OCR Text |
Show THE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL • SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVER.SITY, MONDAY., JUNE 26, 1995 THE ARTS Shakespearean Festival unveils new Royal Feaste 11 All ' intended to add pice to your evening, pepper your wit, and whet your every "There are still ome rules at the Feast," said Shipman. " Like no wiping your grea y appetite," proclaim Earl Roderic a he bids patrons welcome to the.new Royal fingers on your neighbor's beard!" Feaste at the Utah Shakespearean Festival. The tory of Cedarwo d and its inhabitant continue nightly at The Greenshow The Fe ti val ha hired a new director to rede ign the new Royal Feaste for the performances. The usual dancing and singing and t rytelling will still go on, but 1995 ea on, and Liz Slupman, who is artistic director for the King's Coumy this season each show will have an underlying theme. Shake peare Company in New York, ha not only created a new Royal Feaste, but a On Tuesdays and Fridays the Greensbow stages will be tran formed into a market whole new world for Festival patrons to step into. faire, complete with a prof ssional s toryteller, a magician, aod puppet hows. "The world I'm carnng Cedarwood, which is a hamlet somewhere in the north of Mondays and Thur days is the c lebration of the hunt. As Earl Roderic and bis En land," said Shipman. "It' during the reign of Henry ,.,.r-..._ royal falconer return from the hunt, they are invited by VIIJ, but The Royal Feaste takes plac at the home of the lady mayor of edarwood to stay for an evening o Earl Roderic of Cedarwood and Lady Katherine, his wife. ntertainmcnt and celebration. S when you go to the Fea tc, or when you go to any At the Champion' Tournament, presented night's Greenshow, you're alway in the ame place and Wednesday and Saturday evening , b'rav knights vie for you ee these reoccuring characters taking part in the title of Earl Roderic' Champion. Thi year' winner different events." will al o receive the right to Wendelind's hand in The story f Ccdarwood and it inhabitant begin at marriage. The tournament will include various The Royal Fea te. There patrons will be mtroduced to weaponry displays, including b road word and taff E rl Roderic, Lady Kathcrmc., their dau 1ter Wendelind, fi htin . There will al be jugglers, ingcr , and dan er Youn Brye of Zion, Thoma the Jc ter, and the many at the tournament. ther character who h Ip bnng thi tory to life. It isn't necessary to go to Tlie Royal Feoste to Tho. e auending the Fca tc will be <livided into camps: und r tand and follow the underlying tory of the Black Raven , the Red Dragons, and the White Ccdarwood. It doe , however, offer an opp rtumty to L10n . Dunng the how the camp will participate m meet and get to know the characters firsthand while vanou compcUllons, hkc the daint1c t hand come t, giving one of he be t how the Fe ti val ha o offer. and will smg Olde English roun<l . There will be "In my mind there 1s a quencc f cv nt.," ',ml character rn disgui ' C and rumor prcaJ hy lhe crvcrs. Shipman. "It begin with th Fca tc anJ en<l with the There will also be new dances and songs tor the patrons Toumam nL That doesn't mean that p ople have to cc to cnJoy. Dunng the h w patron arc encouraged to it in that order and that all are not ot a piece. There' paruc1pale an<l tc t the acwrs' kiU at ad lib nots much crjptcd material that if you 1111 performance. omething i ' going to con£ u c you. But we encourage "We've got a group of mcreilibly talented performer people to go to the Fca te hecau c then th y get to meet that arc mu h more trained m a ting than m year all of the main character ." past," said Shipman. "The are very good ingcr ; I'm The Royal Fea te I held ·very Tue <lay, Wcdne <lay, amazed at how goo<l they are, an<l they arc al o very Friday, and aturday evening at S:30 p.m. in the Kmg' good dancer ." Pavilion (north of the Auditorium Theatre). eating As the h w unfolds the meal will be serve<l and begin at 5 p.m. Many ticket ar till available, but removed one cour eat a um'. Among the scv n cour e they must be re erved by 12 noon th <lay of the Fca tc. will be a gam hen with wild rice dressing, cheJ<lar The Greenshow play very Monday throu h Saturday chc c , oup in a bread trench r, an<l a "flavorou night at 7:30 p.m . in the Adams Theatr Courtyard. blu berry pa try" for de ert. Any of the meat Ji hes Admittance i free. can b ubstituted with a vegetable di h if reque ted The Fe tival' 1995 eason runs through S pt. 2. Play when the tickets t the Fea te are purcha ed. A full are Henry VlIT, Much Ado about Nothing, Othello. The listing of the menu i publi hed io every Playbi ll and is Tempest, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the al o available at the Festival Box Office. Forum, and You Can't Take Jr with You. Davio Dakotablu as Earl Roderic toasts his guests at A variety of uten ii are used during the meal, and Ticket and information are avaj Jabl through the Box Tlle Royal Feaste. patron arc encouraged to use their fing r a well. Office: 586-7878. Outdoor musical 'Utah!' opens inaugural season Aft r several years ofdreaming, planning and preparation, the curtain has gone up in nearby Ivins on Utah! "America' most spectacular outdoor musical." Ruggedly handsome and musically gifted Gordon Goodman of Los Angeles plays the lead role in the character of Jacob Hamblin, one of southern Utah's most famous settlers. Hamblin was called by Brigham Young in 1857 to "seek by works of righteousness to build a peaceful relationship with the Indians." His colorful life and times among three dilierent tribes are the focus of Utah! G oodman, who grew up on a cattle ranch and "rode before I could walk," has prepared for this role with several years of motion picture, television, theatre, and recording experience. He had the lead in Aqua Man, a movie by Kline Productions and parts in True Confessions and Pennie from Heaven . Rio Hibler-Kerr won the lead female role of Rachel Hamblin. Because little is known about Jacob's second wife, Utah! playwright Robert Paxton created her from the journals and experiences common to most pioneer wom en . Hibler-Kerr's role add romance and ang t to the production, giving voic to tbe devotion, pain and suffering required of women who, alongside their men, settled America' fronti rs. Hibler-Kerr ha trained in film, drama, musical theatre and voice-over . Her credits include a starring role in an episode of Mama's Family, a pin-off of the Carol Burnett show produced by Joe Hamilton. Utah!'s narrator i Sonny Bell of Macomb, Illinois. I As George A. Smith, Bell will provide added insight to historical events with touches of 1860s humor, still rel vant late into the 20th century. Bell's performance history includes everything from Shakespeare to dinner theatre. Utall!'s comic relief is found in the character of "Chester" played convincingly- by Leonard John Crofoot of Los Angeles. Chester, the wiry, hen-pecked and contrary husband of Minerva isn' t happy with bis lot in life, but manages-through humor- to find a way to survive the heat of the desert as well as the sparks that fly in his own home. Crofoot brings to Utah! his years of experience on the Broadway stage. His credits on the Great White Way include roles as General Tom Thumb in Barnum with Jim Dale and Glenn Close; and The Stooge in Grind with Ben Vereen and Stubby Kaye Lisa Gold, also of Los Angeles, brings a likable charm to her role as the nagging and put-upon Minerva, whose broad shoulders are required to carry the weight of the world as well as the added burden of her n e'er-do-well spouse, Chester. Gold brings a strong performance background to Utah! including television and film roles, a variety o.f commercial work doing voice-overs and as the star of her own cabaret "Li a Gold Show" for the Crystal, Prince , Costa and Cami val Crui e Lines. Shaun R. Parry will bring the character of Jacob's friend and associate, Thales Haskell, to life on the Tuacahn tage. Haskell and his new bride hared a wagon nde with the Hamblins soon after both couple were wed- th n spent a lifetime together rearing families in difficult circum tances. Nicole Fenstad has been cast as Maria Ha keU, Thales' young bride and traveling companion of Rachel Hamblin on the arduous jourm;y from the Salt Lake Valley to Dixie. Gil Birmingham, Jose R. Andrews ill, Jack Kohler and Mark Gamez will play the lead Native American roles of Tutsegavits, Agarapoots, Panimento and Ketchenee. The powerful Tutsegavits of the Yannawant band of Paiutes had a respectful relationship with Hamblin. He was one of a dozen tribal leaders who traveled to Salt Lake City to meet Brigham Young and discuss an alliance between the Mormon settlers and the Indians. Agarapoots was also a man of influence in the Paiute tribe.Panimento was a younger member of Tutsegavits' band who is unfortunately best remembered by history for a tragic accident which killed a young settler. Ketchenee, a rea l leader from Navajo history, is a composite character in Utah! as Jacob's "Dream-Brother. " T he stage production runs through September 2. Along with dancers, sin er and technicians, muscles will ache, voices will be tested and each will m o t certainly cur e t he unrelenting sun in Utah 's Dixie. Bu t from the fir t downbeat to the stirring strains of the overture and for each f Utah!' 64 performances during the 1995 eason, the e performer are certain to bring a wealth of tar quality to the telling of Utah' history. For tick t information, phone J-801-674-4949. |