Name/Title
Rehearsal for "Picnic", 1960Entry/Object ID
2025.14.21Tags
Shaker Heights, 20th Century, 1960sDescription
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 DraginSubject Place
City
Shaker HeightsCounty
Cuyahoga CountyState/Province
OhioCountry
United StatesCollection
Dorothy R. Davis Shaker Players CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.14Source or Donor
Dorothy R. DavisAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Dorothy R. Davis, 2005Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Martin LinseyRole
PhotographerDate made
1960Location
Location
Room
Elizabeth Nord Library & ArchivesBuilding
Shaker Historical SocietyDate
September 22, 2025Notes
Shaker Players Collection, Folder 13Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Shaker Heights High School