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8th Annual
William
Inge Theatre Festival
Horton Foote
Horton Foote,
distinguished American dramatist, possessor of two Academy Awards for
motion picture scripts, and author of numerous stage plays and
television dramas was the 1989 recipient of "The William Inge Award for
Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre Award." Mr. Foote, whose
career as a writer spans over forty years, was honored at a program of
tribute on the stage of the William Inge theatre on April 16, 1989 at
7:30 p.m.
Born in Wharton, Texas in 1916, Foote
decided in his youth to become an actor and his father financed his
early training in Dallas and Pasadena. His ambition lead him to New York
where he eventually discovered that he was better suited to the writing
of plays. His early career of writing for the stage led him into writing
television drama. He wrote plays for Playhouse 90, Philco Playhouse
and U.S. Steel Hour. The next step in his career lead to
Hollywood where he wrote an adaptation of Harper Lee's novel To Kill
A Mockingbird. This screen play won for him his first Academy Award
and provided an acting opportunity for Robert Duvall. Twenty years
later, Mr. Foote wrote the screenplay Tender Mercies especially
for Duvall. This film brought Academy Awards to both Duvall and Foote.
In 1985, Mr. Foote's play A Trip to Bountiful, (which in years
past had been produced on the stage and television) won an Academy Award
for Geraldine Page. Mr. Foote, with his wife Lillian and three of his
four children, formed an independent motion picture company in order to
produce screen versions of some of his nine plays in "The Orphans'
Home," a cycle based on the lives of his mother and father in
Wharton, Texas. Two of his children, Hallie Foote and Horton Foote, Jr.,
act in these films as well as in stage and television dramas he has
written. In 1987, Foote's The Story of a Marriage appeared on PBS
as a five and one-half hour mini-series in which Hallie Foote, Amanda
Plummer and Matthew Broderick starred. Grove press published
Courtship, Valentine's Day, and 1918 in 1987, a second volume
was published in 1988 containing Roots in a Parched Ground, Convicts,
Lily Dale, and The Widow Claire. In 1989 he published
Cousins and Death of Papa, thus completing the The
Orphans' Home cycle. Other publications include Selected One-Acts
and Screenplays, Tender Mercies, The Trip to Bountiful, and To
Kill a Mockingbird. His film A Trip to Bountiful was shown at
the film festival on Sunday, April 16 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room.
He participated in "Meet Our Award-Winning Playwrights" on Monday, April
17 with other festival participants at 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. in the Inge
Theatre.
Schedule of Events
The Eighth Annual
William Inge Theatre Festival and Conference
Schedule of Events
April 15, 16, 17, & 18, 1989
SATURDAY, APRIL
15
9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.--REGISTRATION
in the Foyer of the William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Building. WILLIAM
INGE COLLECTION opened to visitors. College Library, Academic Building.
10:30 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.—"A
PLAYWRIGHT’S WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS" conducted by Playwright Jerome
Lawrence. Lecture Hall, Academic Building.
2:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.—
"FILM FESTIVAL WILLIAM INGE: PENN AVENUE TO BROADWAY (55 Minute
Documentary of Inge). Tender Mercies by Horton Foote with Robert
DuVall, Tess Harper, and Betty Buckley (93 Min.). Fireside Room, Student
Union. FREE
2:30 P.M.--Tour
of "WILLIAM INGE’S INDEPENDENCE." Met in Theatre Foyer, Fine Arts Bldg.
FREE
7:00 P.M.—DINNER
WITH FILM AND TELEVISION WRITERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, Inge Festival
Honors Independence's own Jim Halsey, Country Music's Impresario.
Independence Country Club. Tickets: $15.00.
SUNDAY, APRIL 16
10:00 A.M.—BREAKFAST
MEETING OF NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD at Glencliff Farm.
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.
1:00 P.M.—"MEET
TWO BIOGRAPHERS OF WILLIAM INGE" R. Baird Shuman, University of
Illinois, William Inge, Ralph F. Voss, University of Alabama,
A Life of William Inge: The Strains of Triumph (Books of the Voss
biography were available for purchasing and autographing). Lecture Hall,
Academic Building. FREE
1:30 P.M.--Tour
of "WILLIAM INGE’S INDEPENDENCE." Met in Theatre Foyer, Fine Arts Bldg.
2:30 P.M.—
FILM FESTIVAL—A Tribute to Playwright Robert E. Lee (55 Min.)
A Trip to Bountiful by Horton Foote. Starring Geraldine Page (106
Min.) Fireside Room, Students Union.
7:00 P.M.—"HORTON
FOOTE: THE DRAMATIST OF FAMILY AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT." Excerpts
from Foote’s films, plays with tributes from his friends and associates
in the theatre. Presentation of "THE WILLIAM INGE AWARD FOR LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT IN THE AMERICAN THEATRE." William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts
Building. All Seats Reserved. Student Admission: $5.00, Adults:
$10.00. Intermission: Reception in Foyer hosted by Independence Arts
Council. ICC Students and Faculty FREE.
MONDAY, APRIL 17
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.--REGISTRATION
in the Foyer of the William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Bldg.
8:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.—VIDEO
TAPES of past festivals were available for viewing in the Media Center,
First Floor, Academic Building.
8:30 A.M. – 9:45 A.M.—DIRECTOR’S
SEMINAR. "The Relationship of the Director to the Playwright" with Dr.
Rhoda-Gale Pollack, Dean of Fine Arts, The Wichita State University; Les
Brelsford, Artistic Director, Bartlesville Repertory Theatre; Bill
Harbin, Louisiana State University Theatre Department; Lorenzo DeStafano,
Director of NATURAL AFFECTION in Los Angeles, 1988. William Inge
Theatre, Fine Arts Building. FREE
10:00 A.M - 11:30 A.M.—MEET
OUR AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHTS: Robert Anderson, Jerome Lawrence, John
Patrick, Horton Foote. David LeVine, Executive Director of the
Dramatists Guild, Moderator. TOPIC: "Plays Into Film: What Goes Wrong
and Goes Right." William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Building. FREE
12:00 P.M.--HONORS
LUNCHEON. Members of the Inge family and distinguished festival guests
were recognized. Fireside Room, Student Union. Fee: $7.50.
1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.--"MEET
TWO EDITORS OF NEW PUBLICATIONS" Gene DeGruson speaks on "THE LOST
FIRST EDITION OF UPTON SINCLAIR’S ‘THE JUNGLE’." Jackson Bryer
speaks on "SELECTED LETTERS OF EUGENE O’NEILL" (Books were
available for autographing). Lecture Hall, Academic Building.
FREE
2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.—"CONFESSIONS OF A
NIGHTINGALE." Ray Stricklyn
portrays Tennessee Williams in his famed one-man show. William Inge
Theatre, Fine Arts Building. All seats reserved. Student Tickets: $
5.00. Adult Tickets: $10.00. (ICC Students and Faculty FREE)
TUESDAY, APRIL 18
8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.--REGISTRATION
in the Foyer of the William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Bldg.
9:30 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.—"A
WORKSHOP IN COMEDY WRITING AND DIRECTING FOR TV" conducted by Hoite C.
Caston of Hollywood. Music Hall in Fine Arts Building. FEE: $5.00.
ICC and IHS Students FREE
1:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.—"SULLIVAN’S
WORKSHOP IN CRITICAL WRITING." Dan Sullivan, theatre critic for The
Los Angeles Times conducted this workshop for students of English,
Journalism, and Theatre Criticism. Opened to both professional and
amateur writers. Lecture Hall, Academic Building. Fee: $10.00.
ICC and IHS Students FREE
1:00 P.M—BUS STOP
by William Inge was performed live on
stage of the William Inge Theatre, by the McDonogh Resident Acting
Company of McDonogh School, McDonogh, Maryland. Directed by John Van
Meter. Student Tickets: $2.00, Adult Tickets: $5.00. ICC and IHS
Students FREE
7:00 P.M—BUS STOP
by William Inge was performed live on
stage of the William Inge Theatre, presented by the
McDonogh Resident Acting Company of McDonogh School, McDonogh, Maryland.
Directed by John Van Meter. Tickets: $10.00. ICC and IHS Students
FREE
Festival Participants
1989 Special Guests and Festival Participants
Robert Anderson
(Inge
Award recipient in 1985)
participated in "Meet Our Award-Winning Playwrights" on Monday, April 17
with other festival participants at 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. in the Inge
Theatre. He also conducted "A Playwright's Workshop for Students" on
Monday, April 17 at 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in Room 110 of the Academic
Building.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Les Brelsford,
artistic director of the Bartlesville, OK., Theatre Guild, has been
active in theatre as an actor, director, and workshop leader. He left
the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnisota in 1987 to become Artistic
Director in Bartlesville. He participated in the directors seminar "The
Relationship of the Director to the Playwright" on Monday, April 17 at
8:30 - 9:45 a.m. with other festival participants in the Inge Theatre.
Hoite Caston
conducted "A Workshop in Comedy Writing and Directing for TV" on
Tuesday, April 18 in the Music Hall.
See updated bio in 1997 - Neil Simon.
Gene DeGruson
presented The Lost First Edition of Upton Sinclair's
The Jungle at the "Meet Two Editors of New Publications" session on
Monday, April 17 at 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.
See updated bio in 1995 - Arthur Miller.
Lorenzo DeStefano,
a writer, director and film editor, directed a revival of William Inge's
Natural Affection in Los Angeles and the production received six
Drama Logue Awards. He participated in the directors seminar "The
Relationship of the Director to the Playwright" on Monday, April 17 at
8:30 - 9:45 a.m. with other festival participants in the Inge Theatre.
Jim Halsey
was honored with a special Inge Award at a dinner party at the
Independence Country Club on Saturday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.
See updated bio in 1994 - Terrence
McNally.
Dr. Billy J. Harbin,
professor of theatre at Louisiana State University since 1973, has
directed many plays for L.S.U. as well as taken part as an actor in
productions at other universities. In 1975 he received national
recognition by the American College Theatre Festival for his direction
of Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock for L.S.U. He participated
in the directors seminar "The Relationship of the Director to the
Playwright" on Monday, April 17 at 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. with other festival
participants in the Inge Theatre.
Jerome Lawrence
(Inge
Award recipient in 1983)
conducted "A Playwright's Workshop for Adults" on Saturday, April 15 at
10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. He also participated in
"Meet Our Award-Winning Playwrights" on Monday, April 17 with other
festival participants at 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. in the Inge Theatre.
See updated bio in 1995 - Arthur Miller.
David LeVine
was moderator for "Meet Our Award-Winning Playwrights" on Monday, April
17 with other festival participants at 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. in the Inge
Theatre.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
The McDonogh School Resident
Acting Company, under the
direction of John Van Meter, presented a production of William Inge's
Bus Stop on Tuesday, April 18 at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the Inge
Theatre.
John Patrick
(Inge
Award recipient in 1986)
participated in "Meet Our Award-Winning Playwrights" on Monday, April 17
with other festival participants at 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. in the Inge
Theatre.
See updated bio in 1994 - Terrence
McNally.
Dr. Rhoda-Gale Pollack,
Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Wichita State University, has taught
theatre at various colleges and universities and has served as director
of costume designer for more than 70 theatre productions. She
participated in the director's seminar, "The Relationship of the
Director to the Playwright," on Monday, April 17 at 8:30 - 9:45 a.m.
with other festival participants in the Inge Theatre.
Dr. R. Baird Shuman
participated in "Meet Two Biographers of William Inge" on Sunday, April
16 at 1:00 p.m. with Ralph F. Voss in the Lecture Hall.
See updated bio in 1990 - Betty Comden &
Adolph Green.
Ray Stricklyn,
veteran character actor, brought his one-man show Confessions of a
Nightingale to the William Inge Festival on Monday, April 17, at
7:30 p.m. in the Inge Theatre. During his ninety minute monologue
Stricklyn portrayed Tennessee Williams. Originated in Los Angeles in
1985, Stricklyn was named "Best Actor" of the year for "Confessions."
Praised by the N.Y. Press and Time Magazine, Stricklyn played in 1988 at
the Edinburgh International Festival to great acclaim and took his
production to the Israel International Festival in Jerusalem.
Dan Sullivan
conducted "Sullivan's Workshop In Critical Writing" on Tuesday, April 18
at 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Dr. Ralph F. Voss
participated in "Meet Two Biographers of William Inge" on Sunday, April
16 at 1:00 p.m. with Dr. R. Baird Shuman in the Lecture Hall.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Mike Wood
produced the "Tribute to Horton Foote" on Sunday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Inge Theatre.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Conference Scholars
1989 Conference Scholars
Conference Director:
Jackson R. Bryer, Ph.D, presented Selected Letters
of Eugene O'Neill at the "Meet Two Editors of New Publications"
session on Monday, April 17 at 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Scholars:
Judith Babnich, Ph.D,
Wichita State University, participated in SESSION I of the William Inge
Conference on Sunday, April 16 at 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.
Jane Lange Courant, The University of California - Berkley,
participated in SESSION II of the William Inge Conference on Monday,
April 17 at 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Kirk Fisher, The University of Georgia, participated in
SESSION I of the William Inge Conference on Sunday, April 16 at 2:00 -
4:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.
Therese Jones, The University of Colorado, participated in
SESSION II of the William Inge Conference on Monday, April 17 at 2:30 -
4:30 p.m.
Albert E. Kalson, Purdue University, participated in SESSION
II of the William Inge Conference on Monday, April 17 at 2:30 - 4:30
p.m.
Colby H. Kullman, Ph.D, The University of Mississippi,
Oxford, participated in SESSION I of the William Inge Conference on
Sunday, April 16 at 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.
Michael J. Mendelsohn, Ph.D, The University of Tampa,
participated in SESSION II of the William Inge Conference on Monday,
April 17 at 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
David Richman, The University of New Hampshire, participated
in SESSION II of the William Inge Conference on Monday, April 17 at 2:30
- 4:30 p.m.
Christine Urbaniak, Ph.D, John Carrol University,
participated in SESSION I of the William Inge Conference on Sunday,
April 16 at 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall
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