Gillas, John 2011-08-17
John Gillas discusses seven productions he directed at Texas Tech University including 1776 and concluding with La Traviata
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Interviewee Name: John Gillas
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Date: August 17, 2011
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Amy Mire
Length: 00:40:44
Abstract
1776, Paul Richards as Guest Artist, Best friend from the Army, played John Adams on Broadway, work with students, Huge male cast, used every male who walked thru the door, Two female roles, double cast, Paul Richards as John Adams, Description of show and cast, Good run, sold out every performance, Paul came back the next season as Director for 110 in the Shade, An Evening of Operetta, Three works, two one act operas; Little Red Riding Hood, La Divina by Thomas Pasatieri, Riders to the Sea by Ralph Vaughn Williams, Little Red Riding Hood by Seymour Barab, Felt this would be good to take out to schools, Lubbock, Midland and others, Children watched the wolf put on his makeup on stage so they would not be scared later, Oklahoma! June 19, 1981, Civic Center, Full Orchestra, Diana Moore, choreographer, Cast, Jerry Smith as Jud Fry, Mr. Gillas sang Jud’s dream aria off stage, 110 In The Shade, Friend, Paul Richards, returned and directed as part of summer rep. Held acting classes., Difficult summer, not many men auditioned, Die Fledermaus, All time favorite opera and first time at TTU, Dr. Faulke comes on stage to set up problem, Revenge of the Bat, Orlofsky, often a female, called a “pants role”, Pirates of Penzance, July 1982, Diana Moore choreographed, Cast, La Traviata, Guest Artists, De Provenza aria, Scholarships, Stripling Award, Lee Hewitt, C. Albert Schloen, Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, choir director who started, Mr. Gillas singing also started Dr. Hewitt singing
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