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Bob Given - Part of Our Great Design By: Roy Riedy |
Bob Given's association with the Little Theatre goes all the was back to HLT's Seventh Season and play # 21 in November, 1980, when he collaborated on the Set Design of the musical Irene with Frank Oberhausen, Larry Wollangk, and Carol Gose. His name appeared a second time in January, 1983, when he was acknowledged for his aid with Peter Pollard's presentation of the comedy Auntie Mame. In November, 1985, he was credited on the Production Page of Frank Oberhausen's first presentation of the musical hit Annie with Larry Wollangk and Frank Oberhausen as the team responsible for the show's Set Design. In April, 1986, Bob Given and Amy Meredith were credited with the Set Dressing for Peter Pollard's presentation of Arsenic and Old Lace. Bob and Frank Oberhausen were responsible for the Set Design of Janelou Buck's June, 1986, production of I Do, I Do; and the opening play of the Thirteenth Season, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with Mr. Larry Wollangk, in November, 1986. The same trio were credited with the Set Design for Frank Oberhausen's reprise of Fiddler on the Roof in March, 1987. At the Zenon Ceremonies at the end of the 13th season Bob Given, along with Frank Oberhausen, and Larry Wollangk, received his first Zenon for Best Set Design for Fiddler on the Roof. At the same ceremony Bob Given also received his 2nd Zenon, a Production/Technical Award.
Marian Dunham opened the Fourteenth Season with the musical comedy Cabaret with the Set Designed by Bob, Larry Wollangk, and David Warehime. In January, 1988, Bob was the Set Artist for Peter Pollard's comedy Barefoot in the Park; and in March, 1988, he joined Frank Oberhausen in designing the Set for Frank's production of Carousel, for which he received his third Zenon the following September with Mr. Oberhausen and Larry Wollangk.
Bob worked with Frank Oberhausen again in November, 1988, on the Set Design for Richard Oehring's Man of LaMancha; and on the Set Art of The King and I, the following April, directed by Frank Oberhausen. In June, Bob and Liz Buell created the Set Design for Peter Pollard Sweet Charity, and its Set Art with Steve Van Dam. Both Man of LaMancha and Sweet Charity received Best Set nominations at the following September Zenon Awards.
Hello Dolly was directed by Janelou Buck in June, 1990 and Bob was part of her Set Construction crew. In March, 1991, Bob was a member of Frank Oberhausen's Set Design team for his production of The Music Man which received a nomination for Best Set Design the following October at the Sixth Annual Zenon Ceremony. In April, 1993, Mr. Oberhausen reprised Camelot for which Bob was part of the Set Art Crew, a job he also did for Mr. Oberhausen's revival of South Pacific, in April, 1994.
During HLT's Twenty-first Season, Bob worked on two plays. Peter Pollard's Ain't Misbehavin' in January, 1995, as part of the Set Construction team; and on Frank Oberhausen's April production of 1776 as a member of the Set Art artists. The next March Frank Oberhausen reprised Fiddler on the Roof and Bob was part of the Set Design team that won the Best Set of the Season, giving Bob his fourth Zenon for his contribution to the winning design.
Bob worked on four productions during the Twenty-third Season. In January he designed the tree for Melanie Boulay's To Kill a Mockingbird; in April he worked with the Set Design team on Frank Oberhausen's production of La Cage aux folles; in June during Mac Byron's George Washington Slept Here, he worked with the kitchen staff of Gourmet; and in August he worked with the Set Design team for Tammie Pollard's reprise of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. At the Twelfth Annual Zenon Awards Ceremony in October, Bob was nominated for a Production/Technical Zenon for his Set Decoration for To Kill a Mockingbird.
During the next three Seasons, The Twenty-fourth through the Twenty-sixth, Bob worked on all 15 productions presented in that period. In the Twenty-seventh Season he worked on four plays. In November he was a member of the Set Construction team for Jet Hansen's revival of On Golden Pond; he worked with the kitchen staff during the next three plays, Frank Oberhausen's revival of The King and I; Jim McCollum's The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; and Steve McDaniel's Moon over Buffalo.
Frank Oberhausen's revival of Guys and Dolls opened the Twenty-eighth Season at HLT and Bob was a member of the Set Design team for the play which received a nomination for Best Set Design at the October Zenon Ceremony. Most recently Mr. Given has again worked with Frank Oberhausen and Larry Wollangk on Mr. Oberhausen's revival of Man of LaMancha in November, 2002, the first play of the Twenty-ninth Season, which at the 18th Zenon Ceremony in October, 2003, brought him his fifth Zenon.
In all, Mr. Given has been associated with 46 plays and 7 Zenon Ceremonies since he joined HLT twenty-four years ago. He has been awarded five Production/Technical Zenons for his designs; his name has appeared in 14 HLT Newsletters and 24 local new articles for a total of 93 Citations. Mr. Given has made a valuable contribution to Highlands Little Theatre's overall blueprint and for this we at HLT are most grateful. Thank you Bob for your many long, but profitable hours.
