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5th Annual
William
Inge Theatre Festival
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John Patrick
John Patrick,
who received the coveted Pulitzer Prize for The Teahouse of the
August Moon, in 1953, received the "William Inge Award for Lifetime
Achievement in the American Theatre" at the "Tribute to Playwright John
Patrick" on Monday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the William Inge Theatre.
Patrick's many stage successes include The Willow and I, The Hasty
Heart, The Curious Savage, and Everybody Loves Opal. His
notable successes as a writer of films include Three Coins in a
Fountain, Love is a Many Splendored Thing, High Society, Les Girls,
and The World of Suzie Wong. Mr. Patrick attended "A Seminar with
Four of America's Great Playwrights" and presented "Adapting plays for
Motion Pictures" on Monday, April 14 at 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon in the
Inge Theatre. He attended the "After-Theatre Supper" on Monday, April 14
at 10:30 p.m. at the Independence Country Club. Patrick returned to
Independence for the 1994 Inge Festival and an updated bio is listed on
that year's Festival page
1994 - Terrence McNally.
He died in November of 1995.
Schedule of Events
The Fifth Annual
William Inge Theatre Festival and Conference
Schedule of Events
April 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15, 1986
SATURDAY, APRIL
12
1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.—REGISTRATION
in the Foyer of the William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Building.
2:00 P.M.—A
LOSS OF ROSES by William Inge was shown
4:00 P.M.—Daniel
Mann, noted director of stage and screen discussed the production. Mann
directed the original Broadway presentation.
7:00 P.M.—DINNER
WITH AMERICA’S AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHTS. Special guests included Jerome
Lawrence, William Gibson, Robert Anderson, John Patrick, and Director
Daniel Mann. Independence Country Club.
SUNDAY, APRIL 13
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.
1:15 P.M.—"WILLIAM
INGE: PENN AVENUE TO BROADWAY." Lecture Hall, Academic Building.
1:30 P.M.—Tours
of "WILLIAM INGE’S INDEPENDENCE." Met in Theatre Foyer, Fine Arts Bldg.
2:15 P.M.—Film,
"COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA." Lecture Hall, Academic Building.
2:30 P.M.—Tour
of "WILLIAM INGE’S INDEPENDENCE." Met in Theatre Foyer, Fine Arts Bldg.
3:30 P.M.—Tour
of "WILLIAM INGE’S INDEPENDENCE." Met in Theatre Foyer, Fine Arts Bldg.
7:30 P.M.—"A
MUSICAL SALUTE TO BROADWAY AND HONORED GUESTS OF INGEFEST V." William
Inge Theatre - Fine Arts Building. Reception in the foyer hosted by
Independence Arts Council.
MONDAY, APRIL 14
8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.--THE
WILLIAM INGE COLLECTION opened to visitors. College Library, Academic
Building.
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.--REGISTRATION
in the Foyer of the William Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Bldg.
9:00 A.M – 12:00 P.M.—"A
SEMINAR WITH FOUR OF AMERICA’S GREAT PLAYWRIGHTS." Robert Anderson -
"Writing for Television Production," Jerome Lawrence - "Writing for the
Musical Theatre," John Patrick - "Adapting stage plays for Motion
Pictures," William Gibson - "Taking RAG DOLLY to Moscow." William
Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Building.
12:15 P.M. - 1:15 P.M.--HONORS
LUNCHEON. Members of the Inge family and distinguished festival guests
were recognized. Fireside Room, Student Union.
FEE: $5.00
1:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.—CONFERENCE
THEME: "Women in Modern American Drama and Film." Lecture Hall, Academic
Building.
1:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.—SCHOLAR’S
CONFERENCE - Session I. Lecture Hall, Academic Building.
3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.—SCHOLAR’S
CONFERENCE - Session I. Lecture Hall, Academic Building.
1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.--"AN
AGENT’S WORKSHOP FOR ASPIRING ACTORS, WRITERS, AND DIRECTORS" Presented
by Sherri Mann, Los Angeles, California. Room FA1, Fine Arts Building.
7:30 P.M.—"A
TRIBUTE TO PLAYWRIGHT JOHN PATRICK." Presentation of "The William Inge
Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre" by the Honorable
John Carlin, Governor of Kansas. There was a reception in the Foyer
during Intermission. William Inge Theatre. Fee:
$5.00
10:00 P.M.—AFTER-THEATRE
SUPPER WITH JOHN PATRICK and other honored guests. Independence Country
Club.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
8:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.—REGISTRATION
in the Foyer, William Inge Theatre.
9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.—THEATRE
WORKSHOPS FOR ALL AGES. Daniel Mann conducted "Acting Techniques" and
"Directing the Play." William Inge Theatre, Academic Building.
1:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.—"SHAKESPEAR
IN WORKSHOP." John Green, Professor in Theatre, London England. William
Inge Theatre, Fine Arts Building.
Festival Participants
1986 Special Guests and Festival Participants
Robert Anderson
(Inge
Award recipient in 1985)
participated in "A Seminar with Four of America's Great Playwrights" and
presented "Writing for Television Production" on Monday, April 14 at
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon in the Inge Theatre.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Kansas Govenor John Carlin
presented the "William Inge Award for Lifetime Achievement in the
American Theatre" at the "Tribute to Playwright John Patrick" on Monday,
April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the William Inge Theatre.
William Gibson's (Inge
Award recipient in 1984) past
stage successes include The Miracle Worker, Two For The Seesaw,
Golda, A Cry Of Players, and the musical version of Golden
Boy. In 1985, his commentary on nuclear war, Handy Dandy, was
presented across the country. He participated in "A Seminar with Four of
America's Great Playwrights" and presented "Taking Rag Dolly to
Moscow" on Monday, April 14 at 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon in the Inge
Theatre.
For a complete bio, see
1984 - William Gibson.
John C. Green,
of London, England is a Fulbright Exchange
Professor in theatre teaching and directing at Pittsburg State
University. His British experience includes acting, directing, teaching
as well as serving as chairman of Performing Arts at Barking College of
Technology, Romford, Essex, England. He has worked as a production
assistant for BBC television in London as well as artistic director of
the Little Theatre Workshop Children's Theatre of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Mr. Green conducted the workshop "Shakespeare in Workshop" on Tuesday,
April 15 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. in the Inge Theatre.
Eileen Heckart, took part in the
Tribute to John Patrick on Monday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m.
See updated bio in
1997 - Neil Simon.
Shirley Knight,
took part in the Tibute to John Patrick on Monday, Apirl 14 at 7:30 p.m.
in the William Inge Theatre.
See updated bio in 1995 - Arthur Miller.
Jerome Lawrence
(Inge
Award recipient in 1983)
attended the "Dinner With America's Award-Winning Playwrights" on
Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Independence Country Club and
participated in "A Seminar with Four of America's Great Playwrights" and
presented "Writing for Musical Theatre" on Monday, April 14 at 9:00 a.m.
- 12:00 Noon in the Inge Theatre.
See updated bio in 1996 - August Wilson.
Heather MacRae
singer, actress and television personality, was the featured performer
at the dinner party honoring the playwrights on Saturday, April 12. Her
first theatrical experience was appearing with her famous parents,
Gordon and Shelia MacRae, in Annie Get Your Gun at the Starlight
Theater in Kansas City.
Sheri Mann
presented "An Agent's Workshop For Aspiring Actors, Writers, and
Directors" on Monday, April 14 at 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts
Building.
See updated bio in 1995 - Arthur Miller.
Conference Scholars
1986 Conference Scholars
Conference Director:
Jackson R. Bryer, Ph.D presented "Women in Modern
American Drama and Film."
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Scholars:
Gene DeGruson presented "The Inge
Collection: Its Origin and Scope" at Session II on Monday, April 14.
See updated bio in 1995 - Arthur Miller.
Joyce Flynn, Ph.D, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA,
presented "The America Within: Lula Vollmer's Dramas and Appalachian
Life."
Jane W. Lange, The University of California, Berkeley, CA,
presented "Forces Get Loose: Social Prophecy in William Inge's PICNIC."
Bruce J. Mann, Ph.D, Oakdale University, Rochester, MI,
presented "Zelda, a waiting death, in Tennessee Williams' Clothes For
a Summer Hotel."
Ralph F. Voss presented Robert Brustein's 'The Men-Taming
Women of William Inge': Half Right, But All Wrong?" at Session I on
Monday, April 14 at 1:30 p.m.
See updated bio in
1998 - Stephen Sondheim.
Nancy O.
Wilhelmi, Ph.D, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA, presented
"Amanda's Self-Defeating Behavior in The Glass Menagerie."
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