The newspaper clipping has a handwritten note on the top of it reading "Penn Valley com. college." The article discusses Dr. Patricia McIlrath's commitment to combining professional and community theater. It also describes Dr. McIlrath's education, the founding and growth of the Missouri Repertory Theatre, and how the theatre functions.
At the top of the newspaper clipping there is a handwritten note reading "Kansas City Times" and "Monday, June 7, 1982." The article describes the University of Missouri board of curators naming Dr. Patricia McIlrath as a "curators professor." The article also discusses a grant from the Hallmark Educational Foundation to the University of Missouri- Kansas City theater department. The author, Ray Morgan, states that these honors are a sign of the positive reputation of the Missouri Repertory Theatre (now the Kansas City Repertory Theatre). He also describes the upcoming Missouri Repertory Theatre season, particularly a large production of the play Nicholas Nickleby.
The program cover shows the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 made up of tiny dots. At the top of the program, above the letters, is printed "UMKC SUMMER REPERTORY THEATRE PRESENTS." Written over the letters is "four plays in repertory." At the bottom of the program, a printed note reads "University of Missouri At Kansas City- 51st and Holmes Street."
The program cover is decorated with illustrations of characters and objects from plays. In the front is an illustration of large marigold flowers, representing the play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds. Behind the flowers are Titania and Bottom from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Titania wears a flowing purple dress and has flowers in her hair. Bottom has a human body and a donkey head. Behind and to the left of Bottom and Titania are a man and a woman from The Rivals. They are wearing white wigs and formal clothing from 1600s England. On the right side of the cover is Peg from Peg O' My Heart, holding a small dog. She is wearing a green dress and hat with a red ribbon. In the far back are five men from That Championship Season. They are standing behind a table which holds a trophy. Above the other characters is a more stylized illustration from Peer Gynt of two people riding a flying moose. They are surrounded by stars and the moon. At the top of the cover is a heading reading "Missouri Repertory Theatre." The bottom of the program reads "1974."
The article describes the appointment of Dr. Patricia McIlrath to the head of the University Playhouse and head of the Department of Public Speaking, Radio and Theatre at Kansas City University (now University of Missouri- Kansas City). It also discusses Dr. McIlrath's previous background and experience and has a small black and white photo of Dr. McIlrath.
This essay appeared in the dedication program for the opening of the UMKC Center for the Performing Arts (now the James C. Olsen Performing Arts Center). The essay describes the donations and state funding which the university received to build the center. It also describes the facilities and technology of the Center for the Performing Arts.
A drawing of a large building, the UMKC Center for the Performing Arts (now the James C. Olsen Performing Arts Center) is shown. The front entrance of the building and one side is shown with people walking around and cars driving by. Below the illustration is a printed note reading "Center for the Performing Arts, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Curators of the University of Missouri" with a small image of the UMKC crest. another printed note reads "Kivett and Myers/architects and planners, a division of Howard Needles Tammen and Bergendoff."
An elderly woman, Dr. Patricia McIlrath, sits on a couch with a toddler, Tristan Graham Londre. McIlrath has an arm around Londre and is reading him a book.
A large building, the UMKC Center for the Performing Arts (now the James C. Olsen Performing arts Center) is shown under construction. Large cranes and trucks are visible around the partially constructed building.
The interior of the Center for the Performing Arts (now the James C. Olsen Performing Arts Center) is shown under construction. Dr. Patricia McIlrath and a man, both wearing hardhats, stand between the future stage and the future seating area.
A woman, Maureen Hazelton, sits on a short brick wall with two children, ten-year-old Janie and eight-year-old Kevin Hazelton. Behind them is a large outdoor fireplace with a carving reading "University Playhouse." A large carved face is visible on one side of the fireplace.
Thirteen people are spread out across a stage, wearing ornate costumes. All are men except for one woman wearing a long dress. Two men, one wearing a crown and one wearing a shiny costume, stand on steps slightly above the others. Three men lay or sit on the floor while the others stand around them.
Two actors perform a scene from the play Phaedra. A woman wearing a long red dress and holding a sword kneels in front of a man wearing a white and orange tunic and holding a staff. The set around them has columns and a painted image of a man wrestling a bull.
The article praises the production of Sophocles' Electra directed by Dr. Patricia McIlrath. It highlights the skill of the actors, but speaks negatively with a show which accompanied Electra, Harlequinade.
The article criticizes the off-Broadway production of Electra which was directed by Dr. Patricia McIlrath. It speaks more positively on Harlequinade, which accompanied Electra.
The pamphlet has a black, yellow, and grey color scheme. It advertises the UMKC Department of Speech and Theatre and describes the undergraduate and graduate programs. It also lists the faculty members and details the department's focuses such as theatre and forensics. There are also seven small black and white photos of students and staff members.
Ethel and George McIlrath pose together in front of a house. George is sitting on the steps in front of the house. Ethel stands beside him, holding a blanket around herself.
Howard McIlrath, Robert McIlrath, Patricia McIlrath, Frances McIlrath (later Peak) and Jeanne McIlrath (later Finter) pose together on the steps in front of a house, smiling. Frances has her hands on Jeanne's shoulders and either Robert or Howard has an arm around Patricia's neck.
A woman, Ethel Howard McIlrath, sits holding her six-month-old daughter, Patricia McIlrath. Her two-year-old daughter, Frances McIlrath (later Peak), sits on her lap and her three-year-old son Howard McIlrath stands in front of them.
