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Jerome Lawrence
is a playwright, director, teacher and statesman in the living theatre.
With his collaborator Robert E. Lee, he wrote Inherit the Wind
(1955), Auntie Mame (1956), The Gang's All Here (1959),
Mame (1966), Dear World (1969), Jabberwock (1972), and
First Monday in October (1980). Cleveland-born, Lawrence was a
Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Ohio State University and earned a Doctor of
Humane Letters degree in 1963. Fairleigh Dickinson University honored
him as Doctor of Literature in 1968 and Villanova with a Doctor of Fine
Arts Award. In broadcasting, Lawrence and Lee twice won the Peabody
Award. Their plays have won a wide spectrum of awards, both here and
abroad. He was honored at "An Evening with Jerome Lawrence and Friends"
on Sunday, April 17 at 8:00 p.m. He presented "Dramatizing an Historical
Event for Stage and Screen" on Monday, April 18 at 1:30 p.m. and was
featured at a dinner party for conference guests at "Reminiscing with
Jerome Lawrence" on Monday, Arpril 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Independence
Country Club. He also participated on the panel "The Influence of a
Community on a Writer's Work" on Tuesday, April 19 at 2:30 p.m.
See updated bio in 1995 - Arthur Miller.
Schedule of Events
The
Second Annual
William Inge Theatre Festival and Conference
Schedule of Events
April 17, 18, & 19, 1983
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
1:00 P.M.--REGISTRATION
in the Foyer of the William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Building.
1:30 P.M.—William
Inge’s COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA, presented by the Picnic Players
of Independence." William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Building.
FEE: $3.00
3:45 P.M.—"MIDWESTERN
VALUES IN THE WORK OF INGE." Panel discussion that included: Dr.
Jacqueline Snyder, Wichita State University; Dr. James Erickson, Wichita
State University; Dr. Ralph Voss, University of Alabama; and Dr. James
Hoy, Emporia State University.
4:45 P.M. –
Tours of the Inge Collection. Library,
Academic Building.
8:00 P.M.—"AN
EVENING WITH JEROME LAWRENCE AND FRIENDS." Reception in the foyer
following the performance to honor Dr. Lawrence and Ms. Scott.
MONDAY, APRIL 18
9:00 A.M.--
REGISTRATION in the Foyer of the William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Bldg.
9:00 A.M –Tours
of the Inge Collection. Library, Academic Building.
10:00 A.M.—"An
Actor Prepares," presented by actress and producer Martha Scott.
11:00 A.M.—"An
Inge Play Becomes a Musical," presented by actor and producer Walter
Willison.
12:00 P.M.—Luncheon
Honoring conference guests. FEE: $5.00
1:30 P.M.—"Dramatizing
an Historical Event for Stage and Screen," presented by Jerome Lawrence.
3:00 P.M.—FILM:
INHERIT THE WIND.
3:00 P.M.—Vans
for tours of Inge’s Independence with a stop at the Ladies Library and
Art Museum to visit the Inge Room.
6:30 P.M.—DINNER PARTY FOR CONFERENCE
GUESTS, "Reminiscing with
Jerome Lawrence" Independence Community College.
Fee: $12.50
TUESDAY,
APRIL 19
9:00 A.M.—REGISTRATION
in the Foyer, William Inge Theatre.
9:30 A.M.—FILM,
"WILLIAM INGE: PENN AVENUE TO BROADWAY."
10:30 A.M.—"THE
EVOLUTION OF WILLIAM INGE AS A WRITER." Panel discussion includes: Dr.
Ralph Voss, University of Alabama; Gene DeGruson, Pittsburg State
University; Dr. Tom Rea, University of Kansas; and Tom Averill, Washburn
University.
11:30 A.M.—Tours
of the Inge Collection. Library, Academic Building.
12:15 P.M.—Luncheon
honoring conference guests and Inge relatives.
FEE: $5.00
1:30 P.M.—Scenes
of William Inge’s "THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS" presented
by the Manhattan High School Drama Department, Manhattan, Kansas.
2:30 P.M.—"THE
INFLUENCE OF A COMMUNITY ON A WRITER’S WORK." Panel discussion includes:
Dr. Jerome Lawrence, playwright; Dr. James Hoy, Emporia State
University; Dr. Art McClure, Central Missouri State University; Dr.
Robert Gobetz, Pittsburg State University.
3:30 P.M.—Vans
for tours of Inge’s Independence with a stop at the Ladies Library and
Art Museum to visit the Inge Room.
Festival Participants
1983 Special Guests and Festival Participants
Tom Averill,
of Washburn University, participated on the panel "The Evolution of
William Inge As a Writer" at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19.
Gene DeGruson,
of Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, participated on the panel
"The Evolution of William Inge As a Writer" at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
April 19.
See updated bio in 1995 - Arthur Miller.
James Erikson, Ph.D,
of Wichita State University, participated on the panel "Midwestern
Values in the Work of Inge" at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 17.
Robert Gobetz, Ph.D,
Pittsburg State University, participated on the panel "The Influence on
a Writer's Work" at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19.
James Hoy, Ph.D,
of Emporia State University, Emporia, KS, participated on the panel
"Midwestern Values in the Work of Inge" at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 17
and "The Influence of a Community on a Writer's Work" at 2:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, April 19.
Manhattan High School Drama
Department, Manhattan, Kansas,
presented scenes form Inge's The Dark at the Top of the Stairs on
Tuesday, April 19 at 1:30 p.m.
Art McClure, Ph.D,
Central Missouri State University, participated on the panel "The
Influence on a Community on a Writer's Work" at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 19.
See updated bio in 1995 - Arthur Miller.
Picnic Players of Independence,
presented Inge's Come Back, Little Sheba on Sunday, April 17 at
1:30 p.m.
Tom Rea, Ph.D,
of the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, participated on the panel
"The Evolution of William Inge As a Writer" at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
April 19.
Martha Scott,
actress-producer, has been active in theatre, television and films for
over thirty years. She created the role of Emily in Thorton Wilder's
Our Town for both the theatre and film. Broadway plays in which she
starred include: The Voice of the Turtle, Soldier's Wife, The
Remarkable Mr. Penny Packer, and The Male Animal. She also
appeared as Mrs. Antrobus in The Skin of Our Teeth at the Kennedy
Center. She produced Lawrence and Lee's First Monday in October
on Broadway and co-produced the film based on that play. She was
featured at "An Evening with Jerome Lawrence and Friends" on Sunday,
April 17 at 8:00 p.m. She also presented "An Actor Prepares" on Monday,
April 18 at 10:00 a.m.
Jacqueline Snyder, Ph.D,
of Wichita State University, participated on the panel "Midwestern
Values in the Work of Inge" at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 17.
Ralph F. Voss,
University of Alabama, participated on the panels "Midwestern Values in
the Work of Inge" at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 17 and "The Evolution of
William Inge As a Writer" at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Walter Willison,
an actor and producer for Broadway and television and who prepared a
musical version of "Bus Stop," presented "An Inge play becomes a
Musical" on Monday, April 18 at 11:00 a.m.
See updated bio in 1987 - Garson Kanin.
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