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Show i'WVMWW'r.V foNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010 DIXIE SUN U -- 9- )SC assistant professor )H list of Shakespearean estival show directors thought the show was "great. It was a world outside of our own." The Festival is coming up on its 50th anniversary next year and is still creating a buzz in the West. gYALAINA ALLRED Staff Writer pother successful summer an for the Tony award-0i- g Utah Shakespearean drawing to a close, is ,nval soon heat up again creative endeav-,- , new jits fall season, tliis years later, its profitable and has been recognized with a Tony award," Harding said. "They are a major regional theater presence in tire country. They open six full scale productions and two Green Shows all in the span of a week. Thats nuts, and yet they do it and they succeed. The Utah Shakespearean Festival is one of the oldest and largest Shakespearean festivals in the West and is still producing plays that keep the audiences coming. will it Forty-nin- the festival k expected, hearty helping of classics over the last sea-- t familiar audiences were jghted with productions 'Macbeth, The Merited Venice and Much up a t,ed About Nothing." j0 season, which runs Sept. 4, differs some-3- t pus ;,Ugh previous seasons three plays features ojattse oiuthe New American tights Project. plays involved in are in the j; project from it e The stages of and are put on actors in a staged jj Riling for festival The writer nation "spirited song, dance and costumes of Shakespeare's day" according to the festival's website. The Utah Shakespearean Festival offers festival-goer- s the ultimate experience, ale lowing them to attend tours, literary seminars and Green Shows; it's a truly authentic Shakespearean experience. The Shakespeare Festival takes place in Cedar City, holding two seasons per year. The summer season began June 28 and will run through Sept. 4. The fall season begins on Sept. 16 and ends on back-stag- adience cre-;i- ce of k festival. Harding, professor of jeater at DSC, has enacting in the isistant Shakespearean since 1997 estival iwas given the .ice to direct one Michael Harding, assistant profesplays. at DSC, is directof theater arts were doing sor . . kse emerging Unless to forward the- ? iie11 just hit a and the :'au, c Lders of the festival a P1. grasped onto that," larding said. Harding said the Utah southern Utah and crowds from as far as Colorado and Arizona. in Jaws Peterson, from Den-e- r, "The 39 Steps" and saw tv w !i:l:!t:t rd:;i England, it didnt fare quite so well stateside. In fact, it was by some lucky chance I caught the original film on a movie channel some years back. I dont even recall it being available to watch in the- MATT JACOBSON A&E Editor I must admit my initial reaction to the movies released this week was less than enthusi- - aters. Emma Thompson returns in the title role (as well as writer and executive producer), playing Nanny McPhee, the over- M lamenting that Scott im vs. The World and werent Expendables 33 weight, re- - my predisposition , exact. This movie was a little predictable, as are many family movies of this caliber, but despite said predictability, I was hooked. Heck, I even cried. sur-- W of them. by at least one Nanny to-'i- rd flicks due out last F, I was pleasantly McPhee Returns" A A I V- Fl s a waited governess sent from some mysterious place ala Mary Poppins to teach a bunch of children a lesson. Well, five lessons to be simultaneously with the of the Dixie Sun. But the four Briefly. Maggie Gyllenhaal plays the mother of three English countryside children, and she pulled good thing the title has returns in it because Word vise I fear some people realize its a sequel. the first movie, Nanny cPhee, got some attention in Tarzan. Kathleen King from Mesa, Ariz., was visiting the festival with her two sisters and thought it was a great experience. The Festival has experienced sold-oshows this summer and creators expect more in the future. According to the Utah Shakespearean Festival website, the festival is predicting the festival to attract nearly 150,000 visitors per I liked the younger Tarzan the best, Orem resident Ashley Neilsen said. Hes a wonderful dancer and has an amazing DYE je t L U, Its fantastic, said Dory Peacock, a junior . great place to work, Im not going to he. The festivals fall season is sure to attract crowds with The Adventures of Pericles, "Anne Frank," and "Greater pus. Vice President of Academics Thomas Leavitt, a junior business major from Bunkerville, Nev., said they tried to branch out for Week of Welcome last year without the help of NACA Tuna." Tickets range from $21 to $68 and can be purchased at www.bard.org. .nv, iM ; , in, , ... -- Somebody please save me from the cliche romantic comedy. Why do I go to these movies and expect anything different? Man loves woman, woman loves man, neither can admit it. pass up synchronized swimming pigs and burping birds? Even if youre not out to see a family-friendflick, youll still want to pencil in some time to see Nanny McPhee Returns. After all, when was the last time you went to a movie that is just entertainment only? Go get your mind blown at films like Inception some other I suppose it was the premise of this particular RomCom that drew me in. Our particular man, played by Jason Bateman, gets drunk at his friend time. Hilarity ensues, right? Unfortunately, no. Up to this point the audience is teased by two (barely) supporting roles played by Juliette Lewis and Jeff Goldblum. Lewis and Goldblum gave new meaning to the term comic relief. If at any point in the film I even drought of their characters was going to make an appearance, ly Jennifer Anistons w 'lr Oh, and Ill make it my goal ts to inform you of any scenes, or as I like to call after-credi- them, credit cookies. And theres a very cute credit cookie in this film. The Switch er A I i , S ' 1 r " ; i " ' s i t Tarzan the Stage Musi- cal," visit www.tuacahn.org. but were extremely dissatisfied. Last year we booked Zach Waldman without doing our research, Leavitt said. Obviously his promotional video said he was great, but when he came to perform we were dis- Hoyt said the contract that was signed when Dye was booked will also help prevent any disasters this time around. As part of the contract. Dye will perform a tasteful, TG act, which Hoyt said is impor- tant because they want everybody to be able to come and appointed. d Leavitt said nearly of the audience had left before Waldman, the comedy and magic act from Los Angeles, finished his exhibition last year. Students left the performance because it was crude and insultone-thir- enjoy it. Students have sort of paid for admission up front in their student fees, so why wouldnt they come?" Higginson said "Our joke is, Hes attractive, so hell bring the girls to the show, and the boys will come because theyll want to hook up with the girls.' However, that begs the question, whats going to get Dye there? I would love to come back even if just for the Oreos in my ing. Higginson said this year is going to be different. Hes not overboard like some other comedians are, she said. Hes more of a chill kind of guy. Thats the kind of mentality we have here in southern Utah, so I think hell fit in well with the Dixie crowd. green room, Dye said flbLMijemmiiu t I my mood immediately t that the mold for romantic comedies was cast a long time ago, and filmmakers for centuries to come will be using that same mold to create cookie-cuttRomCom films. light- ened. They broke the monotony of the cliche romantic comedy, and I think those characters should have been utilized more. There was one outstanding actor that literally made this film though, and without him this movie would receive an entire star less than what I er Have van wc gave it. Young Thomas Robinson plays die child resulting from The Switch. The reason his character was pure gold was because he managed to take the hypochondriac neuroticism of Batemans character and DIXIKStJN A tv L T Are you going to see it too? condense it into a perfect Bate- man copy. Any comedy resulting from this film that isnt caused by Lewis or Goldblum comes from tire fact that Robinsons character Sebastian is obviously Batemans son. Other dian that, ad die ele- Although exorcisms and "Blair Witch" style movies have been done to death, for some reason Im still looking forward to The Last Exorcism, due out on Friday. ments for your romantic comedy are there. I guess Ill just have to accept ill cri. ; . f f J. Anyone born after 1980 should see Scott Pilgrim vs. li.e World! The video game references alone are enough to stir the nostalgic soup within. i W y Cedar City resident Kali Baumgartner said. But when I went, I found that the heat didnt take away from the presentation. Now that school is beginning, some Dixie State College students are planning on seeing the production this fall. T Tv. f pregnancy party. I wont go into the details, but Bateman switches Anistons original donors sperm with his own in a drunken stupor. Alexandria Bones, a junior communication major from Dallas, is one of those students. I think it would be something good for students to do in order to relieve a little stress as the semester begins, Bones said. Im looking forward to it. Tarzan will run through Oct. 15, playing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Tuacahn Amphitheater. For more information on voice. Tarzan begins at 8:30 p.m. and ends at around 11 p.m., which some audience members said they liked because the weather wasnt as hot. I was worried about the heat when I bought tickets for the show, Umiiii ciHIfiii t '-- and a hit woman, played by Sinead Matthews, who is Lady Gagas British twin, and weve got a fun little cocktail that kept me glued in my seat. Of course all the poo jokes in the movie helped to keep my attention as well. And who can .' W-- 8 arrangements when theyve found the right act. Higginson also said it gives the students on campus an opportunity to see what else is out there in the world of entertainment. Otherwise we get trapped in our little bubble of Dixie and end up with Mad Chad for four years in a row," Higginson said. Higginson said while those acts are good, the student government would like to see a wider variety of acts on cam- Maggie Smith, Ralph Fiennes, - - .r continued from page year. "off the accent quite convincingly! Add to the mix Dame Wouldnt -- d snaggle-toothe- uni-brow- ed issue kspite it,CTan But it isnt just the plays that draw the crowds in season after season. It really is a festival, not just a theater, Harding said. . The Green Shows are especially unique to the summer festival. They offer a truly authentic Shakespearean experience. They include the hkespearean Festival has some a destination staple BY agree. Playwrights Project at the Shake- theater mai or from Cas- spearean Festival. Harding has been tledale. Its a pretty acting in the festival since 1997. rally Anna fr,"n - 8 penter, a student at Dixie State College, are both playing apes in the production. Actor Payton Kemp is also a local, playing the role of young Tarzan. Some audience members said they thought Kemp was a perfect pick for the role of young ut Michael .ah continued from page Located about an hour north of St. George, the festival is held on the campus of Southern Utah University. Some might argue Cedar City is too far away to travel for entertainment alone, but others dis- from the g afterward, intimate for fans an TARZAN Oct. 23. feedback jins Hundreds of people file into the Tuacahn outdoor ampitheater to see Tarzan. The summer season runs through Oct. 16. jr r1 - i i - 5 t i C' ' |