Wartburg College Archives
Finding Aid
Campus Life – Drama
Preface
The Wartburg College Archives is responsible for the collection and preservation of records that document the college’s history, development, operation, policies, people, activities, and events.
The Archives is committed to providing access to holdings. However, access to some items may be restricted by their fragile condition or by contractual agreement with the donors, and it may not be possible at all times to provide appropriate machinery for reading, viewing or accessing non-print materials. In such circumstances arrangements may have to be made for digital duplication or transfer to occur before access can be provided.
Introduction
Abstract: Records of drama events at Wartburg College from 1915-2022.
Scope and Content Note
Extent: 3 boxes.
Physical Description: All materials are paper.
Dates: 1915-2022.
Subjects: Drama, Musicals, Plays
Related Material:
Photograph Collection: Campus Life, Subseries: Drama
Administrative Information
Restrictions: None.
Preferred Citation: [item title/description], [date]; [Drama]; Wartburg College Archives, Waverly, Iowa.
Acquisition Information: Transfer.
Processing Information: Processing completed by SE on 5/1/18. Accretion added by JO on 10/8/2019. Accretion and former Music-Musicals collection added and collection reorganized by date by KG 11/2022.
Program History
History: Students and outside performers have graced stages at Wartburg College since the early 1900’s. 1-2 student productions are performed each year, and these performances are usually directed by a student or one of the faculty on campus. The Wartburg Players is a drama organization on campus that promotes and provides acting/entertainment opportunities. In recent years, two Wartburg Player productions were selected for the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival.
Timeline: 1915-2022.
Bibliography:
Wartburg College. Theatre. Retrieved from, https://www.wartburg.edu/players/
Series Description
Drama
Drama:
Container Listing
|
Box |
Folder |
Series |
Content |
Date |
|
1 |
1 |
Drama |
The Comedy of Errors, Wartburg Dramatic Club program |
Spring 1915 |
|
1 |
2 |
Drama |
As You Like It, Junior Class Play program |
4/16/1926 |
|
1 |
3 |
Drama |
The Winning of Latane, Junior Class Play program |
5/20/1927 |
|
1 |
4 |
Drama |
The Goose Hangs High, Juunior Class Play Program |
04/1928 |
|
1 |
5 |
Drama |
It Happened in June, Senior Class Play program |
11/23/1928 |
|
1 |
6 |
Drama |
Cappy Ricks, Junior Class Play program |
4/5/1929 |
|
1 |
7 |
Drama |
Wartburg Historical Pageant program |
1929 |
|
1 |
8 |
Drama |
The Automatic Butler, Senior Class Play program |
2/20/1930 |
|
1 |
9 |
Drama |
The Patsy, Wartburg Players program |
11/22/1940 |
|
1 |
10 |
Drama |
The Imaginary Invalid, Wartburg Players program |
6/3/1941 |
|
1 |
11 |
Drama |
The Crown of Thorns, Wartburg Players program |
3/19/1942 |
|
1 |
12 |
Drama |
She Stoops to Conquer, Wartburg Players program |
4/29/1942 |
|
1 |
13 |
Drama |
The Pillars of Society, Wartburg Players program |
1/14-15/1943 |
|
1 |
14 |
Drama |
Tophat Minstrel Revue, Sophmore Class Play Program |
5/8/1943 |
|
1 |
15 |
Drama |
The Quick Lunch Counter, program |
1942-1943 |
|
1 |
16 |
Drama |
Spreading the News, program |
1942-1943 |
|
1 |
17 |
Drama |
Clarence, Wartburg Players program |
12/15/1943 |
|
1 |
18 |
Drama |
The Passing of the Third Floor Back, Wartburg Players program |
Spring 1944 |
|
1 |
19 |
Drama |
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come, Wartburg Players program |
1946 |
|
1 |
20 |
Drama |
Arsenic and Old Lace, Wartburg Players Program |
4/30/1947 |
|
1 |
21 |
Drama |
Pure as the Driven Snow or A Working Girl's Secret, Wartburg Players program |
2/17-18/1950 |
|
1 |
22 |
Drama |
Elizabeth the Queen, Wartburg Players program |
11/8-9/1950 |
|
1 |
23 |
Drama |
Our Town, College Players Program |
11/4-6/1953 |
|
1 |
24 |
Drama |
The Wartburg, draft and final scripts and communication |
1953 |
|
1 |
25 |
Drama |
The Wartburg, draft and final scripts |
1953 |
|
1 |
26 |
Drama |
The Wartburg, program |
10/3/1954, 10/17/1954 |
|
1 |
27 |
Drama |
All My Sons, Wartburg College Players program |
11/18-20/1954 |
|
1 |
28 |
Drama |
Antigone, Wartburg College Players program |
1954 |
|
1 |
29 |
Drama |
My Three Angels, Wartburg College Players program |
11/17-19/1955 |
|
1 |
30 |
Drama |
Hedda Gabler, Wartburg College Players program |
3/22-24/1956 |
|
1 |
31 |
Drama |
Our Town, program |
12/5/1956 |
|
1 |
32 |
Drama |
Waiting for Godot, Wartburg College Players program |
3/7-9/1957 |
|
1 |
33 |
Drama |
Harvey, Wartburg College Players program |
1956-1957 |
|
1 |
34 |
Drama |
Murder in the Cathedral, Wartburg college Players program |
1956-1957 |
|
1 |
35 |
Drama |
Waiting for Godot, Wartburg College Players program |
3/6-8/1958 |
|
1 |
36 |
Drama |
The Importance of Being Earnest, Wartburg College Players program |
1959 |
|
1 |
37 |
Drama |
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, Wartburg College Players program |
1959-1960 |
|
1 |
38 |
Drama |
The Monkey's Paw," program |
7/15/1960 |
|
1 |
39 |
Drama |
Martin Luther, Protestant, program |
10/30/1960 |
|
1 |
40 |
Drama |
The Silver Whistle, Wartburg College Players program |
Spring 1961 |
|
1 |
41 |
Drama |
The Glass Menagerie, Wartburg College Players program |
3/9-11/1961 |
|
1 |
42 |
Drama |
Alter in the Hills, Melody For Two Apples, Le Valet de M. Bouchard program |
5/3/1961, 5/5-6/1961 |
|
1 |
43 |
Drama |
The Skin of Our Teeth, Wartburg College Players program |
11/2-4/1961 |
|
1 |
44 |
Drama |
Brigadoon, Castle Singers and Theatre Department program |
4/27-28/1962 |
|
1 |
45 |
Drama |
Squaring the Circle program |
11/29-12/1/1962 |
|
1 |
46 |
Drama |
Five Finger Exercise program |
1/31-2/2/1963 |
|
1 |
47 |
Drama |
Night Must Fall program |
3/7-9/1963 |
|
1 |
48 |
Drama |
Once Upon a Mattress, Castle Singers and Wartburg Theatre program |
4/26-27/1963 |
|
1 |
49 |
Drama |
The Stronger and The Doctor in Spite of Himself program |
10/24-26/1963 |
|
1 |
50 |
Drama |
Born Yesterday program |
2/6-8/1964 |
|
1 |
51 |
Drama |
The Crucible program |
11/4-7/1964 |
|
1 |
52 |
Drama |
Lo and Behold program |
1/7-9/1965 |
|
1 |
53 |
Drama |
Oklahoma!, Castle Singers and Drama Department program |
5/5/1965, 5/7-8/1965 |
|
1 |
54 |
Drama |
Summer and Smoke program |
11/11-13/1965 |
|
1 |
55 |
Drama |
Little Miss Sunshine, Castle Singers and Drama Department program |
1/28-29/1966 |
|
1 |
56 |
Drama |
The Cup of Trembling program |
2/18-20/1966 |
|
1 |
57 |
Drama |
The Taming of the Shrew program |
3/24-26/1966 |
|
1 |
58 |
Drama |
Pajama Game program |
5/4-7/1966 |
|
1 |
59 |
Drama |
The Taming of the Shrew program |
11/12-15/1966 |
|
1 |
60 |
Drama |
Macbeth, Wartburg Players program |
10/13-14/1967, 10/21/1967 |
|
1 |
61 |
Drama |
What's the Meaning of This?, Castle Singers programs |
8/9/1967, 3/30-31/1968 |
|
1 |
62 |
Drama |
The Play of Herod program |
12/3/1967 |
|
1 |
63 |
Drama |
Odd Penny Theatre schedule |
03/1968 |
|
1 |
64 |
Drama |
The Importance of Being Earnest, program |
3/23/1968 |
|
1 |
65 |
Drama |
The Ballad of Sad Café program |
10/25-26/1968 |
|
1 |
66 |
Drama |
Othello program |
Fall 1969 |
|
1 |
67 |
Drama |
The Homecoming Show program |
10/3/1970 |
|
1 |
68 |
Drama |
Much Ado About Nothing program |
10/23-25/1970, 10/29-11/1/1970 |
|
1 |
69 |
Drama |
No Exit program |
10/29-30/1971 |
|
1 |
70 |
Drama |
The Play of Herod program |
12/1971 |
|
1 |
71 |
My Fair Lady program |
5/23-25/1972 |
|
|
1 |
72 |
Drama |
Spoon River Anthology, Wartburg College Players program |
11/8-12/1972 |
|
1 |
73 |
Drama |
Waiting for Godot program |
12/8-9/1972 |
|
1 |
74 |
Drama |
The Matchmaker, Wartburg College Players program |
3/14-18/1973 |
|
1 |
75 |
Drama |
Our Town, Campus Players program |
3/6-9/1974 |
|
1 |
76 |
Drama |
Center Stage Wartburg College Touring Company program, brochure, and play information |
4/24-5/15/1974 |
|
1 |
77 |
Drama |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves program |
2/27/1975, 3/1-2/1975 |
|
1 |
78 |
Carousel program |
5/21-24/1975 |
|
|
1 |
79 |
Drama |
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail program |
11/9-22/1975 |
|
1 |
80 |
Drama |
Alice in Wonderland program |
3/4-7/1976 |
|
1 |
81 |
Drama |
Evening of One Acts program |
4/6-7/1976 |
|
1 |
82 |
Drama |
Medea program, invitation, and flyer |
11/17-20/1976 |
|
1 |
83 |
Drama |
A Midsummer Nights Dream program and press release |
3/9-13/1977 |
|
1 |
84 |
Drama |
Inherit the Wind, Wartburg College Players program |
11/9-13/1977 |
|
1 |
85 |
Drama |
Center Stage Wartburg College Touring Company program and play information |
4/21-5/15/1978 |
|
1 |
86 |
Drama |
A Company of Wayward Saints program and flyer |
11/8-12/1978 |
|
1 |
87 |
Drama |
Cinderella, Wartburg Players program |
3/16-18/1979 |
|
1 |
88 |
Drama |
J.B. Wartburg Players program |
3/11-15/1980 |
|
1 |
89 |
Drama |
Hotel Universe, Wartburg College Touring Theatre program |
05/1980 |
|
1 |
90 |
Drama |
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown program |
7/24-27/1980 |
|
1 |
91 |
Drama |
Two By Two, Wartburg Players program |
11/8-11/1980 |
|
1 |
92 |
Drama |
Six Characters in Search of an Author program |
3/11-15/1981 |
|
1 |
93 |
Drama |
4/1-4/1982 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
Drama |
Arsenic and Old Lace, Wartburg Players Program |
11/11-13/1982 |
|
2 |
2 |
Drama |
The Firebugs program |
3/24-27/1983 |
|
2 |
3 |
Drama |
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Wartburg Players flyer |
11/10-13/1983 |
|
2 |
4 |
Drama |
The House of Blue Leaves, Wartburg Players program |
1982-1984 |
|
2 |
5 |
Drama |
Suddenly Last Summer, Wartburg Players program |
3/28-31/1985 |
|
2 |
6 |
Drama |
Brigadoon program |
5/21-22/1985 |
|
2 |
7 |
Drama |
Look Homeward, Angel, Wartburg Players flyer |
3/20-23/1986 |
|
2 |
8 |
Drama |
The Curious Savage program |
3/16-18/1990 |
|
2 |
9 |
Drama |
Working, Wartburg Players tickets |
11/16-17/1990 |
|
2 |
10 |
Drama |
The Hollow, Wartburg Players program |
5/17-19/1991 |
|
2 |
11 |
Drama |
A Thurber Carnival, Wartburg Players program and tickets |
11/22-24/1991 |
|
2 |
12 |
Drama |
Antigone, Wartburg Players program and tickets |
3/13-15/1992 |
|
2 |
13 |
Drama |
A Conneticut Yankee in King Aruthur's Court, Wartburg Players program and tickets |
11/13-15/1992 |
|
2 |
14 |
Drama |
Greater Tuna, Wartburg Players program and ticket |
2/26-28/1993 |
|
2 |
15 |
Drama |
The Rivals, Wartburg Players program and tickets |
11/12-14/1993 |
|
2 |
16 |
Drama |
The Clock Struck Twelve, Wartburg Players program |
2/4-5/1994 |
|
2 |
17 |
Drama |
The Heidi Chronicles, Wartburg Players ticket |
2/25-27/1994 |
|
2 |
18 |
Drama |
The Night of January 16th, Wartburg College Players program and flyer |
11/11-12/1994 |
|
2 |
19 |
Drama |
The Importance of Being Earnest, Wartburg Players program |
5/5-6/1995 |
|
2 |
20 |
Drama |
Agatha Christie Made Me Do It, Wartburg Players program |
11/17-19/1995 |
|
2 |
21 |
Drama |
Anything Goes, Wartburg Players and Opera Workshop program |
3/17-18/1996 |
|
2 |
22 |
Drama |
All In the Timing, Wartburg Players program |
4/2-3/1996 |
|
2 |
23 |
Drama |
Godspell program |
5/9-10/1996, 5/12/1996 |
|
2 |
24 |
Drama |
Crazy for You program |
2/20-21/1997, 2/23/1997 |
|
2 |
25 |
Drama |
The Diviners, Wartburg Players program and press release |
11/1997 |
|
2 |
26 |
Drama |
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Music Department program, tickets, and communication |
03/1998 |
|
2 |
27 |
Drama |
Lovers and Other Strangers, Wartburg Players program and tickets |
11/13-15/1998 |
|
2 |
28 |
Drama |
Best of Broadway, Sound and Stage program, flyer, and ticket |
3/20/1999 |
|
2 |
29 |
Drama |
Into the Woods, Wartburg Players audition and signup information |
Spring 1999 |
|
2 |
30 |
Drama |
Harvey, Wartburg Players program |
11/12-14/1999 |
|
2 |
31 |
Drama |
The Mousetrap Communication Arts Department and Wartburg Players program |
3/16-18/2000 |
|
2 |
32 |
Drama |
The School for Wives program and tickets |
11/10-12/2000 |
|
2 |
33 |
Drama |
Eleemosynary program |
3/16-18/2001 |
|
2 |
34 |
Drama |
Little Women, Wartburg Players program |
11/15-17/2001 |
|
2 |
35 |
Drama |
I Hate Hamlet, Wartburg Players program |
5/16-18/2002 |
|
2 |
36 |
Drama |
The Romancers press release |
10/15/12002 |
|
2 |
37 |
Drama |
A Christmas Carol, Wartburg Players program and flyers |
12/13-14/2002 |
|
2 |
38 |
Drama |
The Prirates of Penzance, Wartburg Players and Music Department program and flyer |
3/20-22/2003 |
|
2 |
39 |
Drama |
Veronica's Room, Wartburg Players program, flyer, and tickets |
5/16-17/2003 |
|
2 |
40 |
Drama |
The Man Who Came to Dinner press release |
10/22/2003 |
|
2 |
41 |
Drama |
Macbeth, College Players press releases |
02/2004, 03/2004 |
|
2 |
42 |
Drama |
The Diviners, Wartburg Players program and press release |
11/2004 |
|
2 |
43 |
Drama |
The Music Man, Music Department and Wartburg Players program and press releases |
02/2005 |
|
2 |
44 |
Drama |
The Tragical Death of Doctor Faustus programs and press releases |
04/2005, 11/3-4/2005, Spring 2006 |
|
2 |
45 |
Drama |
Inspector General, Wartburg Players press release |
10/26/2006 |
|
2 |
46 |
Drama |
Mass Appeal, Wartburg Players flyer and press release |
10/2006 |
|
2 |
47 |
Drama |
Fiddler on the Roof, Wartburg Players and Music Department program and press release |
11/29/2006, 2/15-17/2007 |
|
2 |
48 |
Drama |
Bus Stop, Wartburg Players program |
2006-2007 |
|
2 |
49 |
Drama |
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Wartburg College Players press release |
11/2007 |
|
2 |
50 |
Drama |
Jesus Christ Superstar press release |
1/31/2008 |
|
2 |
51 |
Drama |
The Importance of Being Earnest, Wartburg Players information |
04/2008 |
|
2 |
52 |
Drama |
Until Someone Wakes Up program |
10/10-11/2008 |
|
2 |
53 |
Drama |
Viet Rock program and press release |
11/2008 |
|
2 |
54 |
Drama |
The Vagina Monologues program and press release |
01/2009-02/2009 |
|
2 |
55 |
Drama |
Pal Joey, Wartburg Players and Music Department program and press release |
01/2009-02/2009 |
|
2 |
56 |
Drama |
The Taming of the Shrew Wartburg Players press release |
03/2009-04/2009 |
|
2 |
57 |
Drama |
The Little Foxes, Wartburg Players press release |
10/23/2009 |
|
2 |
58 |
Drama |
Keely and Du, Wartburg Players press release |
5/14/2010 |
|
2 |
59 |
Drama |
Roshomon, Wartburg Players press release |
10/29/2010 |
|
2 |
60 |
Drama |
Oliver!, Wartburg Players and Music Department program and press release |
02/2011 |
|
2 |
61 |
Drama |
Kosher Lutherans, Wartburg Players press releases |
03/2011-04/2011 |
|
2 |
62 |
Drama |
On Golden Pond, Wartburg Players press releases |
09/2011 |
|
2 |
63 |
Drama |
Guest of the Revolution, Wartburg Players press release |
10/28/2011 |
|
2 |
64 |
Drama |
Anna of Tropics, Wartburg Players press release |
10/22/2012 |
|
2 |
65 |
Drama |
Kiss Me Kate, Wartburg Players and Opera Workshop program and press release |
01/2013-02/2013 |
|
2 |
66 |
Drama |
Vagina Monologues press release |
02/2014 |
|
2 |
67 |
Drama |
Of Mice and Men, College Players flyer |
4/3-5/2014 |
|
2 |
68 |
Drama |
The Pirates of Penzance, Music Department and Artist Series program |
3/19-21/2015 |
|
2 |
69 |
Drama |
Parade of Witnesses, Wartburg Players program |
11/11/2017 |
|
2 |
70 |
Drama |
Rabbit Hole, Wartburg Players program |
2017 |
|
2 |
71 |
Drama |
The Consil, Wartburg Opera Workshop program |
2/22/2018, 2/24/2018 |
|
2 |
72 |
Drama |
The Man From Earth, Wartburg Players program |
11/9-10/2018 |
|
2 |
73 |
Drama |
Man of La Mancha, Wartburg Opera Workshop and Wartburg Players program |
3/21-22/2019 |
|
2 |
74 |
Drama |
Rumors, Wartburg Players program |
4/4-5/2019 |
|
2 |
75 |
Drama |
Brigadoon, Wartburg Opera Workshop program |
9/23-25/2021 |
|
2 |
76 |
Drama |
Suite Surrender, Wartburg Players program |
4/1-2/2022 |
|
2 |
77 |
Drama |
The Old Maid and the Theif, Wartburg Opera Workshop program |
5/6-7/2022 |
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