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Show jsPAY, MARCH 4, 2009 DIXIE SUN - 7 al 110m the Shade5 makes Eccles debut r. a kaaaa; A A f T if - All AA I 7; Jn V. on ns die, Wan Macular, 10 dpar, Hanley, theater and music He Course darch9 dancing, laughter, dship and actual rain on rough d the the Shade. Shade was Men by N. Richard Nash, red on his novel The unmaker, and the music rat the 110 in tgem in the astyear 0 back can do," eneed into the BY isnt a laige opening for SGMT productions. Kenworthy and Wirths goal LUCAS YATES Sun Staff Writer Dixie back 3 by as He dera Geoige Musical to its longest dark teater ;ame core economy has brought St e Red : d of of yet, but not because ticket sales. Deborah just Wirth, business ager of SGMT, said nec- funds have not yet been feed to complete the new kater located at 200 North If iw 1000 M10 reason why isn't doing a produc-tight now is because there soo building to perform in, iGMT tuo- a East. lie only win oy du Sid Donald Kenworthy, man- - director and sin if SGMT. little Theres cure Ur inti' ave great demand for we just dont product; a place to perform, Worthy said. In this 5 tonne eco-cu- r- climate you have all 'dbeautifUbuiMings, and A re vacant because theres los pbusmess, theres no yti'e fr their product enc' tally demand for our and no building; its ironic. After SGMTs original Woodward Rater was demolished to bon at the re i,22 e cot'1 e We great 'lifer toduct nilar are really good at what they do. Theater professor Varlo Davenport, director of the community elp with plans 'cannot i 90 'vn way for St. Geoige Square, Dixie State iege housed the produc- Kenworthy said. They thC college theater when 't t using it, but there t be another opening for theater until summer. C is opening a produc-10 tn the Shade," and a spring show, Wirth gain' A A 1 V j .A7 L Bill ' 1 rl Starbuck singing Rain Song. play, said this show features a range of styles and songs to support the plot He said a drought, both physical and emotional, hit a small Midwestern town, and the plain Lizzies love life is as dried up as the soil. Lizzie is the principle character of the play who has continually diverted ways of getting married, but not on purpose, said Whitney a junior psy Morgan-Cox, or tiie onto ,t i I Summer Shakespeare, a junior theater major from Las Vegas, Nev. The tech is beautiful and the actors, and orchestra , , chology major from Bountiful, who choreographed the show and portrays Lizzie. Lizzies family tries to set her up with Sheriff File, but life takes an unusual turn when Starbuck rides into town, claiming to be the answer to all their needs, Davenport said. Travis Cox, a sophomore theater major from St George, said his character, File, is divorced, but he denies it and fairytale. Not a lot of shows have said. Its that, Morgan-Co- x a very good quality for a show to have. Davenport said that when 110 in the Shade came out in 1963 it was up against two other powerhouse shows, Hello, Dolly! and Tunny Girl. He said with that competition, and the changing styles and tastes of the period 110 in the Shade fell off the theater radar. But here in St. Geoige, Davenport said I think we can relate to heat, drought, and the desire to find love and fulfillment. 110 in tlie Shade also stars Nolan Hanley as Starbuck; John Gibson, Cole Chollet and Justin Cullimore, who play Lizzies father and two brothers; and Anisa Bennett as the role of Snookie Updegraff. Vocal direction is by Ken Peterson, associate professor of music, and the orchestra is under the direction of Gary Caldwell, associate professor music and conductor of the Southwest Symphony Orchestra. 110 in the Shade runs March 7 and March and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Dolores Dore Eccles Fine Arts Center Main Stage theater. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (65), $10 for youth (ages 17 and younger), and $1 for DSC faculty and students with valid ID. Tickets may be purchased by calling the DSC Box office at 0 or by visit5-- 10-1- 4, 652-780- ing http:new.dixie.edu Tickets may also be purchased in person at the DSC Box Office in the Cox Auditorium, Monday-Frida- y from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or at the Fine Arts Center Box Office on the night of performance, one hour before the production begins. All seating is reserved. GMT looking Palahniuk adaptation released on DVD the! our t i , Its been a really enjoyable show to put together and produce, said stage manager Dixie State invite students and lege ions on an adventure hethud lartments at ionalat f a and lyrics were written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom RACHAEL NOXON Sun Staff Writer a I I p Jones. nur N a sophomore vocal performance major from St. George, portrays Dixie : ) the Shade" opens Thursday. in BY r thera J J) t if. heart-warmi- , I :: t U., claims that hes a widower until he finds out that everybody knows hes divorced. It should be said that he is in love with Lizzie but is too afraid of getting into a relationship again, he said. Moigan-Co- x said Lizzie is plain, and marriage is the only thing she wants. She said all the other stories from the same time period were about women striving to be independent, like Hello, Dolly! for example, but Lizzie just wants to be at home and have a family. And she finally gets it, but it takes the whole show, Morgan-Co- x said I think its just a really show. Its about personal growth and redemption and not settling for less than your dreams; youre not willing to give up on that for that one thing that will make you content and mediocre. said Instead Moigan-Co- x its about sticking it out for the spectacular and outstanding. She said the show has a very human quality but is still a ith the productions Muation, along with the ebnty Concert Series, there is to raise $2 million for the building of a new theater. They have had a number of fundraisers including the Tive Star Evening and Give a Grand fundraiser at which they asked capable community members to contribute $1,000 each, Kenworthy said. They have raised half a million dollars over the past two years, he said. We have great faith this will happen because of the service it provides for the community, Wirth said. SGMT receives revenue primarily through ticket sales, Kenworthy said. Our last show, Singing in the Rain, was performed in the Eccles theater, Kenworthy said. The last week we sold out nearly every night. They have written to Congress seeking any financial aid they can receive, Kenworthy said. They have also looked for other places for production, but no venue has the support and size they need. theThey project the new take to aters construction approximately six months to complete, Kenworthy said. Once the funding is available and the construction in underextra way they wont take any time before the next production, he said. However, there will be no SGMT productions until the new space opens or until theater is built. BY JARED BURTON Dixie Sun A&E Editor Home entertainment can and will be a little more entertaining this week with the release of Choke. The second movie to be made based on a Chuck Palahniuk novel was released for purchase recently, and the release did not disappoint. The DVD is available for purchase pretty much everywhere but and sells for under $20. The disc contains several different features that will keep viewers entertained. The plot goes something like this: Victor Mancini, played by Sam Rockwell (Snow Angels and "Hitchhiker's Guide to Wal-Ma- the Galaxy), recovering rt and Finding Neverland), tells Victor he is possibly meant for something much bigger in his life than being a recovering The title of the book comes from one of the methods Victor applies to get money besides his job as a colonial park sex-addic- t. actor. This is accomplished when he targets people in restaurants, forces himself to choke, and allows them to save him. He then allows them to take him under their wing by lying to them so they will feel responsible and send him the money he needs to keep his ailing mother in the hospital. This book is brilliantly written by an incredible writer. However, if you are a person who is offended fairly easily this might not be the movie or the author for you. The DVD has many great features that will offer viewers a chance to enhance their watching experience. Viewers have the opportunity to watch the film with comments from writerdirectoractor Clark Gregg and Rockwell, who offer interesting insights into the production of the film. The DVD also includes a gag reel of interesting and funny outtakes of the cast and crew throughout the making of the movie. There are also several deleted scenes that should have been left in to provide continuity from the book. Finally, the disc contains an interview with Palahniuk and Gregg in which they discuss the differences between the two media outlets. It is intriguing and talks about how Palahniuk viewed the adaptation of the book as a whole. It is very interesting from start to finish. Check out Choke, but be aware: It is in no way a date movie, and you might not want to bust it out at a family reunion anytime soon. is a sex-addi- ct who is doing everything he can to take care of his delusional mother, Ida, played by Anjelica Huston (The Darjeeling Limited and The Adams Family). She is in an institution and is forgetting more and more daily. Victors goal is to keep his mother alive long enough for him to find out the truth about who his father is so he can get closure on who he is and where he comes from. Meanwhile, Victor seems to find love in the form of a doctor who is workinstiing at his mothers tution. The doctor, Paige Marshall, played by Kelly MacDonald (No Country for Old Men Sam Rockwell, playing Victor Mancini, chokes on food to con unsuspecting restaurant goers in Choke. The film is the second to be made into a film from a Chuck Palahniuk novel. IQ. 4i |