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2011 Scope and Scalpel "Intussusception" Excerpt Excerpt from the 2011 production of Scope and Scalpel "Intussusception." Scope and Scalpel is a drama society of the fourth year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. It was formed in 1955 and to this day it carries on the tradition started by Dr. Musgrave and Dr. Felix "Bebe" Miller to produce a show in which they laugh at their profession, their school, and themselves. Each year, a week before graduation, a new Scope and Scalpel is presented. It is the largest and the longest running nonprofessional theatrical production in Pittsburgh.
This excerpt includes a scene from the play in which students parody the then Dean of the Medical School, Dr. Arthur Levine, and his interest in securing NIH finding.
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2011 Scope and Scalpel "Intussusception" Playbill Playbill from the 2011 production of Scope and Scalpel "Intussusception." Scope and Scalpel is a drama society of the fourth year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. It was formed in 1955 and to this day it carries on the tradition started by Dr. Musgrave and Dr. Felix "Bebe" Miller to produce a show in which they laugh at their profession, their school, and themselves. Each year, a week before graduation, a new Scope and Scalpel is presented. It is the largest and the longest running nonprofessional theatrical production in Pittsburgh.
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2004 Scope and Scalpel "Lasix Unloaded" Excerpt Excerpt from the 2004 production of Scope and Scalpel "Lasix Unloaded." Scope and Scalpel is a drama society of the fourth year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. It was formed in 1955 and to this day it carries on the tradition started by Dr. Musgrave and Dr. Felix "Bebe" Miller to produce a show in which they laugh at their profession, their school, and themselves. Each year, a week before graduation, a new Scope and Scalpel is presented. It is the largest and the longest running nonprofessional theatrical production in Pittsburgh.
This excerpt includes an introductory scene from the show's first act featuring Dr. John Erlen.
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2004 Scope and Scalpel "Lasix Unloaded" Playbill Playbill from the 2004 production of Scope and Scalpel "Lasix Unloaded." Scope and Scalpel is a drama society of the fourth year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. It was formed in 1955 and to this day it carries on the tradition started by Dr. Musgrave and Dr. Felix "Bebe" Miller to produce a show in which they laugh at their profession, their school, and themselves. Each year, a week before graduation, a new Scope and Scalpel is presented. It is the largest and the longest running nonprofessional theatrical production in Pittsburgh.
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1993 Scope and Scalpel "Quantum Beep" Playbill Playbill from the 1993 production of Scope and Scalpel "Quantum Beep." Scope and Scalpel is a drama society of the fourth year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. It was formed in 1955 and to this day it carries on the tradition started by Dr. Musgrave and Dr. Felix "Bebe" Miller to produce a show in which they laugh at their profession, their school, and themselves. Each year, a week before graduation, a new Scope and Scalpel is presented. It is the largest and the longest running nonprofessional theatrical production in Pittsburgh.
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1993 Scope and Scalpel "Quantum Beep" Excerpt Excerpt from the 1993 production of Scope and Scalpel "Quantum Beep." Scope and Scalpel is a drama society of the fourth year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. It was formed in 1955 and to this day it carries on the tradition started by Dr. Musgrave and Dr. Felix "Bebe" Miller to produce a show in which they laugh at their profession, their school, and themselves. Each year, a week before graduation, a new Scope and Scalpel is presented. It is the largest and the longest running nonprofessional theatrical production in Pittsburgh.
This excerpt a scene from the first act of the play. In this scene, medical students visit a fantasy land where Dr. Frankenstarzl is struggling to figure out organ transplantation.
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1988 Scope and Scalpel "The Big Pill" Playbill Playbill from the 1988 production of Scope and Scalpel "The Big Pill." Scope and Scalpel is a drama society of the fourth year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. It was formed in 1955 and to this day it carries on the tradition started by Dr. Musgrave and Dr. Felix "Bebe" Miller to produce a show in which they laugh at their profession, their school, and themselves. Each year, a week before graduation, a new Scope and Scalpel is presented. It is the largest and the longest running nonprofessional theatrical production in Pittsburgh.
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1988 Scope and Scalpel "The Big Pill" Excerpt Excerpt from the 1988 production of Scope and Scalpel "The Big Pill." Scope and Scalpel is a drama society of the fourth year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. It was formed in 1955 and to this day it carries on the tradition started by Dr. Musgrave and Dr. Felix "Bebe" Miller to produce a show in which they laugh at their profession, their school, and themselves. Each year, a week before graduation, a new Scope and Scalpel is presented. It is the largest and the longest running nonprofessional theatrical production in Pittsburgh.
This excerpt includes a song from the show's second act, "Dr. Ruben's Neighborhood." In this scene, Dr. Ruben sings about how he would be happy to write a Dean's Letter for any student, to the tune of "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
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1956 Scope and Scalpel "Spring Tonic" Excerpt Excerpt from the 1956 production of Scope and Scalpel "Spring Tonic." Scope and Scalpel is a drama society of the fourth year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. It was formed in 1955 and to this day it carries on the tradition started by Dr. Musgrave and Dr. Felix "Bebe" Miller to produce a show in which they laugh at their profession, their school and themselves. Each year, a week before graduation a new Scope and Scalpel is presented. It is the largest and the longest running nonprofessional theatrical production in Pittsburgh.
This excerpt includes a song from the show's first act, "The Whole World Is Talking About the Salk Boy." In this scene, a monkey sings to Dr. Salk about how the monkey is more deserving of accolades than Dr. Salk due to the monkey's involvement in the development of the polio vaccine. In 1955, the vaccine that Dr. Salk developed at the University of Pittsburgh was licensed for use, thanks in part to testing in rhesus monkeys.
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1956 Scope and Scalpel "Spring Tonic" Playbill Playbill of the 1956 Scope and Scalpel performance "Spring Tonic." Scope and Scalpel is a drama society of the fourth year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. It was formed in 1955 and to this day it carries on the tradition started by Dr. Musgrave and Dr. Felix "Bebe" Miller to produce a show in which they laugh at their profession, their school and themselves. Each year, a week before graduation a new Scope and Scalpel is presented. It is the largest and the longest running nonprofessional theatrical production in Pittsburgh.
