Playwright: William Gibson
Director: Noreen LaBarge Mitchell
Set Design: James R. Earl, Jr.
Costumes: Brigitte Sitte
Academic Year: 1975-1976https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/productions_1970s/1097/thumbnail.jp

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Productions 1970-1979 Theatre Productions
Fall 11-13-1975
John and Abigail (1975)
San Jose State University, Theatre Arts
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San Jose State University, Theatre Arts, "John and Abigail (1975)" (1975). Productions 1970-1979. 98.
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JoHN ANd 
AbiGAil 
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(AMERICAN PRIMITIVE) 
The Words of John and Abigail Adams 
Put Into a Sequence for the Theatre, 
With Addenda in Rhyme by William Gibson 
Directed by 
Noreen LaBarge Mitchell 
Scene Design by 
James R. Earle, Jr. 
Costume Design by 
Brigitte Sitte 
Music Direction by 
Joseph S. Conti 
Lighting Design by 
Performed in the Studio Theatre 
J. Patrick Waddell 
Lighting Supervision by 
Kenneth R. Dorst 
Technical Direction by 
James R. Earle, Jr. 
November 13, 14, 15 , 197 5 Choreography by Anne-Marie Jensen 
CAST 
JOHN- ADAMS . . 
ABIGAIL ADAMS. 
_. _._. ·-·- · 
. . . . . . 
. Terry Delashaw 
Kathleen Esteves 
MEMBERS OF THE ENSEMBLE (in alphabetical order) 
Ginny Brown, Chris Carrigan, Jan Chait, Ken Embree, Anne-Marie 
Jensen, Arnold C. Perez, Patricia Pohl, Rob Sprenger, Jr. 
MUSICIANS 
Joseph S. Conti on trumpet 
Chris Melching on flute 
Anne McKean on flute 
Terry Carleton on percussion 
TECHNICAL STAFF 
Stage Manager. . . . . . ...... Stephen G. Thomas 
Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . Charles Roots 
r. ~aster .~.a~.PfOt~r. . . . . . . . . . . . . James li oi 
Scenery Construction .. James Culley, Steve Eckman, 
. : .. ; l ' Arzenia Edwards, Ronald Maysenhalder 
Property Masttr~ . . . . . . : . ,; . Steve Eckman 
Master Electrician. . . . .... J .. · Patrick Waddell 
Assistant Electrician . . ..... - .. Charles Kogan 
Lighting Crew . . . . . . . .Penny Chan, Robert Hookham, 
Costumer . . . . 
Hardrobe Crewhead 
Costume Crew . . 
Sound Technician 
Makeup Crew . . . ~ 
Program A~ti~i .. · 
House Managers 
Leonard Hantz, Walter Keplinger,Judy Ryan 
................. Birt Prunkl 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Pratt 
.Cherie Miller, Jeffrey Rodgers, Jane Welter 
. . . . . . . . . . . . Sethi Mohamadi 
. . . . Joyce Atkins, Raymond Mendonca 
.rt 
Box Office Manager .. 
Press/Public Relations. 
Special Publicity ... 
Assistant to the Director 
..... Craig McNair Wilson 
Kathleen Kurz, Yolanda Parra 
. . . . Dan Brown 
. .. Michael 0 1 Nei11 
. ... Teri Foley 
.Anne-Marie Jensen 
..... Jan Chait Assistant Choreographer 
PROGRAM NOTES 
Our . R~aders Theatre script, though play-like in form, is not 
a play bu~~n inti~ate glimpse into .the lives of John and Abigail 
Smith Adams as revealed from their letters, diaries and journals. 
The two people we meet are not the Second President of the United 
States and his wife who became one of the most influential First 
Ladies in United States history. They are John and Abigail Adams, 
profoundly and passionately in love, torn between their desire to 
be together with their children at home and their duty toward 
their ideals of liberty. 
We are made acutely aware of how much our forefathers sacri-
ficed of their own lives, that our country might be born. 
May we dedicate our performances in this Bicentennial Year to 
JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS for the pleasure of their company. 
Noreen LaBarge Mitchell 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
Dr. Grant McKernie, Professor of 1-;,t.<.l;_l ... :~;·ts 
Dorothy Davis and Joyce Griffin 


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San Jose State UniversitySJSU ScholarWorksProductions 1970-1979 Theatre ProductionsFall 11-13-1975John and Abigail (1975)San Jose State University, Theatre ArtsFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/productions_1970sPart of the Theatre and Performance Studies CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Theatre Productions at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion inProductions 1970-1979 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact scholarworks@sjsu.edu.Recommended CitationSan Jose State University, Theatre Arts, "John and Abigail (1975)" (1975). Productions 1970-1979. 98.http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/productions_1970s/98I, 1 II" ) ..-' ,tl' 't }'' .· •• ·.L. JoHN ANd AbiGAil '·. (AMERICAN PRIMITIVE) The Words of John and Abigail Adams Put Into a Sequence for the Theatre, With Addenda in Rhyme by William Gibson Directed by Noreen LaBarge Mitchell Scene Design by James R. Earle, Jr. Costume Design by Brigitte Sitte Music Direction by Joseph S. Conti Lighting Design by Performed in the Studio Theatre J. Patrick Waddell Lighting Supervision by Kenneth R. Dorst Technical Direction by James R. Earle, Jr. November 13, 14, 15 , 197 5 Choreography by Anne-Marie Jensen CAST JOHN- ADAMS . . ABIGAIL ADAMS. _. _._. ·-·- · . . . . . . . Terry Delashaw Kathleen Esteves MEMBERS OF THE ENSEMBLE (in alphabetical order) Ginny Brown, Chris Carrigan, Jan Chait, Ken Embree, Anne-Marie Jensen, Arnold C. Perez, Patricia Pohl, Rob Sprenger, Jr. MUSICIANS Joseph S. Conti on trumpet Chris Melching on flute Anne McKean on flute Terry Carleton on percussion TECHNICAL STAFF Stage Manager. . . . . . ...... Stephen G. Thomas Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . Charles Roots r. ~aster .~.a~.PfOt~r. . . . . . . . . . . . . James li oi Scenery Construction .. James Culley, Steve Eckman, . : .. ; l ' Arzenia Edwards, Ronald Maysenhalder Property Masttr~ . . . . . . : . ,; . Steve Eckman Master Electrician. . . . .... J .. · Patrick Waddell Assistant Electrician . . ..... - .. Charles Kogan Lighting Crew . . . . . . . .Penny Chan, Robert Hookham, Costumer . . . . Hardrobe Crewhead Costume Crew . . Sound Technician Makeup Crew . . . ~ Program A~ti~i .. · House Managers Leonard Hantz, Walter Keplinger,Judy Ryan ................. Birt Prunkl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Pratt .Cherie Miller, Jeffrey Rodgers, Jane Welter . . . . . . . . . . . . Sethi Mohamadi . . . . Joyce Atkins, Raymond Mendonca .rt Box Office Manager .. Press/Public Relations. Special Publicity ... Assistant to the Director ..... Craig McNair Wilson Kathleen Kurz, Yolanda Parra . . . . Dan Brown . .. Michael 0 1 Nei11 . ... Teri Foley .Anne-Marie Jensen ..... Jan Chait Assistant Choreographer PROGRAM NOTES Our . R~aders Theatre script, though play-like in form, is not a play bu~~n inti~ate glimpse into .the lives of John and Abigail Smith Adams as revealed from their letters, diaries and journals. The two people we meet are not the Second President of the United States and his wife who became one of the most influential First Ladies in United States history. They are John and Abigail Adams, profoundly and passionately in love, torn between their desire to be together with their children at home and their duty toward their ideals of liberty. We are made acutely aware of how much our forefathers sacri-ficed of their own lives, that our country might be born. May we dedicate our performances in this Bicentennial Year to JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS for the pleasure of their company. Noreen LaBarge Mitchell ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dr. Grant McKernie, Professor of 1-;,t.<.l;_l ... :~;·ts Dorothy Davis and Joyce Griffin 

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