NTID Theatre History: Academic Year 1972-1973

Summary by Joan Naturale. The video opens up with Betti Bonnie introducing the program. Jack Smith interviews Dr. Castle and Dr. Panara who discuss the NTID Drama Club and the importance of theatre to the Deaf students. Three works are performed by seven students in the Drama Club: an excerpt from 'Spoon River Anthology' by Edgar Lee Masters, 'Jabberwocky' by Lewis Carrol, and Haiku Japanese poems. The student performers are: Charles ‘Chuck’ Baird, Betti (Elizabeth) Bonni, Debbie Helwig, Thomas Orscher, Donald Stoops, Miriam Sotomayor, and Glenn Stewart. Visual description: Bonnie has medium blonde shoulder-length hair and is wearing a brown turtleneck. Jack Smith, to the far left, has brown hair and glasses. He is wearing a black suit with a blue shirt and a striped tie and is seated in a wheelchair. In the middle, is Dr. Castle, with white hair, is wearing a black suit, a white shirt, and a wine-colored tie. Dr. Panara has slicked back dark brown hair and is wearing a brown suit, a white shirt, and a brown tie. The student performers wear different colored long-sleeved turtlenecks. They are on stage in front of a light background.