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Where was the Toaster? | ||
Lunacy | Summer 1990 | Hidden in plain sight on the stage-right bookcase. |
God | Fall 1990 | Carried through by Groucho Marx at the end of the show, during the "Chaos" scene. |
The Lion in Winter | Winter 1991 | Wrapped as a Christmas present |
Pippin | Spring 1991 | The toaster came on stage after the song "War." It was hidden in a shopping cart full of dismembered limbs. |
Fahrenheit 451 | Fall 1991 | Stood in for the robotic hunter-killer "dog" in a box on stage. |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Spring 1992 | Incorporated into the set as part of the facade of a Roman Temple-looking building. Right up there at the top, that pointy part that some architecture major should be able to name. |
The Collection | Spring 1992 | Was the body of a telephone in a phone booth. |
The Voice of the Prairie | Spring 1993 | Inside an antique radio set. |
Late Nite Special | Summer 1993 | On a shelf with other decor one would find in a rural BBQ joint. |
Assassins | Fall 1993 | On the carnival barker's rack of prizes in scene 1. |
The Skin of Our Teeth | Fall 1993 | Wrapped as a package and carried carried on as a prop. |
Agnes of God | Winter 1994 | In the psychiatrist's desk. |
T-Bone N Weasel | Spring 1994 | Used as a prop - The main characters are walking though a dump and Weasel is scripted to pick up a toilet seat and say "Hey, look - a toilet seat!" It was modified to "Hey, look - a toaster!" at which point the portion of the audience that was "in the know" would burst into wild applause and cheers, completely confusing the remainder of the crowd. |
The Hostage | Spring 1994 | On the band platform, right in front. |
The Glass Menagerie | Fall 1994 | In the "disco hall" just off-stage. It was not visible, but rather existed as part of a lighting effect. |
The Real Inspector Hound | Fall 1994 | It was placed inside an old radio, it's plug used as the radio's. |
Macbeth | Winter 1995 | It was in the shadowbox where the MacDuffs are killed. |
Isle of Dogs | Winter 1995 | It was used in an attempt to dispose of Lady Emelia's body. The script called for a chainsaw (a Lee/Larson signature), so it was replaced with the DramaTech signature. |
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Spring 1995 | Used as part of Pharaoh's throne. |
Personals | Summer 1995 | It was carried on by movers during the "I'm Movin' In With Linda" number. |
Equus | Fall 1995 | Hung from the grid as a lighting fixture. |
Into the Woods | Winter 1996 | In Cinderella's mother's tree. |
Godspell | Winter 1997 | Used as a prop and referenced by the demons torturing "the rich man" in hell during "The Rich Man and Lazarus" bit. |
The Bacchae | Winter 1998 | Deconstructed, the guts of the toaster appeared on the underside of the rolling platform. It was used by the actors to designate which side of the platform had the swiveling casters. |
The Who's Tommy | Spring 1998 | It was part of Tommy's pinball machine. |
Slightly Married | Fall 2000 | In a large purse, taken out while searching through it. |
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail | Fall 2001 | Hidden in the tree |
Pirates of Penzance | Spring 2002 | Under the Major General's bench in Act 2. |
Something Ventured, Nothing Gained | Summer 2003 | Cord was used to tie up prisoner and toaster was dragged behind him when running/hopping away. |
Lysistrata | Fall 2003 | Carved into the columns with other artwork. |
Pippin | Spring 2004 | Behind the staircase, picked up by Lewis with a look of puzzlement during the song "Spread A Little Sunshine" |
VarietyTech/Let's Try This! | Summer 2004 | In the shopping cart during Blind Willie and the Talking Dog scene. |
West Side Story | Fall 2005 | Used as a gavel during "Gee, Officer Krupke" |
The Tempest | Spring 2006 | Located on the back platform during the banquet scene |
VarietyTech/Let's Try This! | Spring 2006 | In a picture during the scene Gump, held by all of the stage managers |
Black Comedy | Summer 2006 | Located back in Brindsley's studio mixed in with all the metal scraps |
VarietyTech/Let's Try This! | Fall 2006 | Located in a suitcase with the cord hanging out during the number Girl in 14G |
Assassins | Spring 2007 | Mixed in with the barker's prizes in scene 1. Same place as when we did it the first time. |
An Enemy of the People | Spring 2007 | in some rolls of paper in the news paper office |
Rumors | Summer 2007 | Located with the gifts brought in by the party guests |
Macbeth | Fall 2007 | Klimchak played it as an instrument during curtain call |
Urinetown | Spring 2008 | Used as a weapon to kill people of the UGC |
What Happened to Mr. Sugarlumpkins? | Summer 2008 | Located on the table with party food, next to some poptarts |
Arcadia | Fall 2008 | Located in one of the pictures on the walls |
Jekyll and Hyde | Spring 2009 | Mixed in with all the laboratory equipment on Jekyll's lab bench |
Keeping Up with the Joneses | Spring 2009 | In a box of junk from the Joneses basement |
Student Directed Scenes | Spring 2009 | Used as a heating element in The Lion in Winter scene |
Deathtrap | Summer 2009 | In one of the posters mounted on the walls. |
Twelfth Night | Fall 2009 | Carried in like a teddy bear by Malvolio in his night cap. |
The Producers | Spring 2010 | 1. Used as an adding machine on one of the accountant's desks.
2. Hidden in Max's safe: the silver toaster in the silver safe - the white toaster in the white safe. |
The Pillowman | Spring 2010 | Mixed in with the toys in the boys room during the story telling scenes. |
Arsenic and Old Lace | Summer 2010 | Several toasters were carried in as part of Teddy's possessions to go off with him to Happy Dale Sanitarium. |
Open House | Fall 2010 | Flown in from the grid during Deech's introduction |
The Count of Monte Cristo | Fall 2010 | 1. Carved into the stones next to the stage right arch.
2. Carried on as one of the possible weapon choices for the duel. |
Black Box Comedy Festival | Fall 2010 | Hanging from the grid along with the T |
The Shape of Things | Spring 2011 | On Adam's shirt. |
Little Shop of Horrors | Spring 2011 | Flowerpot. |
Banquet 2011 | Spring 2011 | Sitting on a desk during a Monty Python sketch. |
Eurydice | Summer 2011 | Toasters from Hell found in a trash pile. |
Open House | Fall 2011 | Orange toaster used as a traffic cone on the construction set. |
A Streetcar Named Desire | Fall 2011 | Carried across the Black Box in a vendor's basket. |
VarietyTech/Let's Try This! | Fall 2011 | Carried on and polished by the ASM during "Diva's Lament," the toaster was given a lap dance during "Burlesque." |
Banquet 2012 | Spring 2012 | A pile of toasters was included in the futuristic expo exhibits. |
RENT | Spring 2012 | Stuffed with eviction notices, the toaster replaced the star or angel at the top of the makeshift Christmas Tree. |
WASP | Spring 2012 | Located in the refrigerator/safe with the infamous jello ring. |
A Logic Named Joe | Spring 2012 | Used as a foley prop to make the question lever noise of the Logic. |
Wanda's Visit | Spring 2012 | Part of the assortment of items contained within Wanda's purse. |
The Frogs | Summer 2012 | Lugged around by Xanthias in the piles of luggage. |
Open House | Fall 2012 | On Friday, featured as Ophelia in the excerpt from Hamlet
On Saturday, featured during Jeopardy! |
Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Fall 2012 | On the table with the bagels and coffee |
VarietyTech/Let's Try This! | Fall 2012 | Used by Micah to clobber and ensnare her beau Tamil in "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)". |
after the quake | Spring 2013 | Katagiri carried it onstage along with other groceries at the beginning of "Superfrog Saves Tokyo" |
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Spring 2013 | When Finch comes in to work on Saturday, he places a toaster on his desk; when Biggley asks him what he is knitting, he tells him it is a "toaster cozy". One is also lying among the debris after the building is ransacked by treasure hunters. |
Banquet 2013 | Spring 2013 | In the photo booth |
Corpse! | Summer 2013 | An actual 1930s toaster is located on Evelyn's desk. |
Open House | Fall 2013 | Used to navigate the ship through space-time |
VarietyTech/Let's Try This! | Fall 2013 | During the number "Omigod You Guys" Bruiser, the dog, enters the scene on the toaster. It was referred to as ToasterDog. |
Figments | Fall 2013 | The toaster is located on the back shelf in Rick's apartment. It's used as a radio. |
Black Box Comedy Festival | Spring 2014 | The hosts for each night were given the toaster before they went on with no explaination. |
Radical Love | Spring 2014 | The toaster was drawn on the poster of Miloševic. |
Young Frankenstein | Spring 2014 | One toaster painted into the wall of the castle.
Two toasters on the bookshelf in Frankenstein's house. |
Banquet 2014 | Spring 2014 | The toaster was brought on stage and improvised with during Let's Try This!'s presenatation of the Best Properties award. |
Let's Try This! | Summer 2014 | Toasters were put in all standalone shows.
Disney-Prov: On stage the whole stage time holding the curtain speech. Halloween Spooktacular: Brought on at the beginning of the second half by the director. Potter-prov: Brought on by Professor Flitwick during the opening ceremony. Dude Power III Dude Power with a Vengeance: sitting under the props table in the back of the stage. High Tech Improv: Brought on at the beginning by the director as the only prop for the show. |
Evolve | Fall 2014 | The toaster was seen in the shopping cart that was brought out by LTT! members during "Thrift Shop." |
Enchanted Stories: An Evening of One Acts | Fall 2014 | The Toaster was carried on by Rumpelstiltskin in The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon. |
Cartoon | Spring 2015 | There was a crochet toaster on Esther's chair, and a toaster was used on a torture projection. |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Spring 2015 | The toaster was painted on the side of Pirelli's cart and there was an old fashioned toaster on the bottom of Mrs. Lovett's table. |
Banquet 2015 | Spring 2015 | The toaster was brought on stage and improvised with during Let's Try This!'s presentation of the Best Properties award. |
Let's Try This! | Summer 2015 | Toaster was put in all standalone shows
They Fight Crime! - Paul brought it out during the outro credits. Nintenprov - Neeta brought it out during the outro credits. It was supposed to be in the long form. Musical Improv - |
Open House | Fall 2015 | Friday Showcase: Baby toaster was pulled out of Mad Hatter's hat
Saturday Showcase: Toaster was brought on as a prop in Words, Words, Words |
Parallel Lives | Fall 2015 | Toasters were on the bar |
Othello | Fall 2015 | On the table where the lighting fixtures were placed, Emilia's cross stitching, the wax seals on the letters, and written on the top of the letters. |
George P Burdell Variety Hour | Fall 2015 | It was placed on the hosts' table |
Five Faces for Evelyn Frost | Spring 2016 | A stripped toaster appeared on the monitor tree
Toasters were etched onto the shot glasses used during the show. The newspaper that appeared in pictures (Toaster Times) features a toaster. A picture of a toaster that fell from the drop box. A silhouette of a toaster appeared on One's block. A photo of a toaster appeared on Two's block. A toaster appeared on an escort service business card used by Two. A toaster appeared on One's phone case. |
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Spring 2016 | The screws in the glasses on the Putnam Optometrists poster were toasters.
There was a toaster on the basket of sports equipment. There was a toaster on the poster for the Putnam Chef Society. |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Summer 2016 | On the label of the breakaway whiskey bottle |
Open House | Fall 2016 | Friday Showcase: a toaster on the TV frame and one on the books
Saturday Showcase: a toaster was run across stage during the host act |
The Taming | Fall 2016 | Held by Katherine in the portrait, in Bianca's phone wallpaper |
The Man of La Mancha | Fall 2016 | Behind the prison bars, in Cervantes's trunk, on the coins |
The George P. Burdell Variety Hour | Spring 2017 | In the pile of props for 3 Walls No Blinds |
The Importance of Being Earnest | Spring 2017 | On the the shelf of the side table. One was used as a flower pot. |
Musical of Musicals: The Musical | Spring 2017 | There was one toaster on a shelf, and a painting of another in a picture frame |
Far Away | Summer 2017 | There was a toaster on a crate, a golden wood toaster in the set dressing, and a schematic of a toaster in a hat design. |
A Number | Summer 2017 | There was a toaster on the bar. |
Open House | Fall 2017 | There were winged toasters on the pillars on the sides of the stage. Some toasters were hung from the ceiling. There was a sorting toaster. |
Dead Man's Cell Phone | Fall 2017 | There was a toaster printed on a piece of stationary. There were paper toasters among the paper houses thrown onto the stage. The fake phones had toasters on the back. |
Constellations | Spring 2018 | There was a picture of a toaster on the beer bottle. There was a toaster button on Marianne's dance bag. |
The George P. Burdell Variety Hour | Spring 2018 | Newspapers in DT3, Davis' Toasterology textbook, Encyclopedia Toastanica |
The Drowsy Chaperone | Spring 2018 | There was a DMX-controlled toaster (thanks Wade) on the Man in Chair's side table.
There was also a 1920s toaster on the bookshelf and a Toastmaster ad on the back of a magazine. |
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