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  Annie Get Your Gun

  Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

  Annie Oakley is the best shot around, and she manages to support her little brother and sisters by selling the game she hunts. When she's discovered by Col. Buffalo Bill, he persuades this novel sharpshooter to join his Wild West Show. It only takes one glance for her to fall head over heels for dashing shooting ace Frank Butler, who headlines the show. She soon eclipses Butler as the main attraction which, while good for business, is bad for romance. Butler hightails it off to join a rival show, his bruised male ego leading the way, but is ultimately pitted against Annie in a final shoot-out. The rousing, sure-fire finale hits the mark every time in a testament to the power of female ingenuity.

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  The Servant of Two Masters

  Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

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  Hansel and Gretel

  Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

  Hansel and Gretel is a well-known fairy tale of German origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812. Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and confectionery. The two children escape with their lives by outwitting her.

  Hansel and Gretel. (2017, May 18). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:28, June 14, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hansel_and_Gretel&oldid=781024641

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  The Madwoman of Chaillot

  Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

  Jean Giraudoux wrote "The Madwoman of Chaillot" during 1942-43. Since Paris was then occupied by the Germans, Giraudoux, who was living quietly there and would never have permitted a play of his to be performed during the Occupation, put it aside with the prophetic note on its fly-leaf: "To be performed Oct. 17. 1945" - this was at a time when no one could foresee when, if ever, the Nazis would be driven out of France. They were driven out in August, 1944 (by which time Giraudoux had died); peace came in August 1945. Thus the author's estimate of the liberation of his country was correct.

  However, materials were so scarce in Paris in the months following the victory that, despite all efforts, Giraudoux's date could not be kept, and his play was not presented until Dec. 19, 1945. The play ran in Paris for 13 months without an empty seat.

  In New York, the play was finally produced three years after its Paris success - opening Dec. 27, 1949, at the Belasco Theatre. It immediately stirred a tremendous controversy in New York, with many admirers returning to see it time and again, others attacking it angrily. Its reception was mixed in the press - certain critics going to great extremes of praise, others of condemnation. The most influential critics were in favor, so also seemed to be the public...for theatre was packed night after night.

  The play ran in New York until Jan. 7, 1950 for a total of 386 performances.

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  Spoon River Anthology

  Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department

  Spoon River Anthology was originally conceived, adapted, and directed by Charles Aidman, who also acted in the original Broadway production. He reports a keen interest in the book of poetry as a student at Indiana University. While working as an actor at the Theatre West, a workshop on the west coast, he began experimentation with a script that eventually led to a presentation of the completed production under the auspices of the UCLA Theatre Group. The Broadway production opened in September, 1963, to rave reviews and after a successful engagement toured throughout the United States.