The 39 steps at princeton summer theater
Princeton Summer Theater was founded in 1968 by a group of Princeton University undergraduates under the name 'Summer Intime' as a high grade summer stock theater company.
Contents
- The 39 steps at princeton summer theater
- Organizational history
- 2015 season
- University Players
- Summer Intime
- Princeton Summer Theater
- References
Organizational history
In the 1930s, members of student-run Theater Intime, initiated summer theater at Princeton. From the late 1920s until the 50s students called the summer company the University Players. The University Players operated from Hamilton Murray Theater for years. In 1968, the group became semi-independent from the University under the name "Summer Intime",and in the late 70s it was renamed Princeton Summer Theater. Every summer a new company of Princeton students forms to present a season of four main stage shows and two children's shows.
Dedicated to training future leaders of the theater world, Princeton Summer Theater offers students and young professionals experience working in every area of theatre production, from performance, to design, to marketing, to theater management. In recent years the company has also included members from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, Rutgers University and Rider University. Notable alumni include John Lithgow, Bebe Neuwirth, William Hootkins, Geoff Rich, Mark Nelson, Winnie Holzman, Bretaigne Windust and Henry Fonda.
Hamilton Murray Theater was dubbed a "jewel box of a theater" by Stuart Duncan of the "Princeton Packet".
2015 season
The current 2015 season is the 46th season of Princeton Summer Theater in its current form. Princeton Summer Theater took a hiatus during the 2014 summer season in order to make renovations to the theater, which included the installation of an automated winch system, new L.E.D lights, and improved heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems. This year's season consists of:
The season will also include a production of a new children's play, "The Legendary True Story of Sparrow Jones and the Jersey Devil" by Brad Wilson and Maeli Goren. As part of its children's programming, Princeton Summer Theater will also host several Young Artists' Workshops for children ages 6–12.
University Players
1928
The Dover Road by A. A. MilneBeyond the Horizon by Eugene O'NeillThe Torch-Bearers by George KellyThe Jest by Sam BenelliIn the Next Room by Eleanor Belmont and Harriet FordThe New Way by Annie Nathan MeyerIs Zat SoThe Thirteenth Chair by Bayard Veiller1929
The Devil in the Cheese by Tom CushingThe Donovan Affair by Owen Davis (directed by Henry Fonda)Outward Bound by Sutton VaneThe Last Warning by Thomas F. Fallon (directed by Bretaigne Windust '28)Merton of the Movies by George S. Kaufman and Marc ConnellyCrime by Kent SmithThe Bad Man by Porter Emerson BrowneThe Czarina by Melchior Lengyel and Ludwig BiroThe Constant Nymph by Margaret Kennedy and Basil Dean (directed by Charles Leatherbee)1930
Murray Hill by Leslie HowardThe Wooden Kimono by Bretaigne WindustThe Watched Pot by Saki and Charles MaudeThunder on the Left by Jean Ferguson BlackThe Makropulos Affair by Karel ČapekThe Firebrand by Edwin Justus MayerHell-Bent Fer Heaven by Hatcher HughesThe Marquise by Noël CowardA Kiss for Cinderella by J.M. Barrie1931
Paris Found by Philip BarryInterference by Roland Pertwee and Harold DeardenMr. Pim Passes By by A. A. MilneCoquette by Ann Preston Bridgers and George AbbottHer Cardboard Lover by Jacques Deval (Dans sa candeur naïve, translated by Valerie Wyngate and P. G. Wodehouse)The Trial of Mary Dugan by Bayard VeillerThe Guardsman by Ferenc Molnár (original title: Testőr)Juno and the Paycock by Seán O'CaseyThe Silent House by John G. Brandon and George PickettThe Italian Straw Hat (Un chapeau de paille d'Italie) by Eugène Marin Labiche and Marc MichelIn July 1933 a fire devastated the theater, starting in the basement and burning up the entire stage. It was renovated over the summer.
1948
No Exit (Huis clos) by Jean-Paul SartreHow He Lied to Her Husband by George Bernard ShawThe Beautiful People by William SaroyanYes Is for a Very Young Man by Gertrude Stein1949
The Vegetable by F. Scott FitzgeraldCathleen ni Houlihan by W. B. YeatsPurgatory by W. B. YeatsThe End of the Beginning by Seán O'CaseyThe Streets of New York by Dion BoucicaultIn 1951 and 1952, no productions were staged due to the Korean War.
1953
Rose Tattoo by Tennessee WilliamsThe Devil's Disciple by George Bernard ShawThe Infernal Machine by Jean CocteauHello Out There by William SaroyanThe Apollo of Bellac by Jean GiraudouxRed Peppers by Noël CowardThe Italian Straw Hat (Un chapeau de paille d'Italie) by Eugène Marin Labiche and Marc MichelThe Tempest by William Shakespeare1954
Camino Real by Tennessee WilliamsRight You Are (If you think so) (Così è (se vi pare)) by Luigi PirandelloA Penny for a Song by John Whiting (American première)Theatre of the Soul by Nikolai EvreinovQueens of France by Thornton WilderVillage Wooing by George Bernard ShawGhosts (original Danish title: Gengangere) by Henrik IbsenShow Loves Me Not by Howard LindsayAlice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll adapted by Mario SilettiTwelfth Night by William Shakespeare1956
Saint Joan by George Bernard ShawCharley's Aunt by Brandon ThomasBlood Wedding by García LorcaThe Grass Harp by Truman CapoteThe Father (Swedish: Fadren) by August StrindbergRing Round the Moon by Christopher Fry (adapted from L'Invitation au Château by Jean Anouilh)The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden by Thornton WilderBedtime Story by Seán O'CaseyAs You Like It by William Shakespeare1957
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsThe Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton WilderHeartbreak House by George Bernard ShawThe Enchanted by Jean GiraudouxThe Love of Don Perlimplín and Belisa in the Garden (original title: Amor de Don Perlimplín con Belisa en su jardín) by García LorcaThe Tinker's Wedding by J. M. SyngeThe Shadow of a Gunman by Seán O'CaseyLove's Labour's Lost by William ShakespeareLord Byron's Love Letter by Tennessee Williams1958
A View from the Bridge by Arthur MillerThe Matchmaker by Thornton WilderLegends of Lovers by Jean Anouilh (original title Eurydice, translated by Kitty Black as Point of Departure and republished as Legend of Lovers)The Burnt Flower Bed (L'aiuola bruciata) by Ugo BettiAn Evening of Tennessee Williams: Auto Da Fé, The Case of the Crushed Petunias, The Unsatisfactory SupperMisalliance by George Bernard ShawPurple Dust by Seán O'CaseyThe Two Gentlemen of Verona by William ShakespeareSummer Intime
Princeton Summer Theater
In 1981 the theater was dark.
In 1982 and 1983 the summer company was known as Newstage at Intime
In 1986, a company from outside PST occupied The Hamilton Murray Theater.
The theater was dark in 1988 and 1989.
During 1999 and 2000 extensive renovations carried out to the theater leaving it "dark".
References
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