2025 PROGRAM
OTTERBEIN SUMMER THEATRE presents
T GLASS MENAGERIE
By
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
With Original Music by Paul Bowles
Directed by Lenny Leibowitz*
Scenic Design by Rob Johnson
Lighting Design by T. J. Gerckens**
June 19-22 & 26-28, 2025
Stage Managed by Gabby Wiatrak
Costume Design by Anna Grywalski
Sound Design by Jesse Charles
Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall 30 S. Grove St., Westerville
**The Designer is represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. on behalf of The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection.
TOM WINGFIELD ....................................................................................... Dominic Catrone
AMANDA WINGFIELD ..........................................................................Kate Maree Brewer
LAURA WINGFIELD ........................................................................................... Anna Porter
JIM O’CONNOR ................................................................................................ Will Iannitelli
CAST PRODUCTION STAFF
Artistic Director Lenny Leibowitz
Managing Director ................................................................................... Elizabeth Saltzgiver
Production Manager ......................................................................................... Hannah Hahn
Technical Director ................................................................................................. Olivia Rossi
Costume Shop Supervisor ........................................................................... Anna Grywalski
Lighting Supervisor Nicole Hunter
Administrative Assistant ................................................................................ Allison Hunter
Theatrical Intimacy Director.................................................................... Jeanine Thompson
Assistant Stage Manager Emmanuela Bean
Carpenters ....................................................................................... JT Baniak, Dani Kirkham
Scenic Charge Artist......................................................................................... Natalie Neville
Properties Lead Nick Hahn
Scenery/Properties Run Crew ....................................................................... Helen Sminkey
Wardrobe Lead/Run Crew ....................................................................... Theodore Marshall
Costume Shop Assistant Vivian Steele
Lead Electrician/Board Operator ................................................................. Stephen O’Hara
Follow Spot Operator ................................................................................ Kevin Campbell II
Sound Engineer (A1) River Perry
Technical Apprentice: General ...................................................................... Helen Sminkey
Technical Apprentice: Scenery/Paints/Props .................................................... Dean Buford
Technical Apprentice: Wardrobe............................................................. Theodore Marshall
Technical Apprentice: Lighting/Sound ................................................... Kevin Campbell II
Graphic Designer Trevor List
Photographer ....................................................................................................... Isaac Ramsey
Social Media Team .............. Maya Cidale, Jane Cook, Ana Kusenberger, Katelyn Miller
Company Manager/Box Office Manager Cami Borders
Front of House Manager/Digital Media ......................................................... Maggie Glanc
PRODUCTION NOTE
The action of the play takes place in the Wingfield apartment off of an alley in St. Louis.
Act I: Preparation for a Gentleman Caller 15-minute Intermission
Act II: The Gentleman Calls
Any taping, filming, recording or broadcast of this play is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES
Dominic Catrone (Tom Wingfield) is a rising junior Musical Theatre major and Dance minor here at Otterbein. Otterbein credits: Servant (Great Comet of 1812) Bickle (Footloose) Bob Enright (9 to 5: The Musical) and Ensemble in the Dance 2023: Escape to Wonderland. Other credits: Rolf (The Sound of Music) Prince Eric (The Little Mermaid) and Enjolras (Les Misérables). Dominic has worked around Columbus with the Short North Stage, The Butterfly Guild, Evolution Theatre Company, and New Vision Dance Company. He thanks his family, friends, and teachers for their support.
Kate Maree Brewer (Amanda Wingfield) is a rising junior BFA Acting/ BA Mathematics dual major from Nashville, TN and is thrilled to make her professional debut in this literary and theatrical masterpiece! Previous Otterbein credits include The Laramie Project (Track Eight), The Importance of Being Earnest (Constance/Female U/S), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mistletoe/Puck, Hermia U/S), and 11th Hour Theatre’s Legally Blonde (Brooke). She also loves performing monthly as a member of MainStage Improv! Outside of Cowan Hall, you can find her jogging around Westerville, reading books, listening to music, or finding solace in a nook at NorthStar Cafe. Many thanks to Lenny for his conscientious direction and joyful intellectual collaboration! Kate Maree is blessed to portray a woman of poise, complexity, and grace as she is inspired by the strength her mother and both grandmothers exemplify. Much gratitude to Mom, Dad, and Ford for their constant encouragement to control what she can. Kate Maree would like to dedicate this performance to her Superhero brother, Ford, whose thirst for understanding and truth continues to inspire her as he watches from above. She and Amanda wish you “happiness and good fortune,” and may you always hold on to your jonquils! Until next time!
Anna Porter (Laura Wingfield) is a sophomore BFA Musical Theatre major at Otterbein University, originally from Annapolis, Maryland, with double minors in Dance and Journalism. She is beyond grateful for this amazing opportunity and honored to be making her professional debut in this production. Later this summer, she will be performing as Fredrika in A Little Night Music at the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. Some of her other credits include Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins and Fanny Brice in Funny Girl—two dream roles that deepened her love for heartfelt storytelling. Endless gratitude to her mentors, professors, friends, and ever-supportive family for their constant encouragement. Special thanks to the creative team for this incredible opportunity. Enjoy the show! @annavictoriaaa_
Will Iannitelli (Jim O’Connor) is very excited to be a part of his first Otterbein Summer Theatre season. Previous Otterbein shows include 9 to 5, Great Comet, and most recently he played Chuck Cranston in Footloose. You can also catch him this summer as Dick in Dames at Sea. He would like to thank the wonderful cast and creative team, and he hopes you enjoy the show!
BIOGRAPHIES
Lenny Leibowitz (Director) is in his tenth year as a member of the Otterbein Theatre faculty. Since his arrival in Westerville, Lenny has recently directed Footloose, Forever Plaid, Cabaret, Our Town, The Pirates of Penzance, Side by Side by Sondheim, The Pajama Game, An Enemy of the People, Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, Into the Woods, Baby, Clybourne Park, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Top Girls, Fiddler on the Roof, Radium Girls, Hay Fever, and Adding Machine: A Musical. Lenny will next be directing The Last Five Years for The Contemporary in Columbus. As founding artistic director of Marvell Rep, Off-Broadway, Lenny directed 11 productions, including The Threepenny Opera, which received a Drama Desk nomination for Best Revival of a Musical. Other New York directing credits include the world premiere of Brian Yorkey’s Making Tracks, which ran Off-Broadway at Rockefeller Center’s Taipei Theater. Lenny has directed at some of the nation’s leading regional theatres including the Olney Theatre, the National Players, the Huntington Theatre’s Breaking Ground Festival, and the New Harmony Theatre, where he was artistic director for four years. A Philadelphia native, he made his professional debut as a piano soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He received his B.A. from Columbia University and his M.F.A. from Boston University. Member, SDC and AEA.
Rob Johnson (Scenic Designer) is back at Otterbein Summer Theatre after retiring several years ago. He holds two master’s degrees (from West Virginia University and The Ohio State University) and was the resident Otterbein faculty scenic designer for 34 years, arriving in 1987. Rob has won numerous Ezekiel Design awards and designed many memorable shows at Otterbein. His long career as a freelance designer for professional and academic companies has included designs for theatre, opera, dance, corporate events, and even an elaborate home theatre for a wealthy patron of the arts! Rob thanks his savior Jesus Christ for a wonderful family and a wonderful career, and for the opportunity to be back working with students and colleagues this summer.
Anna Grywalski (Costume Designer) is a prolific costume designer, creator, and teacher. Anna is a Columbus native but after receiving her MFA from UCLA in 2009, her career has taken her all across the country. She has been fortunate to work with a number of university theatre programs and professional companies including Heritage Theatre Festival, Casper College, Festival 56, University of Southern Maine, Portland Stage, The Public Theatre, Providence College, and Maine State Music Theatre. Anna is currently serving as Costume Shop Manager/Instructor of Costume Technology and frequent designer here at Otterbein University. She would like to thank Lenny Leibowitz for his constant support and positivity. Chaise Longue!
TJ Gerckens (Lighting Designer) is the lighting design faculty member at Otterbein University, a USA829 Union Lighting Designer, and proud Otterbein alumnus. At Otterbein, he has designed the lighting for Always…Patsy Cline, Footloose, 9 to 5, Bright Star, Dance 2022: Find me in the Shadows (with Lucas Fragiotta and Sage Wuertzer), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Into a Lamplit Room, Dance 2020: The Wild Within (with John Diver), Chicago, Oklahoma!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Diary of Anne Frank, Adding Machine: A Musical, Damn Yankees, Dance 2016: The Goddess, The Crucible, Fiddler on the Roof, Dance 2015: Famously Yours...Forever, Dance 2014: Tell-Tale Poe, and Into the Woods. As a freelance lighting designer, T.J. has been part of the design team for the Tony Award winner and MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Mary Zimmerman for the last 30+ years. Most recently, he designed lighting for the world premiere of the Matchbox Magic Flute at the Goodman and subsequent productions in
BIOGRAPHIES
Washington DC and California, Swan Lake for the Australian Ballet performing in 4 cities and at the Sydney Opera House, Florencia en el Amazonas and the new opera Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin at the Metropolitan Opera, The Notebooks of Leonardo DaVinci in Chicago, Washington DC, and San Diego, The Music Man at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, the world premiere of The Steadfast Tin Soldier at Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre, the recent revival of Metamorphoses at the Guthrie Theatre and Berkeley Rep, and Rusalka at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. Other notable designs include The Odyssey at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Guys & Dolls in L.A., and Treasure Island at the Lookingglass Theatre and Berkeley Rep. His lighting designs have been seen at regional theatres across the United States, on and off Broadway, and at the Metropolitan Opera. Internationally, he has designed in England, Australia, and at the LaScala Opera House in Milan, Italy. He has received numerous awards for his designs including New York’s Drama Desk Award and Lortel Awards for his lighting of Metamorphoses on and off Broadway, Jefferson Awards for The Odyssey and Metamorphoses in Chicago, and an award for “Exemplifying the Art of Collaboration” given to the Zimmerman design team by Entertainment Design Magazine. T.J. holds a BFA from Otterbein University and an MFA from Boston University. He is married to set designer and scenic artist Stephanie R. Gerckens.
Jesse Charles (Sound Designer) Born from a love of music, Jesse developed an interest in audio production. In high school, Jesse experimented with and learned how to use the school’s audio equipment. Following an internship at WOSU, Jesse earned a certificate from The Recording Workshop in Chillicothe, OH. Since then, he has freelanced all over Columbus, Ohio, working for Vaud-Villities, Imagine Productions, Actor’s Theatre (Shakespeare In The Park), The Kings Avenue Players, Redd Herring Productions, CCT, and The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio.
Gabby Wiatrak (Stage Manager) is a Pittsburgh born and raised lover of all things theatre. She has recently graduated from Shenandoah Conservatory with a B.F.A in Theatre Design and Production with an emphasis in Stage Management. During her educational and professional career, she has been able to hone her craft by working on musicals, plays, opera, concerts, touring productions, and live entertainment. Her previous credits include Monty Python’s Spamalot, Acis and Galatea, Into the Woods, Sweet Charity, Dracula and much more. After being an ASM on It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play last season with OST, she knew she needed to return for another amazing show! She hopes you enjoy the show and continue to follow her work! @gabbywiatraksm
Elizabeth Saltzgiver (Managing Director) is celebrating her 25th year with Otterbein University Theatre & Dance in July. While the years have flown by, she is overwhelmed by the number of people she has had the good fortune to meet at the theatre and to work with here at Otterbein. Her experience in Arts Administration includes work for the Ohio Arts Council, dhc productions, the Westerville Symphony, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Ohio Light Opera, Ashland University College of Arts and Sciences, and the Ashland Balloon Fest. Elizabeth holds a B.A. in Music and Business from Otterbein University and is currently Treasurer for the Columbus Arts Marketing Association. Thank you for your continued support of the arts and, especially, Otterbein Summer Theatre.
BIOGRAPHIES
Hannah Hahn (Production Manager) joined the Theatre & Dance faculty/staff in the fall of 2022 as the Production Manager and Stage Management Mentor. She teaches and mentors student stage managers along with production-related duties. Hannah’s most recent local stage management credits include: The Importance of Being Earnest (Otterbein), Skeleton Crew (The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio), Rigoletto (Opera Columbus), and I Do! I Do! (Otterbein Summer Theatre). Additionally, Hannah stage manages the CAPA Marquee Awards Showcase each year – a Columbus-based theatre education program that feeds into the national Jimmy Awards for high school students. She has worked with the program in many capacities since its inaugural year in 2019. She enjoys teaching and sharing her experiences as a stage manager through workshops and Thespy adjudication at various state Thespian Festivals and International Thespian Festival each year. You might even catch her as a CAPA House Manager at the Riffe Center Theatre Complex or the historic Southern Theatre. Hannah holds a BFA in Theatre Design & Technology from Otterbein University. www.HannahHahn.net
Olivia Rossi (Technical Director) is very excited to be returning to the small peaceful village of Westerville for this OST season. After graduating from Otterbein in 2024 with her BFA in Theatre Design and Technology, Rossi has been sharing her love of theatre with the jaguars of Hilliard Bradley High School as their Tech Director. Some of her previous Otterbein credits include tech directing the 2023 production of Everybody and assistant tech directing 9 to 5 (2024) and Bright Star (2023.) You may also be familiar with Rossi’s prop work from Cabaret (2023,) Black Comedy (2022,) and Something Rotten (2022). Rossi would like to thank her family for all of the support and her scenic crew for being an awesome group to work with. #techyeah #teamgirl
Jeanine Thompson (Theatrical Intimacy Director) is honored to be returning to Otterbein as the Theatrical Intimacy Director for The Glass Menagerie and to be working with the wonderful cast and production team. Her previous production work at Otterbein includes Footloose, Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812, The Importance of Being Earnest, 9 to 5, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cabaret, I Do, I Do, Baby, Our Town and A Little Night Music. Jeanine is an Emeritus Professor of OSU’s Department of Theatre, who specializes in performance, directing, movement, theatrical intimacy, and creation of new works. Her artistry has been greatly influenced by her work with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company, Dance Theatre choreographer, John Giffin, and the French mime artist, Marcel Marceau.
JT Baniak (Carpenter) is a fourth year Theatre Major attending The Ohio State University. He has been doing theatre for most of his life and has worked on sets for a number of different shows and companies. He is so excited to be working with Otterbein for the summer!
Emmanuela Bean (Assistant Stage Manager) is an Otterbein graduate, obtaining a B.A. in English Literary Studies/minor in Studio Art and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). She currently teaches at St. Paul the Apostle School in Westerville. Previously, she has worked for the Columbus Symphony, Jazz Arts Group, and Opera Project Columbus. During her time at Otterbein she was involved in many bands and ensembles through a music scholarship playing flute and piccolo. Her interests include going to church, all things music and theatre, drawing, and watching movies. She thanks God, her family, and friends for their endless support, and feels beyond blessed to work with the best cast and crew here at Otterbein Summer Theatre!
BIOGRAPHIES
Cami Borders (Company Manager & Box Office Manager) is a rising senior from Bexley, OH. She is an English and History double major and has worked in the Otterbein Box Office since her freshman year. She has had a lifelong passion for theatre and is excited to be involved in Otterbein Summer Theatre. She wants to thank her parents, friends, and Elizabeth for all of their support! She hopes you enjoy the show!
Dean Buford (Technical Apprentice: Scenery/Paints/Props) This is Dean’s first summer at OST. He is going into his sophomore year at Otterbein this fall and is very excited to contribute to such an excellent theatre.
Kevin Campbell II (Technical Apprentice: Lighting & Sound/Spot Light Operator) is a fourth-year theatre major at The Ohio State University. He is from Canton, Ohio and specializes in lighting design.
Maggie Glanc (Front of House Manager) is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and is excited to take part in her third Otterbein Summer Theatre season! Maggie just graduated from Otterbein this past May with a degree in AYA Integrated Social Studies. She hopes to work in her own high school or middle school social studies classroom in the fall. When Maggie is not working or job-searching, she can be found crocheting, spending time with family, watching horror movies, and more. Lastly, she is grateful for the opportunity to be a part of OST this summer and would like to thank Elizabeth for her constant support and encouragement. She would also like to thank her Papa Ray, who she misses dearly, for sharing his love for theatre with her and allowing her to be where she is today!
Nick Hahn (Properties Lead) is a Technical Director, Scenic Designer, Props Artisan, and published Playwright based in Columbus Ohio. A graduate of Otterbein University’s theatre program, Nick has worked all over Columbus and the United States, most notably as the Assistant Technical Director and then Technical Director at the Short North Stage. Nick is also the former Technical Director at the Wellington School, where he rebuilt the technical theatre curriculum from the ground up. Nick is currently the Technical Director at Dublin Jerome High School. Nick would like to thank you for supporting local live theatre. www.nickhahntheatre.com.
Allison Hunter (Administrative Assistant) has dabbled in almost every corner of theatre she could since middle school, starting out as a performer and eventually landing backstage as a technician and stage manager. She is very excited to add a new role to that list as Otterbein’s new Theatre & Dance Administrator. Thank you for supporting the arts, and enjoy the show!
Dani Kirkham (Carpenter) is a current Otterbein student. They will graduate in 2028. They were recently Assistant Properties Lead for Otterbein’s The Laramie Project as well as a Carpenter for Footloose. Outside of theatre, they are working on their emergency medicine certifications through The Red Cross. Enjoy the show!
Theodore Marshall (Wardrobe Lead/Run Crew), a rising junior at Otterbein University, is grateful for the opportunity to demonstrate his progress in his first professional theatre job.
BIOGRAPHIES
Natalie Neville (Charge Artist) is a senior Design Tech major here at Otterbein. She is happy to be back and painting for another OST season! In her free time, she likes to go on sweet treat runs, read, go on adventures, and collect trinkets. She hopes you enjoy the show and sends love to the entire cast and crew. #techyeah #teamgirl #BOOM
Stephen O’Hara (Lead Electrician) is thrilled to be back for his second season with Otterbein Summer Theatre. Originally from the Cincinnati, OH area, Stephen is a junior BFA Design/Technology major at Otterbein. His Otterbein credits include Footloose, The Laramie Project, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, The Importance of Being Earnest, 9 to 5, and Cabaret. In his spare time, Stephen enjoys true crime podcasts, cooking, and curling up with a good book. All my love as always to Mom, Dad and Chaz.
River Perry (Sound A1) is an audio technician and designer with a BFA in technical theatre from Marietta College. He has also been training in lighting design and engineering, voice acting, and fiction writing. He gives thanks to his mom, his dog, and his mentors for pushing him to be the best version of himself possible.
Helen Sminkey (Technincal Apprentice/Scenery & Properties Run Crew) is a rising sophomore Design/Technology major from Elgin, OK. This is her first summer working for OST, but has previously worked on productions at Otterbein: The Laramie Project, and Footloose. Helen is extremely grateful to have the opportunity to work for OST this summer. She is having a lot of fun working with her friends and spending the summer making theatre. Finally, she would like to thank her family and friends for all the love and support. Enjoy the show! #teamgirl
Vivian Steele (Costume Shop Assistant) is a rising sophomore in the Design & Tech theatre program at Otterbein University with a focus in costume design and construction. When she’s not sewing or sketching, she can be found looking for trinkets, lurking on Letterboxd, and squirreling away stickers for her junk journal. She’d like to thank her friends, folks, and faculty for their support! And to Hugh, thank you for my blue roses. #teamgirl viviansteele.com
PLAYWRIGHT BIOGRAPHY
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) was one of America’s most prolific and important playwrights. His prodigious output included The Glass Menagerie (NY Drama Critics Award 1944), A Streetcar Named Desire (New York Drama Critics Award, Pulitzer Prize 1947), Summer And Smoke (1948), The Rose Tattoo (1951), Camino Real (1953), Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (New York Drama Critics Award, Pulitzer Prize 1955), Orpheus Descending (1957), Sweet Bird Of Youth (1959), Night Of The Iguana (1961), The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore (1963), Out Cry (1973), Vieux Carre (1977), A Lovely Sunday For Creve Coeur (1979), and Something Cloudy, Something Clear (1981).
HONORARY CAST LIST
The entire company extends special gratitude to those who have donated so generously to the 2025 Otterbein Summer Theatre Season. (This donor list only reflects gifts made to the Summer Theatre Patron Fund in 2025.)
Producer ($5,000+)
Oakland Nursery
Paul S. & Sheila Reiner
Director ($1,000-$4,999)
Margaret & Richard Doone
Al & Louise Minor
Charles & Maruja Paule
Designer ($500-$999)
David C. & Nancy E. Smith Evans
John T. Huston
Douglas R. & Mary Pat Knight
Dennis O. & Sue Ann Norton
Roberta Scherer
Edmund & Diane Daily Cox
Brent & Nancy DeVore
Mark Havanec
David Lambert
Brad Ostroff
Patricia Ryan
Jane Schriver
Douglas R. Smeltz
David & Beckey Stamm
Jon & Joyce Stonebraker
Carl & Judith Weaver
Norma F. Worley
Vince & Gayle Herried
Vinny Herwig
Emily Hobson
Lynda Huey
Barbara Hughes
Ron & Suzi Jones
Suzanne Martin
William A. McCartney
Pearson McWane
Thomas Mertzlufft
James & Martha Owens
Pamela Park-Curry
Nancy Paul
Alison Prindle
Jeff & Veronica Reutter
Elizabeth A. Salt
Albert & Louise Siegel
Ronald G. & Linda Simpson
Alan E. & Linda Smith
Bruce Storts
Diva ($250-$499) Star ($100-249) Supporting
Anonymous
Gloria Absi
Richard Arendt & Karen Miller
Patricia Balassone
Thomas & Paula Blue
Carol Boehm
Chip Bruchac
Mike & Gloria Burns
Len & Sharon Bussard
Candyce Canzoneri
Barbara Clapham
David Clark
Alan & Christy Coupland
John & Sharon Davis
Diane Driessen
Margaret English Duffy
Susan R. Fagan
Reynaldo Fagundes
James Farmer
Brian & Sandy Freer
Mark A. Geary
Jack George
Carmenza Gutierrez
Janice Townsley
John Volpi
David B. & Joyce Shannon Warner
Laura Cean Wilson
Craig & Carol Young
Anonymous
David & Susan Arnold
Kay F. Ball
Janet Barker-Stonerook
Fred & Patricia Baum
Pat & Linda Blayney
Eileen & Bob Brenner
Mark & Elise Byers
Ted R. Chaney
Deborah L. Coleman
Mary Devore
Keith Dufrane
James & Ramona Edman
Edward Finley
Mary Kay Forster
Peggy Garrison & Kenneth Truman
Joanne Swank Gillum
James Gieseke
Philip & Kathleen Gross
John & Beth Gwynn
Mary Heubach
Douglas & Joan Hoover
J. Thomas & Kathleen Jones
David Kandel
Joanne Kosanke
Greg Margulies
Nancy McClees
Jerry & Judi Miller
Bonnie Moses
Ann & Joseph Ottobre
Mark & Carol Pochodylo
Rebecca Coleman Princehorn
& Clay Cormany
Stan & Becky Regas
Paul Ries
Karen Russell
Frank Shyjka
Jane Sprague
Ellen Stukenberg
Michelle Wilson Toney
Elizabeth Tracy
Joe Webber
Wirt Whittaker
Cynthia Adams
James Allen
Madalyn Benjamin
William Bickell
David Binkovitz
Judyth Box
Larry & Margaret Cepek
Mike & Judy Christian
Beverly Cochran
Luna Cummins
Anita Ebbert
Lee Fredette
Edwin A. Geer
Beverly Green
Francine Harris
Ron & Mary Armstrong Hooker
Susan Howson
Jennifer Johnson
Nancy Kenish
Ron & Beth Kenreich
Mary Krause
Barbara Limbert
Barbara L. Martin
Tom & Sandy Masterson
William & Karen Mattes
Jean Mauger
Beth Maxwell
Cecilia McAdams
Mary McRury
Susan Park
Patricia Parsons
James E. Paxton
David & Dorothy Pritchard
Carol Rich
Quincy Robe
Virginia Rogers
Victor Saylor & Anni Efthimiou
Nancy Settles
Rose Sobel
Marcia Staub
Ron & Diann Smith
Gypsy Stultz
James Tarpoff
Dianne Thompson
Jean Trimble
Christine Troutman
Kay Wagner
Carolyn & Joseph Waleko
Joel & Barbara Weaver
David L. Woodyard
Linda Worster
Please join us for a new Otterbein Summer Theatre program, One by One,
An Evening of One-Acts.
Halle Audette (‘26) and Simone Gelety (‘26), recipients of the Pamela Hill Lorr Theatre Award, which recognizes and encourages outstanding student directors, will direct their peers on the Cowan Hall Fritsche Theatre stage in two distinctly different, but very entertaining pieces, a play and a musical, all in one evening!
[title of show]
Jeff and Hunter, two struggling writers, hear about a new musical theatre festival. However, the deadline for submissions is a mere three weeks away! With nothing to lose, the pair decides to try to create something new with the help of their friends Susan, Heidi and Larry. They make a pact to write up until the festival’s deadline and dream about the show changing their lives, but what to call it? ... [title of show] -- taken from the space on the festival’s application form which asks for the “[title of show]” -- follows Hunter and Jeff and their friends on their journey through the gauntlet of creative self-expression in this love letter to musical theatre.
Suppressed Desires
A comedic satire on the popular and often misguided application of psychoanalysis, the play centers on Henrietta, a woman obsessed with the phenomenon, who creates a ridiculous interpretation of her husband’s dream, almost causing a divorce! First published in 1924, it’s a lighthearted look at how people can get carried away with the ideas of the day
June 25 - 7:30pm - Admission is Free - General Admission Seating
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EPIC IMAGINATION INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS
LATECOMER'S POLICY
The House Manager may seat latecomers only during times which minimize disruption of the performance. The management accepts no responsibility for inconvenience to latecomers and can make no adjustment because of it.
FIRE NOTICE
The exits are indicated by red lights. In the event of fire or any other emergency, please do not run — walk to the exit as directed by theatre management.
CAMERAS AND RECORDING DEVICES
The use of recording equipment and the taking of photographs during the performance are strictly prohibited.
RESTROOMS
Restrooms are located both on the ground level and in the basement of Cowan Hall. Additional restrooms are available across the street in Roush Hall.
Assistive Listening Devices are available at the Box Office upon request.
THE 2025 OTTERBEIN SUMMER THEATRE SEASON IS PRODUCED WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM:
