Rehearsal for Picnic, 1960

Name/Title

Rehearsal for "Picnic", 1960

Entry/Object ID

2025.14.21

Tags

Shaker Heights, 20th Century, 1960s

Description

Black-and-white theatrical publicity photograph by Martin Linsey showing a Shaker Players rehearsal for "Picnic." The five cast members pictured are: Sandra Reese, Betty Sinclair, Laurence Simmons, Joy Berno, Brenda Stone, and Bert Dragin. Press photo caption on verso reads: "A rehearsal scene from the Shaker Players' production of William Inge's Pulitzer-prize play, "PICNIC" which opens for a four night run on Wednesday, November 30th, reveals the cast in the variety of emotional moods they must portray in Inge's powerful play. Pictured are Sandra Reese, Mrs. William K. Sinclair, Laurence Simmons, Mrs. Jack E. Berno, Miss Brenda Stone, and Bert Dragin. The community theatre is in its forty-second season. Performances are staged in the theatre-auditorium of the Shaker Heights High School."

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Shaker Players, Sandra Reese, Betty Sinclair, Laurence Simmons, Joy Berno, Brenda Stone, Bert Dragin

Subject Place

City

Shaker Heights

County

Cuyahoga County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States

Collection

Dorothy R. Davis Shaker Players Collection

Category

Photographs
Archives

Acquisition

Accession

2025.14

Source or Donor

Dorothy R. Davis

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy R. Davis, 2005

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Martin Linsey

Role

Photographer

Date made

1960

Location

Location

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Date

September 22, 2025

Notes

Shaker Players Collection, Folder 13

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Shaker Heights High School

Related Events

Event

Picnic