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Show THE SUMMERBIRD JUNE 22, 1987 PAGE 7 Search on for neiv cage coach P 4 Interest is extremely high for the position of new head basketball coach at Southern Utah State, and a large number of inquiries are being received from all sections of the country. The search is already well under way to find a replacement for Bob Schermerhorn, who has accepted a position at Arizona State University. Advertising has been placed, and an application deadline date of June 29 has been established, Steve Lunt, SUSC athletic director explains. "We want to fill the position as soon as possible after the closing date; it is important to our program to have the new coach on board as quickly as we can. Applications are being accepted at the SUSC Personnel Office, SUSC, Cedar City, UT 84720 We are receiving an exceptional number of phone calls and letters about the position, Gerald R. Sherratt, SUSC president, says. Im sure part of the reason for all the interest is the success of our teams in the past and our commitment to winning basketball. SUSC is in the midst of a move to NCAA Division level competition in basketball. Last year the Thunderbirds moved from NAIA affiliation to competition at the NCAA Division II level. Timetable in the SUSC upward move calls for Division status for the I i k I Bob Schermerhorn has moved on to Arizona State University, leaving the Thunderbird basketball post open. 1988-8- 9 season. This should be a very challenging and exciting position for the new coach, Lunt says. Our program is on the move, and the new coach will be a vital cog in our upgraded level of basketball. The new coach will be the fifth in SUSCs 24-ye- ar history of four-ye- ar basketball competition. Boyd Adams womens basketball (now the coach) was the coach in 1964 when SUSC began competition. He coached eight seasons and was followed by Stan Jack, who coached Tom for nine seasons, 1972-8McCracken, who coached three years, 1981-8and Schermerhorn, 1984-87- . Last season SUSC had the best winning percentage in its history and equalled the most wins in a single in Schermerhorns year. The fourth season, had a record. Schermerhorns teams picked up 67 wins and lost 43 times in his four years at SUSC. After struggling to a four-ye- ar 0; 3; 21-- 6 13-1- 5 season his first year, Schermerhorn rattled off three winning seasons to keep alive a strong SUSC basketball tradition. At Arizona State, Schermerhorn will serve as an assistant coach to Steve Patterson, the Sun Devil head coach. Frank Arnold, former head coach at University of Hawaii and Brigham Young University, will also serve as an assistant at ASU. Schermerhorns assignments at ASU will include recruitment, academic monitoring, and assisting on the floor during games. Festillvafl operas Jufly SCuaCiespeaiieain) Richard III Much Ado About The of Errors (JJJEaEu Nothing and Following three days of arduous auditions, cold readings and callbacks last week, casting for the three plays to be produced this summer at the Utah Shakespearean Festival is finally complete. The 31 members of the USF acting company each presented prepared auditions during the first day of casting, then were called back by the plays directors to read for specific parts. Even though we hired our acting company months ago, they didnt know what parts they would get until they got here and auditioned, said Fred C. Adams, founder and producing director of the festival. Naturally, they all wanted to do well so they could get better parts. All the final casting decisions were made by the directors. The three plays this year are The Comedy of Errors, directed by Kent Thompson, Richard III, directed by Howard Jensen, and Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Robert Cohen. "After the auditions were finished, the directors, designers and producers sat down and hashed out who would get which part, Adams said. The idea was to make sure no one was either over used or under used. Guest artist Patrick Page was the only actor this year to know ahead of time a role he would be playing. He was cast in the title role in Richard III. Following auditions he was also given the role of Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing. t The cast for Much Ado About Nothing also includes Dennis Rees as Benedick; Frank Gerrish as Don John, Brian Mani as Don Pedro; Monica Bell as Beatrice; and Mark Niebuhr as Claudio. Richard II will feature Dennis Rees as Buckingham; Monica Bell as Elizabeth; Stephanie Nash as Margaret; Daniel Chace as Clarence; Corliss Preston as Anne; and Tina Witek as the Duchess of York. The cast of The Comedy of Errors includes Daniel Chace as Antipholus of Syracuse; Monica Bell as Comedy Adriana; John Miskulin as Antipholus of Ephesus; Steve Wilson as Dromio of Syracuse; John Plumpis as Dromio of Ephesus; and Michael Louden as Egeon. The season runs from July 16 through Sept. 5. New this summer will be regularly scheduled performances of the Costume Cavalcade, the Festivals popularity winning Costume 20-ye- ar 0(3 highlight gala 26th season Program tracing the history of costuming from the Dark Ages through the time of Elizabeth I. Advance ticket reservations are strongly suggested for the popular Renaissance Feaste, a gourmet Elizabethan dining experience to be hosted by the Festival again this summer. The Feastes are offered each Tuesday and Friday beginning July 17. A special opening night Feaste Thursday July 16 is scheduled to coincide with community opening weekend activities, including a Midsummer Renaissance Faire opening weekend and a Cedar City Processional July 18. Under the direction of Douglas H. Baker, the Festival Greenshow will again offer patrons a complimentary hour of interaction with wandering musicians, jugglers, acrobats, puppets, Maypole dancers and Punch and Judy. New acts and actors will enliven the traditional proceedings, and tasty treats are available from costumed Elizabethan vendors. Daytime activities are scheduled throughout the entire summer. Backstage tours are conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays beginning July 21; daily complimentary literary seminars discuss the play of the evening before, and during the week various production seminars feature actors, directors, costumes and technical areas. A continuing Art Exhibit will be on display at the Braithwaite Gallery, and Summer Music Recitals are scheduled weekly during August. Daytime activities are scheduled to permit and encourage flexibility, offering patrons the option of participating in a wide variety of Festival activities and also permitting time to enjoy the Southern Utah scenery. Repertory scheduling of all festival performances permits scheduling attendance at three plays in two days as well as providing time for participation in a wide variety of extra activities. (continued on page 8) |