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Playwright
Thomas Heggen & Joshua Logan
Performance Dates
October 24-26, 1963
Creative Team
Director............................Charles Dodrill
Settings and Lighting........Fred Thayer
Synopsis
Mister Roberts takes place on a U.S. cargo ship that supplies the troops in the Pacific during the final months of World War II. Life on board is monotonous and tedious, and the men are frustrated and bored. They hate the tyrannical captain but feel great affection for Mr. Roberts, one of the officers. The play is mainly about Roberts's attempts to get transferred to combat duty, his relationship with his men, and his conflict with the captain. It also abounds in comic incidents, many of which originated from Heggen's real experiences aboard the USS Virgo (AKA-20), on which he served as a lieutenant from 1944 to 1945.
Disciplines
Acting | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Keywords
College Theater, Otterbein University Theater, Drama
Recommended Citation
Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, "Mister Roberts" (1963). 1963-1964 Season. 1.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/production_1963-1964/1