Franklin W. Olin Players
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The Franklin W. Olin Players (FWOP, rhyming with "swap") are a student theatre group at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts. FWOP was originally founded by Nicholas Zola, who was President of the club from its inception until the end of the 2003-2004 school year. The current President of FWOP is Jonathan Cass.
FWOP performs multiple plays in a given academic year, and has also performed radio dramas with plainly visible actors and sound effects performers armed with random props. They participate in occasional side-projects such as improvizational theatre and acting workshops from visiting professionals in the theatre industry. Members have also participated in a student-written play entitled "The History and Mystery of Mars".
In 2005, the Princeton Review named Olin College as having the 17th-best college theatre program in the nation. [1]
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[edit] Production History
[edit] The Thing About Men (2006)
The Thing About Men, a musical comedy by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts, was directed by Jonathan Cass. It was performed in Babson College's Sorenson Center on April 21st and 22nd, 2006.
[edit] And Then There Were None (2005)
And Then There Were None is a radio play inspired by Agatha Christie's mystery Ten Little Indians. It was directed by Nicholas Zola and performed in Olin College's auditorium for Family Weekend on October 21st and 22nd, 2006.
[edit] Arsenic and Old Lace (2005)
This comedy by Joseph Kesselring was directed by Michael Curtis. It was performed in Babson College's Sorenson Center at Olin College's Candidates' Weekends, February 25 and 26, and March 4 and 5 in 2005.
[edit] All in the Timing (2004)
FWOP selected seven of David Ives' one-act plays from the collection All in the Timing. It has four different directors. Lee Edwards directed The Philadelphia and Sure Thing. Michael Curtis directed Variations on the Death of Trotsky and Universal Language. Sara Marshall directed English Made Simple. Keoni Mahelona directed Mere Mortals. Sara Marshall and Keoni Mahelona co-directed Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread. The seven one-act plays were performed in the Olin Auditorium on Parents' Weekend (October 21-23, 2004).
[edit] Tiger at the Gates (2004)
FWOP performed an English translation of Jean Giradeaux's war drama, based in the ancient city of Troy during the Trojan War. It was directed by Nicholas Zola and performed in Babson College's Sorenson Center.
[edit] Lost in Yonkers (2003)
This radio drama by Neil Simon was performed in the Olin Auditorium on November 15-17, 2003 and was directed by Kate Cummings.
[edit] The Foreigner (2003)
FWOP's first live-action play was performed in the Sorenson Center on February 27 and March 1, 2003. The comedy by Larry Shue was directed by Lauren Cagle.
[edit] Albert's Bridge (2002)
FWOP first production was a radio drama by Tom Stoppard performed in the Olin Auditorium. Actors sat in chairs in front of microphones and performed dramatic readings of the script in radio drama style. It was directed by Nicholas Zola.
