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Show The Thunderbird Tuesday February 18, 1986 Page 7 Bill Honeck is new Mr. SUSC BY PAIGE WHITE It was like something out of a bad dream. For a minute I thought I had stepped into the twilight zone, and then I realized that I had reached thats right, the limits of the ASSUSCs imagination the Mr. SUSC pageant! The pageant came off largely due to the keen mind and talented efforts of Jean Wiser, ASSUSC Clubs and Organizations Director. Contestants for the evening of Feb. 13 The beach wear competition proved to be one of the most exciting moments of the evening s festivities. included Brad Giles, Kent Hinchcliff, Marty Prettyman, Mike Brady, Jeff Swindlehurst, Bill Honeck, Marty Harris, and Rocky Yusufzai. Walking away with the crown and the title of Mr. SUSC, after a tie breaking conference with the judges, was Honeck, who had tremendous stage presence and presented a selection of poetry by Lucy Smith entitled Faces of Poverty. Honeck said he ran because, I saw it last year and it looked like a lot of fun. Honeck also explained why he chose to read poetry, I thought it was something no one else would do. is Harris, who First runner-ucertainly caught the attention of everyone present as he walked out in an Air Force Academy cadet uniform and proceeded to inform us that we were not going to be entertained, but we would enjoy his performance as he kicked off his shoes and peeled down to a pair of skimpy shorts in the style of the old burlesque queen Gypsy Rose p Lee. is Yusufzai. Doing a Second runner-u- p native Afghani dance, he showed grace and style and a real understanding of his culture. The hostess, Jan Shelton, started us off with her brilliant wit and a soaring leap onto the beach with Beach Ware!! Each and every aspect of the beach was models showed great in sight-ou- r originality and a sense of style as they presented looks such as the traditional surfer by Giles, the surprise wear aspect as done by Prettyman and the Thurston Howell the Third look which was designed by Brady, and Swindlehursts version of beach vare! Soon after followed the talent portion of every good pageant. Besides our three main men, outstanding performances also included a man woman imitation by Giles lip synching You Dont Bring Me Flowers, Prettyman doing a unique version of You Are My Sunshine with candles, and Swindlehurst singing Does the Spearmint Lose its Flavor On the Bedpost Overnight?, and Brady gave us a sparkling rendition of the Scottish drum with bagpipe accompaniment, kilt and all! The evening wear was lar from typical, ranging from the ever dapper tuxedos to the essential but non-descre- no mi k Bill Honeck won the Mr. SUSC title in Thursdays competition. uniform of the republic, as Swindlehurst once again reminded us of his ever present sense of humor, while a few in the audience are still trying to follow the running gag of our stereotypical view of Russia through a Wendys commercial. However, this also serves to remind us that the pageant is done in fun and its the spirit of everyone involved which counts as Harris said, It was a hell of a lot of fun, not only for the contestants, but for everyone thats what it is meant for. Romeo and Juliet prepares for Gallery receives new painting mainstage opening next month SUSC department of theatre and dance is now in rehersals for the popular Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet. The play will open on SUSCs mainstage on March 7, with curtain at 8 p.m. Dr. Sarah Solberg, assitant professor of English, will be conducting a special orientation at 7 p.m., prior to each preformance. She will discuss the background behind the play as well as William Shakespeare. R. Scott Phillips, director of the play, said, Everybody has his or her own interpretation of what these young people should look like, but Im not trying to do the definitive Romeo and Juliet, but to bring out the universal elements of the play, to make it a play of contrasts. The cast includes, Julianne Crofts as Juliet and Michael J. Stiver as Romeo. Elizabeth Liesek plays the Nurse; Tobin Atkinson as Mercutio; Patrick Sterling as Tyblt; JeK Ingman as Benvolio; Desmond Penny as Friar Laurence. Other members of the large cast include Doug Christensen, Kelly Van Hooser, Michael Michie, Cherly Ann Cluff. Professor Michael Donovan, Scott Fletcher, Brent Bateman, Todd Gibson, Michael Bahr, Jerry Whittemore Michael Stasinos, Randy Rassmussen, Robert Reid, James Webb, Donna Kimball, Jan Goser, Deanna Workman, Glynis Adams, James Nelson, Dorcus Adams, Todd Adams, Liz Argus, Ed Davis, Conor and Elise Donovan; Chris, Amber, Troy and April Isbell and Cortnev Miles. The several fight scenes in the show will be staged by Bob Miles, a professional stunt man now living in Parowan, and David Boushey, founder of the American Fight Masters Association. Boushey will be flying in this week for six days of intensive work with the cast. The Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery received a new painting to its permanent collection. A watercolor by Chen Chi, a renowned Chinese artist, has been donated to the college by Dr. and Mrs. Gaurth Hansen. The large watercolor has received the Audubon Artists Annual Winsor Medal. We are very appreciative of this beautiful work, said President Sherratt when accepting the gift. It is a remarkable painting, one that will add greatly to SUSCs fine arts collection. Chi is from the China mainland, and spent some time painting in the Logan area during which time the painting of the Logan foothills was created. The painting is being donated to SUSC, Hansen said, in admiration of the college. Hansen is a distinguished professor of biochemistry at Utah State University. This month the gallery continues to show water colors by Gaell Lindstrom. The exibit will run through Febuary 28. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. weekdays, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. SUSC band will play in Georgia The SUSC ceremonial band, The Scarlet and Black, will participate in Coca-Cola- s 100th birthday celebration, on May 9 and 10, in Atlanta, Ga. Six college and university bands were invited to participate in this event. SUSC is the only college band in the western United States to perform. The Scarlet and Black will march in two parades; an evening parade May 9, and the official Coca-Col- a Centennial Parade May 10. The Coca-Col- a Centennial Parade will be the largest parade in Atlantas history. SUSC Band Director Bruce K. Walker that the Scarlet and Black had been selected to participate in the festivities. was notified by a telegram Their application was selected by a music committee comprised of five national marching band and music education specialists. |
