The Taylor Theatre Playbills collection features programs from Taylor’s stage productions, including Taylor Theatre, musicals, playback theatre, and Taylor’s Touring Company. Some operas are also included.
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The Odd Couple
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1979 performance of The Odd Couple by Neil Simon.
The Odd Couple tells the story of friends Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison and the conflicts caused by their mismatched lifestyles when Felix moves in after being kicked out of his home by his wife.
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The School for Scandal
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1979 performance of The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
The School for Scandal tells the story of a conniving gossiper Lady Sneerwell, and her plot with other unscrupulous persons to separate couples and redirect love interests through slander and gossip.
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Our Town
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1979 performance of Our Town by Thornton Wilder.
Our Town tells the story of a small, fictional American town called Grover’s Corners through the everyday lives of its citizens. The play is set as a play performing in Grover’s Corners and uses metatheatrical elements.
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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1978 performance of The Dark at the Top of the Stairs by William Inge.
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs is the story of Cora Flood, the wife of a traveling salesman. Learning that her husband might have an affair with another woman, she plans to leave the marriage. When her husband returns, having lost his job, Cora must decide how to respond.
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Quest and Query
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1978 performance of Quest and Query adapted by Oliver Hubbard.
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A Doll's House
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1978 performance of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen.
A Doll’s House is the story of a woman named Nora Helmer who tries to cover up an act of fraud she performed to save her husband’s life. The conflict shakes her home life and marriage, exposing their perceptions of each other and how each believes marriage is to be.
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Galileo
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1978 performance of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht.
Galileo is a fictional retelling of the trial of Galileo when he was tried by the Roman Catholic Church for the promulgation of his scientific discoveries.
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The American Experience
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1977 Advanced Oral Interpretation Class’s performance of The American Experience adapted by Oliver Hubbard.
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Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1977 performance of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, with songs assembled and translated by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman.
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris is a musical revue of the life and music of Jacques Brel.
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Doctor Faustus
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1977 performance of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe.
Doctor Faustus tells the story of Doctor Faustus, a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge, magic, and pleasures.
Performed by the Taylor Religious Drama Company.
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Brigadoon
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1977 performance of Brigadoon with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe.
Brigadoon is a musical about two American tourists who stumble upon a Scottish Town that only appears every one hundred years. One of the tourists falls in love and must decide whether to stay in the enchanted village or remain in the real world.
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The Mousetrap
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1976 performance of The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie.
Mysterious twists and thrilling turns abound when a group of strangers stranded in a guest house during a snowstorm discover that a murderer is in their midst. Whodunnit? Is it one of the suspicious newlyweds or the spinster with the curious background? Perhaps it’s the architect, the retired Army major or the strange man running from his past. Enjoy an evening of exhilarating intrigue as Agatha Christie’s greatest mystery unfolds to its surprising conclusion.
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No Exit
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1976 performance of No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartés. In French the term is the equivalent of the legal term “in camera”, which refers to a private discussion behind closed doors.
No Exit is the story of three strangers set in a nicely furnished room in Hell, where they are set to torment each other through their perceptions of their fellow prisoners.
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The Magistrate
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1976 performance of The Magistrate by Arthur Pinero.
The Magistrate is the story of a respectable magistrate who ends up entangled in a series of events that almost result in a public scandal.
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The Roar of the Greasepaint ̶ The Smell of the Crowd
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1975 performance of The Roar of Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.
The Roar of Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd is an allegorical exploration of the status quo between the upper and lower classes in 1960s British society through the lens of characters Sir and Cocky.
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Alice in Wonderland
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1975 performance of Alice in Wonderland adapted by Chamber Theatre from Lewis Carroll’s work of the same name.
Alice in Wonderland follows the fantastical and sometimes absurd adventures of a girl named Alice, who follows a White Rabbit and tumbles into a magical world called Wonderland.
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The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1975 performance of The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail focuses on the life of Henry David Thoreau as he recounts his life during a night spent in prison for refusing to pay a Poll Tax.
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The American Dream
The playbill for Taylor University’s Theatre 25 Fall 1974 performance of The American Dream by Edward Albee.
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The Emperor’s Daughters
The playbill for Taylor University’s Theatre 25 Fall 1974 performance of The Emperor’s Daughters by Cena Christopher Draper.
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The Trojan Women
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1974 performance of The Trojan Women by Euripides.
The Trojan Women tells the story of the fates of four women after the fall of the city of Troy.
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American Primitive
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1974 performance of American Primitive by William Gibson.
American Primitive is constructed from the correspondence of John and Abigail Adams and tells their story during the period of the American Revolution.
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The Glass Menagerie
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1974 performance of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.
The Glass Menagerie is a memory play narrated and led by a young man named Tom, who recounts life with his mother Amanda and sister Laura. The play has strong autobiographical elements of the playwright Tennessee and his experience growing up with his mother and sister.
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Christ in the Concrete City and The Prodigal Son
The playbill for Taylor University’s 1974 performances of Christ in the Concrete City by Philip Turner and The Prodigal Son by R.H. Ward, performed by the Religious Drama Company
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The Ugly Duckling
The playbill for Taylor University’s Theatre 25 Fall 1973 performance of The Ugly Duckling by A. A. Milne.
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A Mark Twain Production
The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1973 performance of A Mark Twain Production adapted by Allen Goetcheus for Chamber Theatre.
A Mark Twin Production tells the story of Mark Twain and his work through collected writings and letters.