6/5/14Douglas N. Cook, head of theatre at Penn State from 1970 to 1988, died on May 31 in San Diego, following a battle with stomach cancer. He was 84. During his tenure at Penn State, he oversaw the evolution of University Theatre into the University Resident Theatre Company, which sponsored all department productions. He also served as producer of the Penn State Festival Theatre, a summer theatre festival that was ultimately reorganized as Pennsylvania Centre Stage. He headed Penn State’s film program when it was part of the Theatre Department from 1974 to 1987.