THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY
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BROADWAY PLAYERS WILL HIGHLIGHT the Association of Producing Artists' Fall Festival. Joanna Roos and Sydney Walk-
n here (left) in "Right You Are," are expected to return to Ann Arbor to play character roles with the APA. Jan Farrand and
Corzatte (right) also are expected to play leading roles in Fall Festival plays. The festival will run Sept. 22-Nov. 15.
Of essional Theatre inThird Year
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>ntinuing its pioneering effort,
Professional Theatre Program
set an ambitious schedule for
coming year.
he program was founded in
to bring the theatre, on a
essional level, to a receptive
rersity atmosphere which
ld foster innovation and ex-
mnentation as well as provide a
y audience for established
~s.
he scope of this project is both
and varied, including a resi-
repertory company, the pres-
tion of several Broadway pro-
ions with the original or tour-
casts, and the premiere pro-
ion of a new play. In addi-
this year plans are undei-
to present several off-Broad-
plays.
APA in Residence
e Association ,of Producing
sts, the resident repertory
pang, will present four new
.uctions in the third Fall Fes'-
1of Drama. Ellis Rab~b, the
tie director of the company,
stage the premiere U.S. pro-
ion of "War and Peace." A
emporary version of the play
developed by Piscator of the
nan theatre and successfully
e by the Old Vic. It was ac-
ned for its remarkable stag-
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in repertory, tne worms ney naa rir roughtt e me tineeca st o
done at the University. Their pro- Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of
ductions of Pirandello's "Right Virginia Woolfe" for one perform-
You Are (If You Think You ance. In addition they presented
Are)" and Maxim Gorky's "The the off-Broadway hit "The Fan-
Lower Depths" were so successful tasticks."
that a demand for tickets caused The response to these two pres-
them to add additional perform- entations led to the formation of
ances to their schedules. They will the new series. Last year the
remain at the Phoenix until schedule included "Brecht on
Labor Day when they will return Brecht," the Royal Shakespeare
to the University. Company in "The Hollow Crown,"
War and Peace and "A Man for All Seasons." The
selections for the coming year will
Following the Fall, Festival, the be announced in the fall.
APA will bring the. new produc- New Plays
tion of "War and Peace" as well Last year also saw the produc-
as the three other new produc- tion of John Hersey's "The Child
tions back to New York and the Buyer" as the presentation of the
Phoenix Theatre. New Play series. The play was an
The PTP inaugurated its Play adaptation of Hersey's novel done
of the Month Series last year in by Paul Shyre. Both Hersey and
order to bring current profes- Shyre were present for the final
sional productions to the student rehearsals andaproduction. Direc-
and faculty community. In the tion was done by Marcella Cisney,
first year of its program, the the PTP's associate director.
Exiled to New Theatre,
Sophs Tvo St age Fiore llo'
production of "Man and'
1" by George Bernard
1 be another of the pro-
Brendan Behan's "The
also will be presented.
was first seen in London
enjoyed a run on Broad-
a revival on the off-
y stage. A fourth pro-
as yet to be announced,
be presented.
ast spring the APA was
)ntract to the Phoenix
in New York presenting,
By MICHAEL HARRAH
The sophomore class produces
a musical comedy each fall in
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, and
1964 will be no exception -,ex-
cept that the show will have
found a new home.
Due to the heavy scheduling of
the Association of Producing Art-
ists' productions, Lydia Mendels-
Sohn will be in constant use this
fall, and since Soph Show was
low man on the totem pole as
far as squatters' rights are con-
cerned, the group had its choice:
Either put off production until
spring or find a new home.
So Soph Show has found a new
home.
Taking the stage in the Ann Ar-
bor High School Auditorium in
November will be the musical
"Fiorello," the enchanting lyrical
biography of the late mayor of
New York City, Fiorello LaGuar-
dia.
The show, authored by the team
of Adolph Comden and Betty
Green, has recentl enjoyed suc-
cessful runs both on Broadway
and on the road. Comden and
Green are the authors of "Won-
derful Town," the musical version
of "My Sister Eileen" and this
year's MUSKET (Michigan Union
Show-Ko-Eds Too) offering, and,
more recently, the less well-known
"Subways Are for Sleeping."
This year's Soph Show produc-
tion will be under the direction
of Robert Seidman, '67; general
tryouts and mass meetings for
prospective cast and crew will be
announced during registration
week.
The Professional Theatre Pro-
gram was originated by its pres-
ent directors, Prof. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Schnitzer.
Prof. Schnitzer has had a dis-
tinguished career in theatrical
administration. He managed and
directed his own summer theatre
for eight years and established the
Experimental Theatre of the
American National Theatre and
Academy (ANTA) in 1946. He
served as general manager for
producers Guthrie McClintic and
Gilbert Miller. He next served as
general manager of the U.S. State
Department - ANTA International
Exchange program which sent
American music, dance and the-
atre abroad and brought foreign
performers to this country.
On Tour
In 1960 he became the general
manager of the Theatre Guild
American Repertory Company,
touring with Helen Hayes, June
Havoc and Helen Menken.
Marcella Cisney .(Mrs. Schnitz-
er) is a member of the directors'
unit of the Actors Studio. She was
the first American woman to di-
rect such major television network
dramas as "Studio One." She has
staged productions for the New
York Opera Company and has di-
rected at the Pasadena Playhouse.
She was in charge of talent devel-
opment for the Warner Brothers
motion picture studio and was
later associate coordinator of per-
forming arts for the American
theatre under State Department
auspices at the Brussels World's
Fair.
ThePlayers also expect to pro-
duce two children's theatre plays
during the course of the 1964-65
season.
Under the direction of Margaret
McKerrow of the speech depart-
ment, the children's theatre pro-
gram is the newest addition to
the University's theatre fare. Suc-
cessful presentations of "The Land
of the Dragon" were staged in
March, and "Greensleeves Magic"
is scheduled for August 11.
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