Henrik Ibsen, 1828-1906, has long held the title of "father of the modern drama". His contemporaries accused him of immorality and subversion, and within a decade after his death, sophisticates labeled him worthy but rather humdrum and old fashioned. It would seem Ibsen was fated to be misunderstood, his importance to the modern theatre has long been accepted. Playrights began to pay him the importance of imitation and he has continued to affect the course of the theatre from such leaders as Galsworthy to Arthur Miller.

When GHOSTS was first presented in 1881, an eminent London critic compared the play to "an open drain, a loathsome sore unbandaged, a lazar house with all its doors and windows open". Ibsen created a second furor in theatre history - the first being two years previous when he let Nora leave her husband in "A Doll's House". In GHOSTS, Ibsen seemed to be saying, "Now I'll give you a woman who did not leave her husband". It was Ibsen's honesty that offended the prudish hypocrisy of the Victorian mind. He believed in bringing all human problems into the open; that only by facing them boldly could one hope to eradicate the ills of Society.

REGINALD ENGSTRAND............................Sharon Phalen
JACOB ENGSTRAND..................................Peter Hertz
PASTOR MANDERS...................................George Sepe
MRS. ALVING.............................................Vivian Verrilli
OSWALD ALVING.......................................Michael Koskoff

The action takes place at Mrs. Alvings country house beside one of the fiords in Western Norway, 1881.

Adapted by Campus Productions from the translation by Garret H. Leverson

Business Manager............................................................Doris Newman
Stage Manager.................................................................Joy Kroin
Musical Score...................................................................John E. Reed
Lighting.............................................................................Mickey Kantrow
Set Construcxtion..............................................................Selden E. Tracy
Staff Assistants...Michael Walter, Robert Hargus, George Briddeil, Stewart Bograd
House Manager...................................................................Judy Feld

Chairs , courtesy of Mr. And Mrs. William H. Patton
Sofa, courtesy of Mr. Frank Clayton, Stratford HotelInterior Decorating, Joe Budhazay
Recordings, John Scully
Costumes by Van Horn

VIVIAN VERRILLI '63 (Mrs. Alving): This is the second year Miss Verrilli takes the female lead in an OCP Spring play. She is remembered for her moving performance of The Wife in "Roshomon" and also for her outstanding performance in this year's Campus Thunder, "Queen Of Diamonds". Vivian appeared in a movie filmed in Greece and is now majoring in elementary education.

GEORGE SEPE '62 (Pastor Manders): Mr. Sepe is no stranger to OCP audiences. Last year he was in the colorful role of The Bandit in "Rashomon" and after appearances in Campus Thunder editions, was chosen to play the male lead in this year's "Queen Of Diamonds". George is a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa and U.B.'s honorary dramatic fraternity, the Knights of Thunder.

MICHAEL KOSKOFF '63 (Oswald): This marks Michael's first appearance in an OCP production. However, he is no stranger to local audiences having appeared on campus and in the community under the name of Michael Guitar with a reportoire of folk music.

PETER HERTZ '63 (Engstrand): Peter is best remembered for his performances as a member of the popular Thunderettes in several past Thunder shows. He plays his first dramatic role tonight. Pete is a member of Sigma Lamda Chi.

SHARON PHALEN '64 (Regina):Sharon joined OCP this year as a featured member of the chorus in Campus Thunder. She makes her dramatic debut tonight. OCP considers Miss Phalen a valuable "new find" and audiences will probably be seeing more of her in future productions.