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Title

The Male Animal

Files

Streaming Media

Playwright

James Thurber and Elliott Nugent

Performance Dates

July 19-24, 1971

Creative Team

Director.....................................Dr. Charles W. Dodrill Designer-Technical Director.....Prof. Fred J. Thayer

Synopsis

Elliott Nugent scored his biggest stage success with The Male Animal, which he co-wrote with his longtime friend James Thurber. It centers on a college professor who faces dismissal for his defense of free speech. Further complicating matters is the arrival of his wife’s former boyfriend. The play premiered in 1940, with Nugent in the lead role.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elliott-Nugent

Disciplines

Acting | Dance | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History

Keywords

College Theater, Otterbein University Theatre, Musical Theatre, Drama

Recommended Citation

Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, "The Male Animal" (1971). 1971 Summer Theatre. 1.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/summer_production_1971/1