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Spring 3-1-1974

Amphitryon 38 (1974) Amphitryon 38 (1974)

San Jose State University, Theatre Arts

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ANNOUNCEMENTS AMPHITRYON 38 is the third production of our 1973-74 subscription season . Still to come are a provacative absurdist drama THE EMPIRE BUILDERS by Boris Vian on April 19, 20, 23, 24, and 25 and the American opera SUSANNAH by Carlisle Floyd on May 17, 18, 22, 23, 24 and 25 .

TWO PAILS OF WATER by Aad Greidanus will be the Youth Theatre offering for Spring Semester for seven performances on March 21, 22, 23 (one will be on Friday evening). The Box Office will be open Monday, March 18.

A Reader's Theatre Production of the recent adaptation by Eugenie Leontovich of Tolstoi's ANNA KARENINA will be presented in the Studio Theatre on March 28, 29, 30. The title is ANNA K.

TO OUR PATRONS We request no smoking, eating, or drinking in the theatre. Restrooms are

located to the rear of the theatre. The Box Office will remain open for your convenience during first intermission.

San Jose State University

Department of Drama

presents

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University Theatre

5th & San Fernando

44th Season 1974

Jupiter .

Mercury

Sosie ..

Trumpeter

Warrior ..

Alkmena .

Amphitryon

Nenetza

Kleantha

Leda ..

AMPHITRYON 38 by

Jean Giraudoux Adapted by S.N. Behrman

Directed by Richard D. Parks Scene Design by Donamarie Reeds

Costume Designs by Lee Livingstone Lighting Design by Gail Kennison*, ·

under the supervision of Kenneth R. Dorst Technical Direction by jeffrey Hickman**, under the supervision of James R. Earle, Jr.

CAST . . Timothy Weltz

....Ron Plumb

.Charles E. Owens

. Vic Serrano

Bennie Jurand

. . Sally Cotton

. . Bill Holladay

Keri Lecklikner

. Katherine Ozanick

. . Phyllis Moberly ·' .

Act I Scene I - Somewhere in the ether

Scene 2- Before Amphitryon's palace

Intermission

Act 2 Scene 1 -Outside Alkmena's Bedroom

Scene 2- Alkmena's Bedroom

Intermission

Act 3 On the roof of the palace

*The lighting design is part of Ms. Kennison's creative project for the M.A. Degree. **The technical direction is part of Mr. Hickman's creative project for the M.A. Degree.

Stage Manager . . . . . Assistant Stage Manager Sound Designer

TECHNICAL STAFF .E. Charles Kogan . . Craig Harbidge . . . . Perry Sites,

under the supervision of James R. Earle, Jr. Makeup Design under the supervision of Patricia Bower Makeup Crew Master Carpenter Stage Crew . . . Property Mistress Property Coordinator Property Crew . . Master Electrician Lighting Crew

Wardrobe Master Costumer .... Cutter-Seamstress

Costume Crew . .

Sound Technician Publicity . . . . Box Office .. . House Managers

tCrewhead

. . .. .. Nancy Chok, Merilee Hester, Lynn Jones

.. . . .. . . ............. Tom Shreve Gloria Hale, Richard Allen, Pam Bell, Linda Delgado

.. .. ..... .. ....Chris Kreuter

. .. . .. . .. .. ... Gail Kennison

. Suzette Goss, Debbie. Musso, Carrie Yeh

..... . ...... G. Norman Russell Cathy Harless, Emily Aikent, John A spell

Robert Garcia, Enrique Perezarce, Susan Weber .. Mark Freeman

. . .........Bert Prunkl

........Cathryn Robbins

Sal Accardi, Jean Chiaramonte, Emily Aiken, Roger Speicher, Carol Hamilton, Jane Pratt

. ... . ............. Pat Huss James Petersen , Jeff Hickman, Chris Bruce

. Chris Bruce, Lonnie Peffer . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Kurtz, Bob T ott

PROGRAM NOTE FOR AMPHITRYON 38 The 38 in our title comes from Giraudoux's whimsical decision that his was

the thirty-eighth dramatic rendition of the Amphitryon story . The legend does date from ancient Greece and, indeed, many plays have been written about it. Some of the more famous versions include ones by the Roman comic writer, Plautus, a 17th century French interpretation by Moliere , .an ' English musical by Purcell and Dryden, and even a somewhat teutonic variation by Kleist.

Giraudoux's play was first performed in France in the late 1920's and was translated and adapted as a Broadway vehicle for the Lunts in 1937. That version, which we have used, could be called "Amphitryon 39" since the late S.N. Behrman, one of America's great writers of light comedy, has done much to add his special wit and charm to this adaptation .

The play was originally selected by one of San Jose State's favorite di rectors, Elizabeth Loeffler, shortly before her reti rement last year. Our production is respectfully dedicated to her.