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. Other Presidents include Jo Itescu (2005-2006), Jon Cass (2006-2007), and Paul Mandel (2007-2008).

FWOP performs multiple plays in a given academic year with the occasional bit of musical theater, and has also performed radio dramas with plainly visible actors and Foley artists. 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]

Contents 1 Production History 1.1 Into the Woods (2008) 1.2 Picasso at the Lapin Agile (2007) 1.3 A Mother in My Head (2007) 1.4 The Importance of Being Earnest (2007) 1.5 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (2006) 1.6 The Thing About Men (2006) 1.7 And Then There Were None (2005) 1.8 Arsenic and Old Lace (2005) 1.9 All in the Timing (2004) 1.10 Tiger at the Gates (2004) 1.11 Lost in Yonkers (2003) 1.12 The Foreigner (2003) 1.13 Albert's Bridge (2002) 2 Notes

[edit] Production History

[edit] Into the Woods (2008)

Into the Woods, a musical by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim, was directed by Jonathan Cass and Paul Mandel and performed in Babson College's Sorenson Center in Spring 2008.

The performance dates for the show were February 29, March 1, March 7, and March 8, 2008.

The show was featured on the front page of the Needham Times on March 5^[1].

[edit] Picasso at the Lapin Agile (2007)

Picasso at the Lapin Agile, a comedy by Steve Martin, was directed by Benjamin Small and performed in Olin College's Auditorium on October 19, 20, 26, and 27, 2007.

[edit] A Mother in My Head (2007)

This one-act was directed by Andrew Bouchard and performed in Olin College's Auditorium on May 3 and 6, 2007.

[edit] The Importance of Being Earnest (2007)

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde was directed by Jonathan Cass. It was performed in Babson College's Sorenson Center at Olin College's Candidates' Weekends, February 23 and 24, and March 2 and 3, 2007.

[edit] The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (2006)

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) was directed by Ben Salinas and performed in Olin College's auditorium for Family Weekend and the Admission's Open House on October 13, 14, 28, and 29, 2006.

[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 21 and 22, 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 21 and 22, 2005.

[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.

[edit] Notes

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