Rare YALE UNIVERSITY 1950 1951 Dramatic Association Brochure THEATER College CT

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1950 YALE BROCHURE
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Wonderful, rare six-sided brochure from the Yale Dramatic Association for the 1950-1951 season.
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The
Yale Dramatic Association
, also known as the "Dramat," is the second oldest college
theater
company in the country, and the oldest continuously producing one.
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Founded in 1900 by undergraduates at
Yale University
, the Dramat has been producing some of the finest student theatre in the United States for over a century.
Background
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Though no formal theatre company existed at Yale during its first two centuries of existence, dramas and comedies were enjoyed by students from the earliest days. When Professor
William Lyon Phelps
, '87, commenced his teaching during the 1890s, he began a literary Renaissance that culminated in his sponsorship of the Dramatic Association, founded by Henry D. Wescott, Class of 1901, as a club for students interested in public performances of plays. The first meeting of the organization, chaired by Wescott, occurred on February 2, 1900.
History
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As archivist Gerasimos Tsourapas described its first days: "For its premiere production, the new organization chose
The Second Shepherds' Play
, the medieval English comedy that offers both sacred and profane variation on the birth of Christ: the religious could take comfort in the play's theological interests; the secular could delight in the naughty pranks of the protagonist. All in all, a good choice to allay the fears of those distrustful of the theater. As if to reinforce the high moral tone of the inaugural performance, the Dramat Executive Committee added Wescott's own adaptation of
Chaucer
's
The Pardoner's Tale
. Frank Lea Short, a New York theatrical figure, was hired to direct; Phelps and Professor Albert Cook served as literary advisors. Although both plays called for small casts, an "audience-within-the-play"— some one hundred extras—was placed on stage as well; no doubt someone realized the importance of getting as many people involved in the new venture as possible. On May 13, 1900, the first production of the Yale Dramatic Association opened to the universal applause of town and gown."
Cole Porter
was undoubtedly the best-known of the Dramat's early Twentieth-Century figures. Not only did he perform both male and female roles, but he wrote and directed three "smoker" productions and composed the totemic song "The Queen of the Yale Dramat" (1911) satirizing drag roles. His first show,
And Still the Villain Pursued Her
, poked fun at melodramas, while the second,
Kaleidoscope
, was a send-up of college life.
Since Porter's days the Dramat has fostered the careers of many distinguished actors in the World Premiere production of
Arthur Miller
's
The Crucible
in 1958, (in two acts) prior to Broadway. In 1960
Sam Waterston
and
Austin Pendleton
starred in
Waiting for Godot
. The Dramat was the first company to perform
Thornton Wilder
's one act play,
The Long Christmas Dinner
.
During the 1970s the company expanded its range and sophistication, with daring productions such as
The Frogs
, a musical adaptation of the
Aristophanes
comedy by
Stephen Sondheim
and
Burt Shevelove
, staged in the pool of
Payne Whitney Gymnasium
.
Ted Tally
, a future Academy Award winning screenwriter for
Silence of the Lambs
starred opposite
Alley Mills
of television's
The Wonder Years
. While
Meryl Streep
trod the boards at the Drama School,
Mark Linn-Baker
and
Robert Picardo
delighted audiences on the Dramat stage.
The 1980s saw additional steps forward, with original works by undergraduates such as
Tina Landau
, class of 1984. Her
In the Image of Kings
was a provocative treatment of lunatic monarchs. Since then the Dramat has maintained its high standards with both classics and modern masterpieces, musicals, reviews, light operas, and the occasional spoof in the tradition of Porter.
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Administration
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The Dramat is run by a nine undergraduate member executive board
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which oversees the daily business of the Dramat, which includes selecting repertoire for performance and choosing or hiring
directors
for its productions. The Dramat's membership includes around 100
Yale
undergraduates as well as many honorary and life-time members.
The Dramat played a large part in the founding of the
Yale School of Drama
and the construction of its main facility, the University Theater (also known as the UT).
Notable alumni
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Sam Waterston
, actor famous for the role of Jack McCoy on
Law & Order
Cole Porter
, renowned composer of
musicals
Jodie Foster
, actress
Bronson Pinchot
, actor
Stephen Vincent Benét
, writer
Thornton Wilder
, writer
Richard Maltby, Jr.
,
Tony Award
-winning
director
and
lyricist
.
Jefferson Mays
,
Tony Award
-winning actor
Edward Norton
, actor
Paul Giamatti
, actor
Ron Livingston
, actor
James Whitmore
, actor
Alex Timbers
, director
Mark Alan Hewitt
, architect and author
Ted Tally
, screenwriter and playwright
Mark Linn-Baker
, actor
Robert Picardo
, actor
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