2005
A Christmas Carol
adapted from Dickens by Russell McGee
Directed by Russell McGee
The Irish Lion
December
Bloomington Herald-Times – Magical Visitors
IDS News article – Irish Lion hosts classic Christmas play
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Adapted and directed by Russell McGee
Owen County Public Library
The Irish Lion
October/November
Bloomington Herald-Times – Pub theater fits production
Bloomington Herald-Times – Frankenstein’s feminine side
IDS News article – ‘Frankenstein’ to be brought alive at pub
IDS News article – ‘Frankenstein’ brings big acting to tiny stage
The Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Frank Buczolich
Third Street Park
August
Bloomington Herald-Times – ‘Desperate’ Merry Wives
A Twist of Treason
by Julian Livingston
Directed by Janice Clevenger
John Waldron Arts Center
July
Bloomington Herald-Times – Livingston’s ‘Twist of Treason’ well executed
Bloomington Herald-Times – Julian Livingston’s ‘Treason’ opera a dream come to life
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Phillip Addison
Third Street Park
June
Bloomington Herald-Times – Brute Strength
Directors’ Symposium X
Featuring selections from:
And… Blackout!, MCCT’s First Improv Troupe
Directed by Ben Aldred
The Beau of Bath
by Constance D’Arcy Mackay
Directed by Janice Clevenger
Sorry, Wrong Number
by Lucille Fletcher
Directed by Robert Wagner
Lysistrata Americana
Adapted and directed by Russell McGee
John Waldron Arts Center
April
Bloomington Herald-Times – Theater variety pack covers all tastes
Bloomington Herald-Times – Direct effect
Sasha Sings Dinah!
Written and directed by Sasha Daltonn
Fountain Square Ballroom
February
2004
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Directed by David Michel
Third Street Park
August
Bloomington Herald-Times – The mystery of Macbeth
IDS News article – Local group performs ‘Macbeth’ at Third Street Park
Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
Directed by the Sisters Bruce
Third Street Park
June
Bloomington Herald-Times – Two tame shrew
IDS News article – ‘Taming of the Shrew’ comes to Third Street Park
IDS News article – Entertaining ‘Shrew’ needs update
Engaged
by W.S. Gilbert
Directed by Janice Clevenger
John Waldron Arts Center
April/May
Bloomington Herald-Times – W.S. Gilbert play pure comedic entertainment
Bloomington Herald-Times – Pressing ‘Engagement’
New Directors’ Symposium IX
Featuring selections from:
Talking in the Dark
by Chad Eagleton
Directed by Rance Fawbush
Suppressed Desires
by Susan Glaspell
Directed by Robert Wagner
The Purple Sink
by Fran Record
Directed by Fran Record
John Waldron Arts Center
February/March
2003
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Phil Kasper
Third Street Park
August
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Maria Eagleton
Third Street Park
June
Indiana Public Media article – Much Ado About Nothing
Akhenaten & Nefertiti
by Russell McGee
Directed by Russell McGee
John Waldron Arts Center
April
Bloomington Herald-Times – Love of Egyptian history obvious in ‘Akhenaten’
New Directors’ Symposium VIII
Featuring selections from:
Another Play About Hamlet
Written and directed by Sean Fear
White Trash Zombies
Written and directed by Annie Vowell
John Waldron Arts Center
February/March
2002
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: an 80’s Musical
adapted from William Shakespeare
Directed by Katelin Hope Vesely
Third Street Park
August
Othello, the Moor of Venice
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Chad Eagleton
Third Street Park
June
New Directors’ Symposium VII
Featuring selections from:
The 4th Story
Written and directed by Emily Goodson
A Strange Case of Rabies
Written and directed by Chad Eagleton
The Spaghetti Flies at Midnight, Mountain Standard Time
Written and directed by Phillip Addison
Bloomington Playwrights Project
March
Three Modern Kyogen
by Donald Richie
The Perfect Servants
Directed by Janice Clevenger
The Magic Fundoshi
Directed by Tyler Andrews
The Misplaced Goddess
Directed by Paula Douthitt-Rush
Monroe County Public Library
January
Indiana Public Media article – Three Modern Kyogen
2001
The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Rance Fawbush
Third Street Park
August
As You Like It
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Scot Shamblin
Third Street Park
June
The Bacchae
by Euripides
Directed by Elizabeth Cady Friebus
Bloomington Playwrights Project
April
New Directors’ Symposium VI
Featuring selections from:
Deus ex Machina
by G.L. Horton
Directed by Rance Fawbush
Red Carnations
by Glen Hughes
Directed by Robert Wagner
All the Good Ones
by Andrew Reyes
Directed by Andrew Reyes
In Progress
by Bill Watson
Directed by Scot Shamblin
Bloomington Playwrights Project
March
Celestina
by F. de Rojas
Directed by Katelin Hope Vesely
Rhino’s All Ages Club
January
IDS News article – Civic Theater adapts 1499 ‘La Celestina’
IDS News article – Modern take on play doesn’t live up to script