The story of the play.
iola and her twin brother, Sebastian, are shipwrecked off the coast of
Illyria, and each believes the other drowned. Viola decides to disguise
herself as a boy and to present herself as a page at the Court of Duke
Orsino. The Duke is soon captivated with his new page and decides to send
Viola to woo a neighboring lady, Countess Olivia, on his behalf. Attracted by
Viola's wit and eloquence, however, Olivia falls in love with the supposed page;
while Viola's dilemma is compounded when she realizes she herself is in love
with Orsino. Olivia's steward, the pompous Malvolio, is so disliked by other
members of her household that they decide to play a joke on him, writing him
an anonymous love letter which he believes is from Olivia. Following the
letter's instructions, Malvolio appears before Olivia and because of his ridicu-
lous behavior is committed to prison where a further trick is played on him by
Olivia's clown, Feste. Meanwhile, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, another of Olivia's
suitors, is so irritated by the attention the page is receiving from Olivia that he
decides to challenge Viola to a duel which is only interrupted by the arrival
of two of the Duke's officers. Sebastian arrives in Illyria and since he looks
exactly like his sister, Viola, Sir Andrew mistakes him for the page and renews
the fight. This time, however, Sir Andrew is soundly beaten! Olivia also
mistakes Sebastian for Viola and finding him responsive to her love, proposes
marriage. Overwhelmed, Sebastian accepts. Olivia meets Viola with the Duke,
and greets her with the title of husband. When a priest confirms the marriage,
Orsino shows his anger at being betrayed by his favorite page, but he is
interrupted by the arrival of Sebastian, and the two who had thought each
other drowned are reunited. Olivia realizes she is married to the brother having
wooed the sister, while Orsino, declaring his love for Viola, asks her to be his
wife. With the release of Malvolio from his cell and the revelation of the tricks
played upon him, all ends happily for the lovers and their households.
Sam McCready
by William Shakespeare
Director, Sam McCready Lighting and Sound Design, Terry Cobb
Producer, William T. Brown Costume Design, Elena Zlotescu
Construction Engineer, Terry Cobb Assistant Director, Ann Ciccolella
Set Design, William I Brown
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Duke Orsino Chris Rondholz
Curio Pete Keck
Valentine Stephen W. Moore
Viola Crystal Chappell
Captain Kenny Curtis
Sir Toby Belch Bill Grauer
Maria Joan McCready
Sir Andrew Aguecheek Michael A. Stebbins
Clown Laura A. Schlitz
Countess Olivia Maira DeMay
Malvolio Ron Bopst
Fabian Kenny Curtis
Sebastian R. Darrell Cummings
Antonio Serge Delpierre
Officers to the Duke Stephen W. Moore, Pete Keck
Priest Pete Keck
Technical Director Mark McPherson
Stage Manager Ann Ciccolella
Speech Consultant Alice Rohinson
Costume Design Assistants Linda Brown, Suzanne Herbert-Forton
Costume Builder Sharon Landrum
Publicity Cathy Burroughs, Robert Thomas, Jr., Deborah Tunney
Tour Manager Robert Thomas, Jr.
Program Design Carla Januska
Interpreters (selected performances) Marla Tibbels, Cari Varveri
Music Arrangement, "There Dwelt a Man" Carol Pierce
Set/Property Construction and Running Crew
Kyle W. Biddinger, Rachel Burchard, Serge Delpierre, Jennifer Sokolov,
Neil C. Warren, Andy Zeisberg
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Robert Thomas, Jr. E.M. Hutton
Wanda Bair and the staff of the Office of Special Sessions
The Office of Institutional Advancement
and all those who have assisted with this production.
the newest and most modern campus of the University of Maryland.
Opened in 1966 near Catonsville, it is a 10-minute
drive from downtown Baltimore. In addition to offering the arts,
humanities, and sciences, UMBC has introduced the nation's
first undergraduate major in emergency
health services and the first curriculum in genetic
engineering. UMBC also has one of the state's
largest cooperative education programs for students who want to
alternate school with employment.
One-third of UMBC students - the highest percentage among the
state's public institutions - are
accepted into graduate school.
The Theatre Department offers majors in acting, technical
theatre, and educational theatre. UMBC's
theatre productions have been entered in the American College
Theatre Festival Regional Competition
six times. Three of these have gone on to the prestigious
National Festival at the Kennedy Center in
Washington, D.C. The most recent was the Fall, 1986, production
of The Importance of Being Oscar, also directed by Sam McCready.
UMBC Theatre Department Faculty
William T. Brown, Associate Professor, Chairman
Associate Professors: X. Mehta
A. Robinson
W. Salkind
Assistant Professors: T. Cobb
G. Holmes
S. McCready
W. Witcover
E. Zlotescu
Instructors: P. LaNoue
C. Spivey
Booking information for next year's tour can be obtained by
calling (301) 455-2065.
Proceeds from the sale of T-shirts go directly into the UMBC
Theatre Scholarship Fund which supported the tuition of
the actors and technicians of this production.
Site Sponsors
Recreation Services, Veterans Administration Medical Center at
Perry Point · City of Havre de Grace Chamber of Commerce and
Tourism Council · Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation ·
WGMS Radio · The Shops at National Place & National
Press · Springfield Hospital Center · Dickinson College ·
Salisbury-Wicomico Arts Council · Anne Arundel County Commission
on Culture and the Arts · Ocean Pines Recreation Department ·
Glen Echo Park (National Park Service) · Parks and History
Association · Arlington County Performing Arts · Maryland - National
Capital Park & Planning Commission, Department of
Parks & Recreation, Prince George's County · Baltimore County
Commission on Arts and Sciences · Wyman Park Improvement
Association · Friends of the Wyman Park Dell · Remington Improvement
Association · Charles Village Civic Association
SHAKESPEARE ON WHEELS is funded in part by a grant from the
Maryland State Arts Council and the National Endowment for
the Arts. Additional funding is provided by the UMBC Office of
Special Sessions, the UMBC Office of Institutional Advancement,
the UMBC Theatre Department, and our many generous site sponsors.
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