Herbert Adrian Rehner

Background

Rehner, Herbert Adrian was born on December 14, 1926 in Vincennes, Indiana, United States. Son of Herbert O. and Anna-Blanche (Chapman) R. Bachelor of Arts, Indiana State University.

Education

Student, Academy Arts and Design in, Mex.

Career

Teacher Indiana State University, 1947-1948. Lecturer Royal Academy Dramatic Art, 1949-1950. Head theatre department Wilson branch Chicago City College, 1950-1968, head speech department, 1959-1968, chairman and professor speech and drama, from 1968.

Producer, director Shawnee Summer Theatre, Greene County, 1960. President Indiana Academy Dramatic Art, 1953-1956. Producer, director: professional tour of You Can’t Take It With You for, Department Defense, Europe, 1959.

Programs over, radio station WBOW and WIHI, 1964-1968. Summer producer, White Barn Professional Theater, Terre Haute, Indiana, cultural representative, International Theater Institute, Chicago, 1955, director, All City Chicago Drama Festival, 1957, Shakespeare on television, 1961, 69. Producer: Guys and Dolls, Chicago, 1960, Westward the River.

History drama, 1967; manager theatre tour to, S. Pacific, Department Defense, 1971. Dir television variety hour, Seoul, Korea, 1971. Produced, Professional Performing Equity Company, Drama Guild, Chicago, 1972-1975, managing producer, Station WKKC, Chicago, from 1978.

Producer: professional world premiere of Sinbad, 1979. Designer Professional theatre, Bloomfield, Indiana, 1979. Contracted to develop 5 curricula, also design performing arts center for new university, Iran, 1973.

Author: Sons of the Prairie, 1950, Pastime of Eternity, 1948, The Dramatic Use of Oral Interpretation and Choral Speaking, 1951, The Constant Heritage, 1952, Out of this Land, 1954, Practical Public Speaking, 1957, Communication Through Speaking, 1959, review, 1961, 62, 65, 68, 77, 78, Speaking in Public, 1961, Activities in Living and Speaking, 1965, review, 67, 73. Nat. editor: Cue mag, 1962-1964.

Achievements

• Known as "Reb" Rehner to his friends, he survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis at the end of World War II.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Sons of the Prairie, 1950, Pastime of Eternity, 1948, The Dramatic Use of Oral Interpretation and Choral Speaking, 1951, The Constant Heritage, 1952, Out of this Land, 1954, Practical Public Speaking, 1957, Communication Through Speaking, 1959, review, 1961, 62, 65, 68, 77, 78, Speaking in Public, 1961, Activities in Living and Speaking, 1965, review, 67, 73. Nat. editor: Cue mag, 1962-1964.

Membership

Member Speech Association American, Sadlers Wells-Old Victoria Association, Society Midland. Club: Players (New York City) (honorary).

Connections

Father:

Herbert O. Bachelor of Arts

Mother:

Anna-Blanche (Chapman) R. Bachelor of Arts