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Show pvr,r r, ti if THUorRHikn monoxy viy 11, yw 'Noises Off!' hits funnybone THEATRE REVIEW BY DAWN DE BUSK Nothing On, the play within the play. Noises Oft!, certainly would have been a critic's dream tor a terrible review and any director's nightmare. And if you think that's confusing, go see the play at the SUSC 6 at 8 p.m. You may have to go Auditorium, playing May out twice just to figure why you thought it was so good, so bad or so funny the first time. Chaotic" best describes the play; and seeing it again would allow the viewer to see what he missed the first time while he was watching something else. (Like Brooke Ashton's black teddy.) Ashton, played by Karen Quisenberry, is the worst and funniest case of stereotyping of the dumb, brunette sex kitten. Brooke stayed in her world of meditation and "acting by the book" while the rest of the cast ran around in a state of confusion, jealousy and insanity. The plot of the play, written by Michael Frayn, is a brilliant idea. ..a play which reveals what goes on behind the scenes of a play from love triangles to alcoholic actors. But it is chaotic and difficult to follow for the audience. Also, the three scenes create an almost three-hoplay which is difficult to sit through except for the wild humor which fully blossomed during the third act. Each character becomes more developed during the final act in which the utter confusion reaches its boiling zone and the audience, by now understanding the plot and characters better, are beside themselves with laughter. Unlike in some other plays, the Friday night audience was compelled to occasionally applaud when they liked something. Near the beginning and throughout the play, lines were delivered under a subsiding roar of laughter; and those lines were not heard. Unfortunately, the play did not lend itself to allowing the actors to wait until the laughter had quieted before they began their lines. It was too One of the most humorous characters was Freddy, played by d Jeff Ingman. Ingman brought life to Freddy with his expressions. It was easy for the audience to pin Freddy's character down, too, which made him more endearing since he remained a "stable" character in the midst of the bedlam. Noises Off! is, without a shadow of a doubt, an enjoyable riot. Take a nap, then go see it. 14-1- ur THE SUSC DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS AND DANCE PRESENTS fast-pace- d. wildly-animate- Roscher's recital slated A PLAY DY MICHAEL FRAYN DIRECTED DY FRED C. ADAMS Brenda Roscher will present her senior recital May 15 at SUSC beginning at 7 p.m. in the Thorley Recital Hall. The program is free to the public, and Roscher extends an invitation to area music lovers to attend the program for an evening of enjoyable musical entertainment. Roscher, a senior majoring in secondary music education, will perform a variety of compositions for voice and flute from the Renaissance through modern periods of music. Her accompanists will be JeriLynn Anderson and Tad Brinkeroff. While attending SUSC, Rosher has performed with the chorale, symphony orchestra and college band. She has also performed with Renaissance and woodwind ensembles and has played with the pit orchestra for many music and theatre department productions. i i 'r. TVTTrlO SUPERIOR AUTO PARTS 200 WEST 200 NORTH U CEDAR CITY, UTAH. 586-389- 6 WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF AUTO PARTS & ACCESSORIES FOR FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CARS & TRUCKS |