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Presentation for 1964-1965
CHORAL UNION SERIES
Chicago Symphony Orchestra . . . . . . . . Friday, September 25
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NOTED BROADWAY PLAYERS WILL-HIGHLIGHT the Association of Producing Artists' Fall Festival. Joanna Roos and Sydney Walk-
er, shown here (left) in "Right You Are," are expected to return to Ann Arbor to play character roles with the APA. Jan Farrand and
Clayton Corzatte (right) also are expected to play leading roles in Fall Festival plays. The festival will run Sept. 22-Nov. 15.
Professional Theatre in Third Year
Antonio and the Ballets De Madrid
Thursday, October 8
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By GAIL BLUMBERG
Continuing its pioneering effort,
the professional Theatre Program
has set an ambitious schedule for
the coming year.
The program was founded in
1962 to bring the theatre, on a
professional level, to a receptive
University a t m o s p h e r-e which
would foster innovation and ex-
perimentation as well as provide a
ready audience for established
works.
The scope of this project is both
wide and varied, including a resi-
dent repertory company, the pres-
entation of several Broadway pro-
ductions with the original or tour-
ing casts, and the premiere pro-
duction of a new play. In addi-
tion, this year plans are undei -
way to present several off-Broad-
way plays.
APA in Residence
The Association of Producing
Artists, the resident repertory
company, will present four new
productions in the third Fall Fes-
tival of Drama. Ellis Rabb, the
artistic director of the company,
will stage the premiere U.S. pro-
duction of "War and Peace." A
contemporary version of the play
was developed by Piscator of the
German theatre and successfully
done by the Old Vic. It was ac-
claimed for its remarkable stag-
ing concepts.
A new production of "Man and
Superman" by George Bernard
Shaw will be another of the pro-
ductions. Brendan Behan's "The
Hostage" also will be presented.
This play was first seenin London
and later enjoyed a run on Broad-
way and a revival on the off-
Broadway stage. A fourth pro-
duction, as yet to be announced,
will also be presented.
This past spring the APA was
under contract to the Phoenix
Theatre in New York presenting,
in repertory, the works they had
done at the University. Their pro-
ductions of Pirandello's "Right
You Are (If You Think You
Are)" and Maxim Gorky's "The
Lower Depths" were so successful
that a demand for tickets caused
them to add additional perform-
ances to their schedules. They will
remain at the Phoenix until
Labor Day when they will return
to the University.
War and Peace
PTP brought the matinee cast of
Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolfe" for one perform-
ance. In addition they presented
the off-Broadway hit "The Fan-
tasticks."
The response to these two pres-
entations led to the formation of
the new series. Last year the
schedule included "Brecht on
Brecht," the Royal Shakespeare
Company in "The Hollow Crown,"
and "A Man for All Seasons." The
selections for the comingyear 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 and production. 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,
So hs To Stage'Fiorll'
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
S"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-Inown
"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.
The Players 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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Warsaw Philharmonic . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, October 14
Leonid Kogan, Violinist . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, November 4
Raduga Dancers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, November 14
Faust (Gounod) New York City Opera . . . Sunday, November 22
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra . . Monday, February 8
Rosalyn Tureck, Pianist . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, March 1
Robert Merrill, Baritone . . . . . . . : . . . . . Friday, March 12
National Ballet of Canada . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, April 3
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London Symphony Orchestra . . . . . .
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Inina Arkhipova, Mezzo-soprano .
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Berlin Philharmonic .
Saturday, January 30
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Polish Mime Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, February 23
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Wednesday, January 20
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Paris Chamber Orchestra . . . . . .
Netherlands Chamber Choir. *...... Saturday, February 27
Chicago Little Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday, March 7
Solisti Di Zagreb . . . . . ... . . . . . Tuesday, March 30
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FESTIVALS
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Paul Taylor Dance Company
Jean Leon Destine Dancers .
First Chamber Dance Quartet
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Chamber Music Festival (five concrts)
Budapest String Quartet .
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February 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Ann Arbor May FestivalI1965 (six concerts)
The Philadelphia Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 7, 8, 9
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