History

May 20, 1990
Produced by Donnie Rigby
Village Hall

Sorry, Wrong Number
By Lucille Fletcher
Directed by Marshall Keymer and Randy Croft

 Cast:

• Laura Beck

• Shannon Durkos

• Rachel Adams

• Shane Anderson

• Steve Dunston

The Sandbox
By Edward Albee
Directed by Denise Armstead

Cast:

• Michele Molstead

• Gart Curtis

• David Kilmer

• Kim Gnose

• Tara Furman

Plaza Suite
By Neil Simon
Directed by Lynelle Childs and Kimberly Rowell

Cast:

• Judi Zaugg

• John Pegel

• David Kilmer

• Gina Jervey

A fourth, full-length play, "The Four Poster" was directed by David Mumm with performances on May 10 and 13.

February 23, 24 and March 2 & 3, 1991
By Archibald MacLeish
Directed by Donnie Rigby; David Mumm, associate director
Village Hall

Cast

A panel discussion ("Is J.B. Job?") was held on Feb. 23. Panel members included Glen Greenwalt, Linda Emmerson, Doug Clark, Roger Robbenolt, and Beverly Beem.

May 12, 1991

"Who Will Call Him King?" was performed as part of the AGA Mother-Daughter Weekend. It is a passion play focusing on the women involved in Christ's life.

April 22, 23, 25 & 26, 1992
A Centennial Review by Susan Gardner
Directed by Donnie Rigby, assisted by Constance Shrahle
Village Hall

View the playbill for The First Hundred Years are the Hardest (1992).

Performed during alumni homecoming as part of the WWC Centennial Celebration.

A Kind of Alaska
By Harold Pinter

The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
By George Bernard Shaw

November 19, 21 & 22, 1992
Directed by Rodney Vance
Village Hall

View the playbill for Two One-Act Plays (1992).

April 15, 17 & 19, 1993
By Gilbert and Sullivan
Presented by I Cantori
Directed by Kandice Dickinson
Village Hall

Cast

May 27, 1993
By David Mamet
Directed by David Mumm

Cast

"The Frog Prince" was performed outside on the north side of the library.

February 24, 26 and March 3, 5 & 6, 1994
A musical by Clark Gesner
Directed by Rodney Vance
Village Hall

View the playbill for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1994).

April 8-9, 1994

May 26, 30, 31, 1994

December 1, 3, 4, 8 and 10, 1994
By William Gibson
Directed by Rodney Vance
Village Hall

Cast

May 11, 13 & 14, 1995
By Rodney Vance
Directed by Heidi Volf

Cast

Music by Nickel

November 30 and December 2, 3, 7 & 9, 1995
(The December 3 performance was a 2 p.m. matinee performance)

By Oliver Goldsmith
Directed by David Lennox
Village Hall

Cast

January 16, 18, and 19, 1997
By William Shakespeare
Directed by David Lennox, assisted by Kimberly Howard
Village Hall

View the playbill for The Tempest (1997).
 

May 29, 31, 1997
Village Hall

Rex
Directed by Elizabeth Nelson

Talk to Me Like the Rain
Directed by David Sweeney

The Dying Gaul
Directed by Keila Szpaller

The Sandbox
Directed by Nate Wiss

Asleep on the Wind
Directed by Jackie Ravine

December 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7, 1997
By Caroline Franke
Directed by Jackie Ravine and Eric Van Santen
Village Hall

Cast

Crew

February 26, 28, March 5 and 7, 1998
Village Hall

A Marriage Proposal
By Anton Chekov
Directed by Claude Chappel IV

 Cast:

• Melissa Andregg as Natalia
• Doug Quast as Lomov
• Aaron Heinrich as Trepan

Mental Reservation 
By Roger Cornish
Directed by Tim James

Cast:

• Jeremy Duerksen
• Miriam Castro

Impromptu
By Tad Mosel
Directed by Bradley Nelson

Cast:

• Stephanie Briggs
• Jonathan Natiuk
• Brenden Bliss
• Shuree Torgerson

Waiting for Godot and Catastrophe (excerpts)
By Samuel Beckett
Directed by Jon Betlinski

Cast:

• Jimmy Estes as Estragon
• Jacy Nelson as Vladimir
• Adam Gaines as the protagonist
• Amy Rootvik as the director
• Tara Jeske as the assistant

The Maderati
By Richard Greenberg
Directed by Ben Juhl

Cast:

• Nathan Nelson as Martin
• Grant Flaiz as Keene
• Christian Plantier as Dewy

Hello Out There
By William Saroyan
Directed by Rudy Scott

Cast:

• Jason Chamberlain as the lieutenant
• Tami Wallace as Emily
• Hans Klein
• Jackie Ravine
• Lorin Koch as Another Man

May 9, 10, 13, 14, 16 & 17, 1998
By Sharon Houck Ross
Directed by Kimberly Howard and Jon Betlinski
Village Hall

View the playbill for A Melting Seaso (1998).

This performance of "A Melting Season" was a world-premiere production.

Playwright Sharon Houck Ross was present on opening night.

December 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 12, 1998
By George S. Kaufman
Village Hall

View the playbill for the Festival of One Acts (1998).
 

February 25, 27, 28 and March 4 & 6, 1999
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Kimberly Howard, assisted by Nathan Nelson
Village Hall

View the playbill for The Winter's Tale (1999).

April 22, 1999*
Written by Kimberly Howard in collaboration with Jason Chamberlin
Directed by Jason Chamberlin
Village Hall

View the playbill for Floating Redundant (1999).

*Floating Redundant had one performance at WWC on April 22. Another performance was held in Cordiner Hall on the Whitman College campus on June 2, and the play was also taken to New York City, where it played in the Gene Frankle Theatre June 18-21 and 25-28.

April 29-May 2, 1999
Vilage Hall

Duck Variations
By David Mamet
Directed by Rudy Scott

Cast:

• Brian Elvin as Emil
• Holly Shivner as George

Picking Up Osiris
By Leanne Veverka
Directed by Leanne Veverka

Cast

"Credo"
By Craig Lucas
Monologue enacted by Grant Flaiz

"Spoon River Anthology" (excerpt)
By Edgar Lee Masters
Monologue enacted by Christina Plantier

Crew

This program was presented in Village Hall  on April 29, May 1 and 2 as a "Mere Ducks" Production.

May 13, 15, 16, 19, 20 and 22, 1999
By Lewis Carroll
Adapted by the Oral Interpretation Class
Directed by Kimberly Howard
Village Hall

View the playbill for Alice in Wonderland (1999).
 

December 4, 5, 8, 9, 11 & 12, 1999
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Marilynn Loveless and co-directed by Jim Bock
Village Hall

View the playbill for The Importance of Being Earnest (1999).