitag
Homer: Jim Fox
Miss M. Muse: Lois Jamieson
Miss E. Muse: Mary Toll
Miss T. Muse: Nancy Syburg
Fortune Teller: Lois Jamieson
Chair Pusher: Danny Chambliss
Broadcast Official: Bob Souders
Mr. Tremayne: Cliff Fetters
Hester: Susan Rousseau
Ivy: Shirley Tribble
Fred Bailey: Aubrey Payne:
Conveeners: Candy Bullard, Cliff Fetters, Aubrey Payne, Michael Gennaro, John Paul Duffy, Mark O'Connell, Erik Freitag, Jim Fox, Mary Toll, Nancy Syburg, Danny Chambliss, Bob Souders, Susan Rousseau, Shirley Tribble

Production Staff

Technical Director: Charles Ballinger
Chief Technician: Bob Broderick
Stage Manager: Bob Rossi
Asst. Stage Manager: Aburey Payne
Props: Nancy Bartoshesky, Nancy Syburg
Lighting: Michael Gennaro, Joan Grumley, Jim Fox, Reggie Cheong-Leen
Slide Operator: Margaret Hadsell
Sound: Bob Souders, Susan Rousseau
Costumes: Lois Jamieson
Wardrobe: Lois Jamieson, Shirley Tribble
Publicity: John Paul Duffy

Notes:

Source(s): Original program courtesy of Frederic Syburg
Other

Play Title: Pearl Lang Dance Company

Author: not found
Dates Performed: not found
Director: not found
Stage Manager: not found
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: not found

Cast List


Notes:

Source(s): 1972 Dome, pp. 80-83

Play Title: Raisin in the Sun

Author: Lorraine Hansberry
Dates Performed: not found
Director: not found
Stage Manager: not found
Sponsoring/Producing Organization: not found

Cast List


Notes:

Source(s): 1972 Dome, pp. 82, 83