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6th Annual
William
Inge Theatre Festival
Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin
has been called "The Man-for-All-Theatre Seasons." He is a celebrated
playwright, (Born Yesterday, The Rat Race, The Gift of Time),
director, (Idiot's Delight, Funny Girl, The Diary of Anne Frank),
librettist, (Fledermaus), film writer and director, (Bachelor
Mother, Adam's Rib, Pat and Mike, The True Glory, for which he won
the Academy Award). He has written numerous articles which have been
published in newspapers and periodicals as well as non-fiction, (Tracy
and Hepburn) and fiction, (Moviola, Smash).
Mr. Kanin attended the "Dinner with Broadway Theatre Legends" on
Saturday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Independence Country Club and
participated in "Meet our Award-winning Playwrights" with the topic "The
Changing American Theatre" on Monday, April 6 at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
in the Inge Theatre. Mr. Kanin received the 1987 "William Inge Award for
Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre" during a tribute to him on
April 6, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in the William Inge Theatre and was the guest
of honor at the "After-Theatre Supper with Garson Kanin" on Monday,
April 6 at 10:00 p.m. at the Independence Country Club.
Schedule of Events
The Sixth Annual
William Inge Theatre Festival and Conference
Schedule of Events
April 4, 5, 6, & 7, 1987
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.—
REGISTRATION in the Foyer of the William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts
Building. THE WILLIAM INGE COLLECTION opened to visitors. College
Library, Academic Building.
1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.—A
MOVIE DOUBLE FEATURE. Garson Kanin’s films, PAT AND MIKE and
ADAM’S RIB starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Fireside
Room, Student Union.
1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.--Tour
of "WILLIAM INGE’S INDEPENDENCE." Met in Foyer of Inge Theatre.
7:00 P.M.—DINNER
WITH BROADWAY LEGENDS. Special guests included actresses Barbara Baxley
and Marian Seldes, award-winning playwrights Garson Kanin, John Patrick,
Jerome Lawrence, and Robert Anderson. Special musical entertainment was
provided by Marcy DeGonge. Independence Country Club.
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.--REGISTRATION
in the Foyer of the William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Building. THE
WILLIAM INGE COLLECTION opened to visitors. College Library, Academic
Building.
1:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.—"WILLIAM
INGE: PENN AVENUE TO BROADWAY." A documentary on William Inge. Fireside
Room, Student Union.
2:30 P.M.—BORN YESTERDAY,
a film by Garson Kanin starring Judy Holliday. Fireside Room, Student
Union.
2:30 P.M.—4:30 P.M.—"A
PLAYWRIGHT’S WORKSHOP" conducted by playwright Jerome Lawrence. Room FA
1, Fine Arts Building.
4:00 P.M.--Tour
of "WILLIAM INGE’S INDEPENDENCE." Met in Theatre Foyer, Fine Arts Bldg.
7:30 P.M.—TWO
FOR ONE starring Walter Willison and JoAnna Rush in concert.
William Inge Theatre - Fine Arts Building. Reception in foyer hosted by
Independence Arts Council.
MONDAY, APRIL 6
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.--REGISTRATION
in the Foyer of the William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Bldg. THE WILLIAM
INGE COLLECTION opened to visitors. College Library, Academic Building.
8:15 A.M.—"WILLIAM
INGE AND CRITICS." (What they did to him and for him.) Dan Sullivan,
distinguished theatre critic for The Los Angeles Times.
10:00 A.M – 12:00 P.M.—"MEET
OUR AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHTS." Topic: "The Changing American Theatre."
Garson Kanin, author of Born Yesterday and the 1987 recipient of
The William Inge Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre.
Responding to Mr. Kanin was Robert Anderson (Tea and Sympathy),
Jerome Lawrence (Inherit the Wind) and John Patrick (The
Teahouse of August Moon.) Jackson Bryer, University of Maryland,
moderated the questions and answer period. William Inge Theatre, Fine
Arts Building.
12:15 P.M.--HONORS
LUNCHEON. Members of the Inge family and distinguished festival guests
were recognized. Fireside Room, Student Union.
FEE: $5.00
1:15 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.—"A
PLAYWRIGHT’S WORKSHOP." Playwright Robert Anderson conducted the
workshop. Room FA1, Fine Arts Building.
1:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.--"PUBLICIZING
YOUR PRODUCTIONS." A workshop for high school and college teachers,
directors, and community theatre persons and theatre students. Conducted
by Wally Cedar and Rick Miramontez. Music Hall, Fine Arts Building.
1:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.—SCHOLAR’S
CONFERENCE - Session I: Theme: "The Family in Modern American Drama and
Film." Dr. Jackson Bryer, University of Maryland, Director of
Conference. Lecture Hall, Academic Building.
3:15 P.M. – 4:45 P.M.—SCHOLAR’S
CONFERENCE - Session II: Theme: "The Family in Modern American Drama and
Film." Dr. Jackson Bryer, University of Maryland, Director of
Conference. Lecture Hall, Academic Building.
7:00 P.M.—"A
SALUTE TO GARSON KANIN." The show featured the works of Kanin with
tributes from his friends and the presentation of "The William Inge
Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre." There was a
reception in the Foyer during Intermission. William Inge Theatre.
Fee: $5.00
10:00 P.M.—AFTER-THEATRE
SUPPER WITH GARSON KANIN. Independence Country Club.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
8:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.—
REGISTRATION in the Foyer, William Inge Theatre.
8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.—SCHOLARS
CONFERENCE, "The Family in Modern American Drama and Film" continued.
Lecture Hall, Academic Building.
9:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.—"AN
ACTOR’S WORKSHOP." Marian Seldes, distinguished winner of two Tony
Awards and instructor of acting at Julliard in New York City conducted
the workshop. Open to students of acting from high school through
adults.
Festival Participants
1987 Special Guests and Festival Participants
Robert Anderson
(Inge
Award recipient in 1985)
attended the "Dinner with Broadway Theatre Legends" on Saturday, April 4
at 7:00 p.m. at the Independence Country Club. He joined Mr. Kanin at
the "Meet Our Award-Winning Playwrights" with the topic "The Changing
American Theatre" on Monday, April 6 at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon in the
Music Hall and conducted "A Playwright's Workshop" on Monday at 1:30
p.m. in the Fine Arts Building.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Barbara Baxley
is a talented actress of the New York Theatre, motion pictures,
television, and regional theatre. Broadway credits include Plaza
Suite, She Loves Me, The Three Sisters, and Period of Adjustment.
Film credits include Nashville, Norma Rae, No Way To Treat A Lady,
and East of Eden. Ms. Baxley conducted "How an Actress Prepares
for the Professional Theatre" on Monday, April 6 at 9:15 a.m. in the
Inge Theatre and was a special guest at the "Dinner with Broadway
Theatre Legends" on Saturday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Independence
Country Club.
Kathryn Bryer,
Round House Theatre in Washington, D.C. conducted a two-day workshop in
Children's Theatre at the Independence Middle School.
Wally Cedar,
veteran publicist for actors and their productions who has his own
public relations firm in Beverly Hills, presented "Publicizing and
Promoting Your Productions" with Rick Miramontez on Monday, April 6, at
1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
See updated bio in
1988 - Sidney Kingsley.
Marcy DeGonge,
talented singer/actress from New York City, provided the headline
entertainment for "Dinner with Broadway Theatre Legends" on Saturday,
April 4 and again Monday, April 6 at the "After-Theatre Supper with
Garson Kanin," at the Independence Country Club. She also took part in
the tribute to Garson Kanin on April 6 in the William Inge Theatre.
Jerome Lawrence
(Inge
Award recipient in 1983)
attended the "Dinner with Broadway Theatre Legends" on Saturday, April 4
at 7:00 p.m. at the Indepenence Country Club and conducted "A
Playwright's workshop" on Sunday, April 5 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts
Building. Mr. Lawrence also joined to Mr. Kanin at the "Meet Our
Award-Winning Playwrights" with the topic "The Changing American
Theatre" on Monday, April 6 at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon in the Music
Hall.
See updated bio in 1995 - Arthur Miller.
Rick Miramontez,
former associate publicist for the Ahmanson Theatre of Los Angeles,
presented "Publicizing and Promoting Your Productions" with Wally Cedar
on Monday, April 6 at 1:15 p.m. in the Music Hall.
See updated bio in 1991 - Edward Albee.
John Patrick
(Inge
Award recipient in 1986)
attended the "Dinner with Broadway Theatre Legends" on Saturday, April 4
at 7:00 p.m. at the Indepenence Country Club and joined Mr. Kanin at the
"Meet Our Award-Winning Playwrights" with the topic "The Changing
American Theatre" on Monday, April 6 at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon in the
Music Hall.
See updated bio in 1994 - Terrence
McNally.
Marian Seldes
is a Tony Award-Winning actress, with extensive acting credits in the
New York City theatre, regional and summer stock, motion pictures, radio
and television drama. She received Tony Awards for her performances in
The Ginger Man and A Delicate Balance. Other performances
in N.Y.C. included roles in Equus and Deathtrap. Miss
Seldes is on the staff of the Julliard School of Music in N.Y.C. where
she teaches acting. Ms. Seldes is the author of The Bright Lights, A
Theatre Life, an intimate memoir about the serious business of
acting as a profession and an art. Ms. Seldes was special guest at the
"Dinner with Broadway Theatre Legends" on Saturday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m.
at the Independence Country Club and she conducted "An Actor's Workshop"
on Tuesday, April 7, at 9:00 a.m.
Dan Sullivan
presented "William Inge and the Critics" on Monday, April 6 at 8:15 a.m.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Walter Willison
and Joanna Rush (Lehmann) of New York City returned to the
William Inge Festival and starred in, "Two For One" in the William Inge
Theatre on Sunday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. Billed as "An Evening in
Concert," Miss Rush was featured in her one-woman show in Act I and Mr.
Willison was featured with songs from his personal musical successes in
Act II. This was Willison's fourth year as a participant and the second
year for Miss Rush. In 1985 the two appeared on the stage of the Inge
Theatre in Options, an original musical by Willison and Jeffery
Silverman.
Conference Scholars
1987 Conference Scholars
Conference Director:
Jackson R. Bryer, Ph.D, University of Maryland,
conducted the Conference using the the theme: "The Family in Modern
American Drama and Film." He also moderated "Meet Our Award-Winning
Playwrights" with the topic "The Changing American Theatre" on Monday,
April 6 at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon in the Music Hall.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Respondent:
Gene DeGruson, Pittsburg
State University, Pittsburg, KS,
see updated bio in 1995 - Arthur Miller.
Scholars:
Judith Babnich, Wichita University,
Wichita, KS presented "The Role of the Family in Megan Terry's
American Kings English for Queens and Goona
Goona."
Kerk Fisher, The University of Georgia,
presented "Children at the Threshold: The Role of the Front Porch in
American Domestic Drama."
Barry Gross, Michigan State University, presented " 'Poised
for Emergency Take-Off': William Inge's Walking Wounded."
Therese Jones, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO presented
" 'Yet another round of whispering on a bed': Michel Foucault and
Tennessee Williams."
Jane W. Lange, The University of California-Berkeley,
presented "Splendor in the Past: Inge's Family Dramas of the
1920's and 1930's."
Linda Wagner-Martin, Michigan State
University, presented "Inge's Men and Episodes of Violence in His
Plays."
Robert A. Martin, Michigan State University, presented "Life
With Father in the Plays of William Inge."
Michael J. Mendelsohn, University of Tampa, presented
"Families in Search of Home': The Plays of Clifford Odets."
James F. Schlatter, Bryn Mawr College, presented " 'Some
Kind of Future': The War for Inheritance in Three American Plays of the
1970's."
Anita Turpin, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
presented "Where's Daddy?: The Plight of the American Family in
Modern American Drama."
Peggy A. Vaughan, Albermarle High School, Charlottesville,
Virgina presented "The Family in Inge: Spiritual Wasteland."
Ralph F. Voss, University of Alabama, presented "On Writing
a Literary Biography of William Inge."
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
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