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Snoopy
No full textSnoopy: The Musical is a 1975 musical comedy with music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Hal Hackady, and a book by Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw, and Michael Grace. The characters are from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. This sequel to the musical You\u27re a Good Man, Charlie Brown focuses more on the life of Snoopy. Since its premiere, the musical has been a popular choice for regional, international, and amateur theatre performances.https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1985-1986/1002/thumbnail.jp
For Her Cheild\u27s Sake
No full textThe pure but persecuted heroine, the rascally villain, the manly hero who arrives in the nick of time they\u27re all here. Hilary Paine decides to return home with his young, beautiful wife Pansy and their baby Heliotrope. When Hilary dies of a heart attack, Pansy is left to face the unwelcome attentions of scoundrel Gaylor Duckworth, the family lawyer, who wants the Paine fortune. Pansy spurns him and he frames her on a murder charge. In order to save her little daughter\u27s fair name, Pansy makes the supreme sacrifice by leaving home. After a year of longing she returns, heavily veiled and determined to get a glimpse of her beloved babe. It is tough going, but the fair heroine triumphs and wins the love of noble Fairfax Kisslebergh who earns an honest living punching holes in cheese at the factory!https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1985-1986/1001/thumbnail.jp
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
No full textThe Unsinkable Molly Brown is a 1960 musical with music and lyrics by Meredith Willson and book by Richard Morris. The plot is a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic, and her wealthy miner-husband. A musical film version, also titled The Unsinkable Molly Brown, with screenplay by Helen Deutsch, was released in 1964.https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1985-1986/1004/thumbnail.jp
Oklahoma
No full textOklahoma! is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs\u27s 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry. A secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancée, Ado Annie.
The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943. It was a box office hit and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances, later enjoying award-winning revivals, national tours, foreign productions and an Oscar-winning 1955 film adaptation. It has long been a popular choice for school and community productions.[1] Rodgers and Hammerstein won a special Pulitzer Prize for Oklahoma! in 1944.https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1985-1986/1000/thumbnail.jp
Spider\u27s Web
No full textSpider\u27s Web is a play by crime writer Agatha Christie. Spider\u27s Web, which premiered in London\u27s West End in 1954, is Agatha Christie\u27s second most successful play (744 performances), having run longer than Witness for the Prosecution, which premiered in 1953 (458 performances). It is surpassed only by Christie\u27s record-breaking The Mousetrap, which has run continuously since opening in the West End in 1952.https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1985-1986/1003/thumbnail.jp
Oedipus the King
Get PDFOedipus the King (429-420 BCE), also known as Oedipus Rex or Oedipus Tyrannos (\u27Tyrannos\u27 signifies that the throne was not gained through an inheritance) is the most famous surviving play written by the 5th-century BCE poet and dramatist Sophocles. The play is part of a trilogy along with Antigone and Oedipus at Colonus.https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1983-1984/1005/thumbnail.jp
The Pale Pink Dragon
Get PDFhe kingdom of Caladar is in an uproar. Princess Pinkie has disappeared, a dragon lurks in the forest, and it is presumed that he has devoured the princess. Gallant Prince Hal, his bumbling squire and the King, the pompous chamberlain and Pinkie\u27s fierce white cat set out to destroy the dragon. The dragon, however, turns out to be pale pink and lovely - and Hal cannot kill it. The spell is broken, and the dragon becomes Pinkie again! The play can be done as a full scale musical complete with a dozen charming songs, or may be performed as a straight play. Picnics are for the Merry In a Moment! In a Moment! Let\u27s Proceed With Caution Look at us Now! We are Witches! Maybe I Have Found My Loverhttps://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1983-1984/1007/thumbnail.jp
Little Mary Sunshine
Get PDFLittle Mary Sunshine is a musical that parodies old-fashioned operettas and musicals. The book, music, and lyrics are by Rick Besoyan. The original Off-Broadway production premiered November 18, 1959 at the Orpheum Theatre in New York City\u27s East Village. Staying in the neighborhood, it moved to the Player\u27s Theatre on June 21, 1961, then, finally, to the Cherry Lane Theatre on March 21, 1962. Closing was Sept. 2, 1962. Combined run was 1,143 performances. It was seen briefly in a West End production in 1962 and has become a popular show for amateur and semi-professional groups in the United States and elsewhere.https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1983-1984/1001/thumbnail.jp
The King of the Ice Cream Mountain
Get PDFIt\u27s an exciting combat between wicked Zeno (who tries to get control of all the ice cream in the world) and Princess Happy and a delightful penguin named Muffles (who is turned into a wild dragon). Children will revel in the fun and excitement, and with interest in ice cream raised to a fever pitch of intensity, you may wish to follow with ice cream straight from the mountain\u27s mine.https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1983-1984/1006/thumbnail.jp
Nightwatch
Get PDFHeiress Elaine Wheeler is haunted by the horrific memory of her first husband’s affair and death, both of which she discovered at the same time. Afflicted with lifelong insomnia and aimlessly wandering her New York City townhouse one night, she sees something horrific in the building across the street. But nobody can find any evidence that what she saw actually happened. Her tender husband John and best friend Blanche try to convince Elaine that she is letting her nerves get the best of her, but the eccentric neighbor Appleby and testy German maid Helga start to hint that what is going on may not be what it seems. Lucille Fletcher’s Night Watch is equal parts film noir and psychological thriller with a gripping lead role for a strong female actor.https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1983-1984/1004/thumbnail.jp