Playwrights: James Thurber and Elliott Nugent
Director: Hal J. Todd
Set Design: Donamarie Reeds
Costumes: Elizabeth M. Poindexter and Leslie Fitzgerald
Academic Year: 1984-1985https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/productions_1980s/1051/thumbnail.jp

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San Jose State UniversitySJSU ScholarWorksProductions 1980-1989 Theatre ProductionsFall 10-19-1984The Male Animal (1984)San Jose State University, Theatre ArtsFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/productions_1980sPart 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 1980-1989 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact scholarworks@sjsu.edu.Recommended CitationSan Jose State University, Theatre Arts, "The Male Animal (1984)" (1984). Productions 1980-1989. Book 52.http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/productions_1980s/52University Theatre For Your Infonnation HOW TO BUY TICKETS • • • Tickets-by-Telephone- Call (408) 277-2777 during box office hours and charge your t ickets to Visa or MasterCard. Window Sales: Visit the University Theatre's box offtce at 5th & San Fernando on any work day from noon to 2 p .m. and 5 p .m to 7 p .m. beginning two weeks before each opening. On performance Saturdays, the Theatre box off1ce 1s open from 5 p .m. through the f1rst 15 m1nutes of the performance Mail Orders: Wr.te the University Theatre Box Office. San Jose State University. San Jose. CA 95192 or stgn up on our mailing l1st 1n the lobby and receive advance notice of spec1al events as wel l. NOTE: If t ickets are held at the box office for you, please pick them up at least one-half hour prior to the performance. NOTICES: Please observe the no-smokmg regulat ions. The use of cameras or tape recorders is not permitted Please refrain from carrying refreshments into the theatre. Please take note of the NEAREST EXIT to your seat. In an emergency, walk, do not run , to the exit. CHILDREN Patrons are discouraged from bnnging very young chtldren or infants to regular performances Every person. regardless of age. must have a ticket. SPEC IAL DISCOUNT RATES Available to your organ izat1on or student group for theatre parties or fundrai sing events. Spec1al group rates are available tor groups of 20 or more. Plan an entire evening at the Un1vers1ty Theatre wh tch could include a backstage tour or recept ion with actors and design staff . For more information. please call Lawrence Thoo or Stella Kleinschmidt at 277-3190. SUBSCRIBER TICKET EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE Subscribers may exchange their tickets up to 24 hours in advance of their performance date on a sear avatlab/e basts only. Your usual assigned seat cannot be guaranteed when exchanging tickets. Tickets may not be exchanged from one play to another. PARKING We recommend that you park in the gravel parki ng lot at 4th and San Fernando. The entrance is on 4th Street. Please allow yourself 15 minutes to park and walk to the Theatre. If you carry a beeper, watc h or calculator with alarm, p lease make sure that It is set to the "OFF" position while you are in the theatre to prevent any interruption In the performance. San Jos·e State lTniversitv Theatre presents Box Off ice 27 7-2 777 ()('tolwr 19. 20~ 24~ 25. 26.27 198-i 8:00 p.m. l lnivf'rsitv Theatre .) th <lll(l Sa n f;,rnando Stn't'h PATRONS If you would like to become one of our patrons, you may d11 , tty tax deductible donation to the Theatre Arts Department 01 by UIVIII 1 1 1 to one of our staff in the Box Office or in the Lobby. Anollu11 w •v 1 patron is to_ donate your professional services and energies lo ow 1 '' I' Our continued growth as a vital element of the artistic lilt• ol1111 pends on the generosity of our honored patrons. DONORS AND FRIENDS 'Jerry Allen Elmer Arveson Gary Bailey Robert and Sharon Bailey E.T. Bnggs Joseph Campagna Ralph Carmichael M.Y Crosby 'Fred Fraboni 'David T. Gibson Norman Larve1re Lawrence B. Lee Margaret E. Lopez Dr. Mornson 'Ed Mosher John Neptune 'Joe O"Kane ' Chris Panopulos Dr. Ralph Parkman 'Korte Pelka C.O. Pendleton June N. Fre1tas "Pat Pierson Mr. and Mrs. Willard 'Richard Raga1n H. Harden "Hank Rosendin LTC and Mrs. Frank RB. Steele Holt Nicolai He1no Catherine Hogen 'A.J. Kilfoil Mrs. Joan Lamb 'Sherwood Sull>van Dr. Douglas Wend Marcy E. West Sylvan A. Wetmore ·designates AUTA board members ... "I til I liO N Urtl (4011) u, MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Theatre A1h 11, p 111 1 CONTACT OR MAIL TO: Hal J. Todd, Director has acled and directed for regional professioual thea1res such as the Pittsburgh Playhouse. the Seattle Repertor y. the Sa11 F ran-cisco Actor· s \~' orkshop and the American Conservatory Theatre: for Shakespeare festiva ls at San Diego. Ashland. Oregon. and Colorado; at Universal and M.G.~1. Studios: and at Cam egie Tech and Northwestern Uninrsitics. lie is a member of 1 hr Screen Aet()rs Guild. the Directors Guild and the Screenwriters Guild. I Ie has been an SJSC faculty member since 196-t and was Department Chair hetwPen 1 q6·-± and 1982. Dr. Todd has a f1air for theatre classics . His recent SJSU productions include Shakespeare's King Lear, Chekhov·s The Chen)· Orchard and Wyclwrly\ The Cowztt:1· Wife. But he also enjoys direc ting such theatrical hokum as last season's Dracula and modem contedies like The MaLe AnimaL. lit> has been offered a Fulbright Fellow-ship for 1 qss. From ihe Director ... --E\'ery time is a time for hurnor. .. said tlw noted humori st .lames Thurber (189-±-1961). Tle may be n ' rnemhered more for his short s tories (such as "The Secret Lifr of Walter Mit1y.' ), witty essa~'S and droopy dog cartoons in The Vett' Yorker, but he was al ways intrigued by tlw theatre. lie en·11 a ppeared mt Broadway bri<'fly in Thurber Camit•cd. a re,·iew based orr his sketches.· l11 19-i-O lte was persuaded to co-author The 1lhzLP ;lnimu.l, which pron•d to be on<' of tiH' best and truest of Amer-ican com edies. Later. T hurber himse lf was port rayed in a te1P-vision seri es (1l!r ll'orld and TT'elcome To it ) a s an a rti st whose animated fantasies spring to life. Thurber· s collaborator m crafting The Male Animal was an experien ced s tage actor named E lliot ~ugeut. who krw"' a good idea 'vhen he sa\v i1 and h elped 'iltape Tommy Turnrr into the most succrssfu l rol r of his stage career. T he role fit J lemy Fonda like a g l<we in a film ,·ersion (Oii,·i<l Ddbwi lland and .lack Carson played E ll rn and Joe ). T he ha1tlr between the sexes fa sc inated T hurber a nd a romau-tie triangl<:> is at the heart of ThP Jlale lnimal. But it is a se rious eomedv and academic freedom is at issue. T hi s issue seems as relevm~t today as it was in 1940 or the .\kCarthy era. '·•I write hu;nor til(' way a surg<·o n operates ... iwcause lltave the hope it may do somr good ... James Thurber and Elliot Nugent's THE MALE ANIMAL Directed by Hal J. TODD Scenic Designer DONA MAHlE REEDS Lighting Designer KENNETIT DORST . Costume Designers ELIZABETI J M. POINDEXTER and LESLIE FITZGERALD Cast of Characters in ordrr of appt•a ra nn· Makt•up Designc t· LESLIE FrTZGERALD Sound Designer TlJOMAS MONKS Cornelia ... . . .. ... .... . .. . . . ... . . . . Ja niec Paxson Ellen Tumer .. .... . .. . . . . ... Sandy Efscaff Bcnstcr Tommy Turner .. . .. . ... . . . . .. . . .... . lames Coulter Patricia Stanle~· . ...... . . . · .... . .... . . Mcridl'<' Spt'<'l' \X -ally ~lyer~ . .. . . . ............. .. .. . .. Kc"in Brady Dean Freckrirk Damon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Quinn ~li chae l Banws . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. .. .. . Paul Mauchcs t<'r .loe Ferf:uson . . .... . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . Da\'id 0. Appll' ,\Irs. BlandH' Damon ... . .. .. . .... . .. Pamela Dt•pp(•r Ed 1\:ellf' r . . ... ... ... .. . . . .. . . . . .... Ccorge Manky \I ~ rd t· Kt• llt• r .. : . . .... . .. Vietm·ia Lila Louisl' Mill(•r .. 1\ u h~ ·· \lill t• r ........ . .. .. .. .. . . . . .le•·t·y McAllister "-it'\\ ~pa pt• r Bqwrtt' r .. . . ......... .. . . . P a ul E. Nelson Synopsis of Scem•s Tillie: Late fall. ]<)5:3 Sr·f'rl e: The ]i,·inp: room in the house of Professor Tlromas Turner Act 1 ,\ Friday t'Yr ning Act ll Sc('ut· 1 : The fo llowing day. after lunch Scenr 2 : Three hours lat!'r. ' • ' Pt·oduction Staff T echnical Diref'tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lamt•s H. Earle, Jr. Stage Manage•· .. . .. . .. . .. . ....... Raul M. Hamirez .\ ssis tan t Stag:e .\tanager . .. .... .... Cm<'m<• .Finlayson ,\ti~i-;tan t lo the Directo'r ..... . .. . . ... . .. . Crt•g He hrig Seenr Slwp Supen·isor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve t>la<·kc ,\~s i stan l Scene Shop SuperTisor . ... . .. . . Jeff Hkhards Sc!'ncry ( :oustnJc tion . . . . . . . jim Coulter, Hoy Harline, Hobert Koontz, Marcia Trask, T.A. !52 Scenery Students Su·nif' Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donamaric Ht>Nis Property Crew head . ... .... . .. .... . Hobert Lanlo{edcr Property Coord inator . . . .... . .. . .. . . .... Cathy Moser Propert~· Crew . .... . .. ... Valerie Moort' , Laura Vidal \1ast<'r Elecrrician ... . .. .. ........ Mark Amrnt•rman Light ing T r dlllicia ns .... Carol Coueh, .Jon Krahenbuhl Lighting Crew . . . . . . . . Oiana Goldsmith, Hoy Harlint> Co~tunwr ... .. . .... ..... . . ... . . .. ... . Eliza Chugg C:ost rnnr Crewhead . . . ..... ... ... • ... Shirley B<•nson CostullH' Assis tanl C: rn d wa d . . .. ..... . . .. Carol Coud1 Costunw Crew ... .. ..... . . . .. . . . . . . ... Gina Loren Stirdrers ... . .. .. . .. . .. Lon Bal'l't'ra, Y\'OJIIl(' Bursch, Marila lJingus, Kelsey Harding. Lisa ll<'rman, Ma ureen Smidcbush. Il<•athcr· M<"AIIis t<'r. .Jerry McAlli ster, Heather Hudson, Rhonda Rop<'r. Audrl.'y Walker 1-Iair Stdist . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn Sduult•r So11nd Tef'hni r- ian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K<·lly 1\I<·AIIish•r· llout.l' !\lnuagr rs . . .. ll<·allwr M<"Ailis h•J', .lani<·<· Pax!-!OII Box OfficP Mana~er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dl'lwmlr Netrma u Box Office Staff . . . . . B<·nny Bt·r~man , Yvonne Bur·sC'h, Chri stine Tang, Hobert Camplwll. Maun•t•n Smid<•hush Ol'ficial Photographer . ......... ... . ... . Bill Holliday Puhl ic i ~t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sl·oH Johnson PublicitY Assi ~; tant .. . . . ... . .. . ... . . . . Mela nie Cucse Publi city De,igner Pamela Depper Aeknowledgcrnents I Tal J. Todd -loau of furniture Lawry Jasper- Mcn· s Athletic Department-SJSL' Crn wford· s "\;wigo tion Center. San Franci~co. C.\ About the cast .... Dm·id 0. Apple doe FNf!Uh<>ll wa< la,;t seen at SJ .S.LT. in T hP CounltY /lift>"' 1he fop-pish .'vir. Sparkish. but hi> nTsatilitv has landed h im such ntrit•d role" a s tlte titi'e role in Dracula and Stanlr,· KO\,·al>k i i11A Strc('! -car .Vamecl De,.;ire . . \ drama ll ta jor. David 'viii be graduati11g th is year. Sandy Efseaff Benster (Ellen T umer) holds a B.A. in Hu man Biology from Stanford l'ni --vcrsit,·. a \lasters Dcf!rec in PhYsin1 l T he rap\· front Baylor Lni' ersity, a 11d is cur-rentlv at SJSL1 workinl! '"'a s~cond B. A. in Theatre Arts. She has app•·arerl profession-ally in d,e San Franr· isco Children' s Opera a nd lr·ading roles in Once l/JOn a \lllllrf'SS and Anything Goe.s. A sinf!er as wt'll ' " an actress. Sa11dv also attained th e rank of ( :ap-tain i11 the l':s. Anm·. Kevin Brady (\X'ally .\h·ers i< a T lwatn· Art s major anrl a n accomplished a thlete. lw ha" eonq>Ned for the S.ISL' track team in shot put. and is one of iiJ<• t<•p uthiNes for thr Srouisl1- lli~?:hlnnrl Cames held art nuall ~ in Santa Rosa. Kevin was Ia~~ ~ ~wen on tl-w ! 'ni,·crsit)' s ta gr as rlw ill-fated krti!!lll l lart' in Oud/ne nnd as IJogiP i11 Play/! I 1gat'n S(u /l in 1Q81. James Coulter (TmnmY Turner 1 is in his second ;;rrnesu·r in the Theatre ,\ rb Depa rt -ment. allfl \\'as s•·cn last as :\nsrlrno in .\fun of La .\fanchu. llr has prt·,·iuuslv prrfornwd in Thr nmnkard a t Canada Cnll•·gr· irt Red-wood Cjt\' artrl with tf,.. Sa n .l .. se Thratn· Ertse rnhl,: . .lame> plap n ' 'a ri t• ty of ithl ru-mertls a s wrll as holding down his fir;t major role in a nwi n stagr prodw·t ion. Parn('la Deppt•r ( Blandw Damon " r m· plO\ ed a s the Publici(\· De>if!tttr fo r the T heatre .\rts Dt•pa rtrncnL She It,,, appt•ared in '/'/w Countt:t · /l ife !IIIli played ~ larian nP irt '/itrlt~/Je . Slw ' "" had uwjor n des irt 0/it·er-', Fiddler on the Hoof f!ashomon. Loose Ends. Gn11p;e .11.' artd """' rc•·<·n rl) '/he Sound of .1/usic. lll 148 1 Pam loured Japan " ·itlr an international rompany of Once ( i}()n u .llul/rcss. Paul Mancht·ster (\ lidwel Banu·' i, a taiPH(<•d artis t a ., _welJ as cwror. who de;;igw·d scenery fur last fall' o Omline '" wt•ll a.; for produi·t ions of 1/e//o. lJo/fl.t. Once l i,;J/1 u .\ lallrrss. and Rohinllond. liP lttt> app<·an•d in owr nin f' tlt t"i<·ak i11rluding The .llusi1' .\!on. (;ll.t ·s awl /)o/ls and Bn';:adoon. l':t td '"" ill nsrratNI a d tildrPn' s book. lcgglwrt. the :llagu· f""'gg. and is curT~ntl ~ hnuwh ing out tlllo cmtume desif!ll fur ThP lie \ohv<(l' A."nouw ope11ing in .\ovPnlhPr. G('orgc Ma nlPy I Ed Kelkr) wh•1 ~·all' him-self " Rock ... has his hackf!round in rlas;;i-n d tlwarrf'. a nd ha~ lwf>n :"'t"Pn , ~..., Jonntha n Pind rw ife i11. The Coull ttY II ({e a nd as Kin!! Hirhard in Hie hurd II. f !r has al so appea red in prorl un ior" of .\laclwth and Ciradoux · s 011dine a loll!! with t.lw roll' of Chari ir f owPII in 7hc .1/usic .lfoo. Jerry l\lcAilisf('r ( ":\'u!Sy" Miller) ;, a sen ior in dw T hPa( rc .'\.rts Dcpart.11w nt. a nrl no ~tranger to the Uni,·crsity Theatrt> rnnin s!Hf!l'. l lr has appcnrl'd h('re in Oodine all(! Fiddler Uti the Roof to I1UI11P only a fl'w. I If' was Sl't'n in tht• ti dP roll' of ThP Rea/ Inspector llound for By Popular Demand. krry is a loo a comcd, writ<'r and director who hn' pro-dn<·<'d his own shows. :\ newlnved. Jerry married his \1 ife .iellll\ un Sep l<;nrher lith . . Victoria Lila Louis(' Mi ll t•r I MyrriP Keller) j:-; a n;.u ivf' ofT ~ong Bt"adL aud has previou: .. l ~· at te nded .\riz•llla Sta te UniversitY. Both her parents ~raduatPd fro rn SJSL' in .1 9.'):). \'ic-tnria has I rn,·cll r rl rxt e ll si,·el~ in E urope. and I i,·ed for a time in Japan. Sh!' was last "ern in tire role of Tiizzo in GrPase for the .~onh \'a il e~· Plnvns in \hi\. Paul E. Ndson (Hq >ort<·r) was last '<'<' II as t IH' Barhr·r in last spring· s ,I full of lu ,1/oncho. llr ha s played "'oa h C:la ypuul in !CPA's CJ/irer! as well as \liclra<·l in O!lt of theFt:\ ing Pan. I li s hobbif'~ r: tn:.rP frorn disl'u dancin~ lu watcrskiiu!-{. and. as a sirl(' intcrf' .... L lw t•n joys Sf'OIIri~l~ thrift shop~ f~ 'r UI1 USUaJ nsht ITI \'S . .la ni<'<' Paxson (Comclia ) is from \ lanhat-tan Beach. and has lwen ol'en here"·' .lnn ir<' in last fall'< Lvo>e Ends and as llol h- Kaplan in L IICII/1111/011 Women rwd Others. Slw also played Old Lad\ SqtwamiAh in 'l'hr• Cou/llt:t· ll lji·. Shr is O ll l' of two bouse nrnnnl!ns who run the l ' niYer, it\ Thl'atn·. John Quinn Dl'an Fn·derick Damon l has perf on ned tire mle of E lwood in I funey for tlw \~·es t End Thf·atre ContJHlnY in Brrk..I,., .. John r~tunto to S.!Sl . a fter a fiw· year nh-<PIH'I' . haYing plaYed Dr. Sham in .the C IC tourinf! procluction of The 'fide<!/. F:l (:a/o Grande. :\1cridl'e Kayt• Speer l'au·i,·ia Stnn lPY hails frunt Fremont. C.\. and since ' '"mi n~ to Sa 11 Jo;w has lwl' ll :wPn in The Good II oman o( Sct=.uan o n dw ntaiu statrP. n11d i11 of·,·rmi St udio T heat re prndu .. tion,. She ha~ al~o h('f'Jl actiYe back~tagP . lun·in§! h~('ll on tht· l· re w:-. uf fi,e ~hows. next in the University Theatre November 9/ 10, 14/ 15/ 16, 17 1984 8 p.m. Box Office Phone 277-2777 Directed by Henry Hoffman A bold new approach to the old classic, told through heavy-metal rock 'n' roll Box Office hours: 1-5 (6:3o-8:30 shownights) 

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