History
1970s Programs
February 28-March 1, 1970
Readers' theatre based on a poem by Stephen Vincent Benet
Cast:
| John Brown Clay Wingate Abraham Lincoln | Steve Dickerson |
| Jack Elliot | Dan Lamberton |
| Melora Vilas Mary Lou Wingate Sally Dupre | Anita Ladd |
| Other Readers | Greg Gleffe Judy Erick Robin Parks |
| music and chants | "Schola Cantorum" |
Crew:
| Director | Donnie Rigby |
| Musical Score and Director | Harold Lickey |
October 30, 1970
Cast: | |
| Job | Dan Lamberton |
| Chorus | Anita Ladd La Jean Lawson Wanda Ottman |
| God, Satan, and Job's friends | Eric Graham, Robert Lloyd, Ken Rogers, and Dennis Wysong |
Crew: | |
| Director | Donnie Rigby |
| Backdrop Painting | Karen Gronemyer |
| Sound | Ted Duncan |
Job was also presented at Portland Union Academy and Laurelwood Academy on Friday, Nov. 13, 1970,
and at Columbia Academy on Nov. 14.
February 27 & 28, 1971
by Reginald Rose
directed by Donnie Rigby
Cast:
Bruce Audredge
John Balharrie
Ron Cafferky
Mike Cook
Jerry Cox
Steve Cross
Eric Graham
Doug Jones
Dan Lamberton - Juror 8
Gary Rogers
Dave Weiss
Randy White
Dennis Wysong
Twelve Angry Men was performed in Village Hall.
November 9, 1971
A reader's theater presentation by the English Department
Cast:
Mike Fiedler as Everyman
Dalene Ringering
Pam Dietrich
Kathy Miller
Cary Miller
Sharon Emmerson
Greg Bahnsen
Doug Jones
Wendell Buck
Dale Robson
Douglas Walker
December 3, 1971
by Albert Johnson
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Cast:
Anita Cafferky
Ken Rogers
Dennis Wysong
March 4-5, 1972
by Celeste Raspanti
Directed by Donnie Rigby, assisted by Helen Stephens
Performed in Village Hall
Cast:
| Raja | Joy Smith |
| Father | |
| Mother | |
| Vera | |
| Pavel | |
| Erika | |
| Irena | Georgine Hultz |
| Renka | |
| Irca | |
| Honza | Doug Jones |
| Rabbi | |
| Nazi Guard | Randy Henneberg |
Crew:
Backdrop Design Chuck Way
March/April, 1972
Sponsored by the American Cancer Society
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Cast:
| Laurie Wilkins | Marji Brewer |
| Boyfriend | Lloyd Perrin |
| Other Actors | Ellen Anderson Sue Grant Greg Robbins |
Scheduled for twelve performances to grade school and junior high students during March and April 1972.
May 2, 1972
Presented as part of ASWWC "Spring Thing" by the Projects and Interpretation class in Village Hall.
May 13, 1972
by Pennelope Bifflesnirk and Geraldine Kootzeeni (pen names)
Cast:
| President | Deanne Wagner |
| President's Husband | Brad Grant |
| Newscaster | Jerry Cox |
Performed for the annual AGA "Hour of Charm" in Columbia Auditorium.
November 17, 1972
By Albert Johnson
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Cast:
Sharon Kirkpatrick
Harold Smith
Fritz Goset
Also performed at Pacific Union College on April 14, 1973.
February 4, 1973
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Columbia Auditorium
The 20-minute play was performed as part of "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" banquet hosted by ASWWC.
February 24-25, 1973
by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Performed in Village Hall
Cast:
| Alice Sycamore | Louella Baker | |
| Tony Kirby | Keith Lundquist | |
| Penelope Sycamore | Gina Lindsey | |
| Martin Vanderhof | Jerry Cox | |
| Paul Sycamore | Stan Cleveland | |
| Essie | Gwen Davis | |
| Ed | Doug Bristlin | |
| Mr. Kirby | Bill McCool | |
| Mrs. Kirby | Nancy Irland | |
| additional actors | Pat Farver Harold Smith Mitch Robinson Ted Spreadborough Gary Way Dave Pershall Karrin Kirkman John Balharrie Brad Grant Kathy Hall |
Also performed at Pacific Union College on April 14, 1973.
May 13, 1973
Village Hall
Not Enough Rope by Elaine May
directed by: Keith Lundquist
cast: Richard Goe, Debbie Thomas
(scene from) The Jewish Wife by Bertolt Brecht
directed by: Sandy Brecht
cast: Lolly Baker
(scenes from) James Thurber Carnival
directed by: Dan Dimke
Picnic on a Battlefield by Fernando Arrabel
directed by: Pat Farver
cast: John Featherston, Jay Spady
The Necklace by Guy DeMaupassaret
directed by Dave Pershall
cast: Nannette Crowell
The Summer People by Shirley Jackson
directed by Doug Bristlin
Performed as part of ASWWC's "Spring Thing" campus day.
The Jewish Wife was performed at a later date.
November 30, 1973
| The October 11, 1973 issue of The Collegian reported that the fall quarter drama production would feature black poetry and Negro spirituals with music by Schola Cantorum. Donnie Rigby is quoted as saying "There will be no open tryouts for this program. Since we need to get into this program quickly, we will use experienced drama students." Further details are unknown. |
February 23-24, 1974
By Thorton Wilder
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Village Hall
Cast:
| Stage Manager | Jim Bock |
| Dr. Gibbs | |
| Joe Crowell | |
| Howie Newsome | Mitch Robison |
| Mrs. Gibbs | Marlyn Johnson |
| Mrs. Webb | Linda Loy |
| George Gibbs | |
| Rebecca Gibbs | |
| Wally Webb | |
| Emily Webb | Nanette Crowell |
| Professor Willard | |
| Mr. Webb | |
| Simon Stimson | Mark Robison |
| Mrs. Soames | |
| Constable Warren | |
| Si Crowell | |
| Sam Craig | |
| Joe Stoddard | |
| Townspeople | Tamara Russell, |
May 5-6, 1974
Village Hall
Student-directed one acts under the supervision of Professor Donnie Rigby.
Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
adapted by Luella E. McMahon
directed by: Marlyn Johnson
Cast
| Katherina | Gina Lindsey |
| Petruchio | Mark Robison |
Mitch Robison |
Scratch (excerpts)
by Archibald MacLeish
(reader's theater)
directed by: Mark Robison
Cast:
Unknown
Performed as part of ASWWC's Spring Thing on Sunday May 5. Additional performance on Monday May 6.
November 22, 1974
by P. W. Turner
directed by Donnie Rigby
Cast:
Loren Dickinson, speech department chair
Don French, English instructor
Donnie Rigby, associate professor of speech
Ronna Archbold, speech instructor
Sharon Kirkpatrick, senior speech pathology major
Jim Bock, sophomore speech major
Presented for the November 22 Vespers program in the College Church.
There may have been additional performances in Portland and the Tri-Cities.
February 22-March 2, 1975
Village Hall
Directed by Donnie Rigby, assisted by Jim Bock
May 11, 1975
Village Hall
The Case of the Crushed Petunias
by Tennessee Williams
Opening Night
by M. Euell Skinner
Shadow of a Sovereign
by Gloria Gonzales
Cast:
George Boleyn - Don Andre
Anne Boleyn - Ruth Blabey
The Hired Man
adapted from the poem by Robert Frost
The Masque of Mercy*
adapted from the poem by Robert Frost
directed by Mark Robison and Ken Leiske
Cast:
My Brother's Keeper - Gary Way
Jonas Dove - Mark Durante
Paul - Kenneth Field
Jesse Bel - Gina Lindsey
*Additional performance on December 13, 1975 in Village Hall for Sabbath Forum. Sponsored by Actors Repertory Company (an organization of Christian actors). Mark Robinson played the My Brother's Keeper in this performance.
December 13, 1975
See Play Direction Class 1975.
February 22, 1976
Adapted from John Bunyon
Directed by Donnie Rigby
College Church
Cast:
Narrators - Ken Field, Pat Farver
Nine additional students rounded out the cast.
A readers' theater production. Performed in the Walla Walla College Church for the regular worship service.
February 28, 29, and March 7, 1976
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Village Hall
Cast:
| Eliza Doolittle | Willa Sandmeyer | |
| Henry Higgins | Stephen Winslett | |
| Colonel Pickering | Clayton Moore | |
| Additional actors: | Gina Lindsey Roxanne Gulck Shonna Larson Stephen Payne Betty Hale Mark Duarty Dean Gienger Lynette Arellano Mark Robison Donnie Rigby Mitch Robison Jim Rogers |
April ?? - May 2, 1976
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Village Hall
Cast:
| Amanda | Gina Lindsay | |
| Tom | Mark Robison | |
| Laura | Melinda Jose | |
| Gentleman Caller: | Jim Bock |
Crew:
| Lighting | Randy Schornstein | |
| Set | Ken Leiske |
1976-1977
Directed by Donnie Rigby
According to the January 27, 1977 Collegian, The Hiding Place was performed earlier in the school year with an additional performance scheduled for February and was also taken to Columbia Academy and Wenatchee during January 1977, with a final performance scheduled at Portland Adventist Academy in late March 1977.
February 26, 27, and March 6, 1977
By Robert Bolt
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Village Hall
Cast:
| Sir Thomas Moore | Lee Olson | |
| Alice Moore | Donna Yaw | |
| Margaret Moore | Kathy Willard | |
| Henry VIII | Jim Bock | |
| the Common Man | Mark Robison | |
| Chapuys | Greg Brothers | |
| Duke of Norfolk | Clayton Moore | |
| Richard Rich | Mike LeBeau | |
| Cromwell | Sid Lloyd | |
| Additional actors: | Jon Blenn Eric Anderson Greg Loewen Jean Inaba Steve Winslett |
May 22, 1977
Presented by the Play Direction Class
Village Hall
Blue Stocking by Conrad Richter
directed by: Jean Poirot
cast:
| Grandpa Luckett | Pete White | |
| Porlius Wheeler | Bob Niks | |
| Sayward Wheeler | Jeanne Smith | |
| Genny | Cindy Kind | |
| Dezia | Hazel Dorgan | |
| Soath | Anita Davis | |
| Cornelia | Becky Lacy |
The Open Window by Saki (H. H. Monroe)
directed by: Barbara Williams
music by: Greg Loewen
cast:
| Mr. Nuttel | Clayton Moore | |
| Vera | Willa Sandmeyer | |
| Mrs. Sappleton | Sylvia Green | |
| Maid | Roxanne Gulck | |
| Mr. Sappleton | Greg Saunders | |
| Freddie | Jim Stinnett |
Les Precieuses Ridicules by Moliere (translated by Larry Randolph)
directed by: Marilynn Kaye Loveless
cast:
| DuCroisy | Randy Wisbey | |
| LaGrange | Steve Hanson | |
| Georges | Steve Winslett | |
| Marotte | Grace Muncie | |
| Margaret | Katherine Willard | |
| Catherine | Margaret Dalgleish | |
| Mascarille | Sid Lloyd | |
| Jodetet | Greg Loewen | |
| Porters, musicians: | Greg Saunders Jim Stinnett |
Crew:
| Master Director | Donnie Rigby | |
| Costumes: | June Smith Marcene Thomas | |
| Lighting | Mike Rembolt | |
| Loveseat | Little Theatre of Walla Walla |
December 2 & 3, 1977
February 25, 26, March 4, 5, 1978
Music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Village Hall
Cast:
| Tevye | Don James |
| Golda | Donna Yaw |
| Additional actors: | Pam Reynolds Harold Smith Sharon Letcher Jeannie Smith Julie Hardy Lori Hellie Juanita Perry Jerry Place Rick Murray Craig Bradley Kathy Spring Clayton White Reg Unterseher Larry Petite Glenn Hardy Leaza Gilliland Elizabeth Hartig Lynn Boyd Allison Jones Carmen Nunnemaker David Kharns Steve Winslett Don Gamundoy Dennis Webster |
Crew:
| Orchestra Director | Glenn Spring |
| Chorus Director | Sonya Gourley |
December 1, 1978
A contemporary version of John Milton's classic work
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Village Hall
Cast:
Rick Gage
Don Gwinn
Jean Inaba
Viki Kappel
Warren Kay
Rob Weller
Performed twice for vespers at 6:30 and 8:00 p.m.
February 24, 25, March 3 and 4, 1979
by Rudolph Beiser
directed by Donnie Rigby, assisted by Rick Gage
Village Hall
Cast:
| Elizabeth Barrett | Nola Jean Bamberry | |
| Robert Browning | Clayton Moore | |
| Edward Barrett | Steve Winslett | |
| Hennrietta | Sylvia Green | |
| Octavious | Steve Sczekan | |
| Wilson | Anita Davis | |
| Alfred | Steve Terry | |
| Bella Hadley | Crystal Pegel | |
| Henry Bevin | Rick Gage | |
| Doctor Ford-Waterlow | Wade Barnes | |
| Captain Cook | Mike Woods | |
| Doctor Chambers | Don James | |
| Arabel | Tammi Nelson | |
| Septimus | Jerry Place | |
| Henry | Victor Gouge | |
| George | Lloyd Wright |
May 20, 1979
Presented by the Play Direction class
Taught by Donnie Rigby
Village Hall
Ilsa
By Eugene O'Neil
Directed by Rob Weller
Cast:
Mark Rearrick
Shelly Nelson
Surgery
By Neil Simon
Directed by Rick Cooksley
When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet
By Charles George
Directed by Julie Jorgensen
Two in a Trap
By Allean Lemmon Hale
Directed by Jean Inaba
Cast:
Nola Jean Bamberry
Becky Lacey
When Time Has Come
By Skip Joers
Directed by Skip Joers
Cast:
Mike Wood
Don James
December 1 & 2, 1979
Directed by Donnie Rigby
Village Hall
Little to no information is known on programs with an asterisk (*) by their title.