Notes from the Archives of Peter Zavon: Trial '70

Work began on the production much earlier than it had the previous year. As a result, it was possible to get an announcement of the production printed in the Freshman Orientation Booklet and to have a letter included with the Freshman Folders which were given to the new students during orientation. That this was in fact done, is due to the persistence of Paul Seltzer. It was attempted to use the Grossman woodwind arrangement again, but it proved impossible to find the necessary musicians. As a result, the accompaniment consisted of piano and tympani. The tympani were again borrowed from MIT. The Student Activities Office had allocated $200 for the production. The major expense was the rental of a trailer in which to haul the tympani from MIT to the GSU. The Judge's wig was improvised from a wig belonging to Juliet Cunningham, the townspeople wore old Yeomen costumes, and the jurymen wore choir robes borrowed from Marsh Chapel. One performance was given on each of two nights. Both times, the Auditorium was filled to overflowing. Both performances were well received, although there had been a total of perhaps five rehearsals. The following week, the production was taken to Framingham State College as part of that institution's freshman orientation program. There, the production was sponsored by the Framingham Savoyards and was used as a come-on for auditions for their production of Pinafore

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