Show Page 4 October 19 1995 Arts a Entertainment Bob Poiunsky’s Movie Reviews: Theater Department presents "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" by Melissa Dalton staff writer was a dark and stormy night Not really hut on October 26 27 28 and 31 at 7:30 pm in the Geary II Theatre he dark and stormy when the (heater department presents it will "Assassins" shoots from the hip but School and both in their first movie the guns aren't loaded The movie is a Anthonyh Esquivel Jr has the lead the play are a little difficult to develop Is lie worried for the first performance? fast moving action film with strong role of the loner who has to be coaxed to be on the school soccer team character They just have no soul “No the worry has passed" he quipped Once he agrees to it he becomes the “It's so good I'm speechless" Sylvester Stallone plays a hit man and star' He attraction Jordan Brower plays can name his own price Markakis added a good one Nick Andersen a high school student Besides having a great cast the crew and you know what that means is important Rebecca I less is the stage His boss is going to find a way to get who is already on the team For an manager in charge of the show once rid of him to keep expenses down He added attraction Austinite Jessie the curtains are up She mykes sure the doesnThave to look very long Antonio Robertson plays another student a real Banderas is an up and coming hit main cast and crew members arc in the right sourpuss who's unhappy at home until she finds the therapeutic value of playthe who to the makes at Stallone out time of also She wants right place get sure the actors do not miss hisher cue: ing sports with her fellow students It's way so he can take over his assignthe same old plot about a team of misments and his paycheck The stage manager is only one of the The movie then turns into a fight to fits who organize and whip the pants many back stage jobs The technical the finish between two bad guys and off the overconfident state champs director lighting crew sound crew that sort of limits audience participamanIt's the same story that's been used to crew crew house prop running ager house crew and publicity crew all tion Ifyou don't want to walk in these ' build sdf esteem among those watchcontribute greatly to the success of the guy's shoes because they aren't really ing since the tortoise first beat the hare ' production "In theater there arc no going anywhere: I'm not saying the in a' footrace 'and it still works prosmall parts everyone is important and movieisntentertainingltisbutifsby and vided you have g has a chance to shine" explains Adams default You won't get involved with ktingyouhgstasiniL The technical director is Grady ' the characters and the action because 'The adult players indude Steve Isn't Kenand his al Guttenburg as the local sheriff and McEvoy helpers include you want to be put of it and it ' neth Griffiths Preston llormon Melcoach and British Olivia DAbo as the parridpation sp issa Dalton Tim Davis Greg llcnric "Assassins" is more of a spectator: school teacher who works with him to Jared Plouzck Matt Bcckslcad James sport You can watch but not touch or ' organize the team Everyone has so Shannon David Aird Alison llartlc be touched In other wordsTit's a pop- - darned much fun in this movie as preDutton Mila Sarah Khramtscva and com movie but not a class act dictable as it is that you’ll envy them the cast The Big Green” is of special interest : and that's the idea You'll be green with The cast of the production includes: in San Antonio because it stars two San envy Sarah Cameron as I lepzibah Saltmarsh Antonians both students at Clark High acts each with three scenes and the same setting The play is a lot like the widely known "Clue" production where one has to figure out who did it with what and how yet with an eerie twist It also has many familiar cliches' from the 1930s and '40s Ebcnczcr otherwise known as Mr ‘ - : ’ natural-lookin- - : Maegcn Christiansen r r Cast members of "A Dark and Stormy Night" include ): Magen Christiansen Michelle Hall Sarah Cameron Matthew Markakls and Jamie McCandless Photo by Jennie Sitterud (L-R- “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" hy Tim Kelly Kelly is a widely-publish- ed and per- formed author The play was first performed in 988 hy the Coldwatcr Community Theater at the historic Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater Mich and was the recipient of the Robert J 1 Pickering Award for Play wrighting Excellence in 1988 CEU's production of “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" will continue the yearly tradition of a Halloween production Don Adams the director of the play said that this year he wanted to put away Dracula's fangs and turn to the haunted house idea The action of the play takes place in the "Ye Olde Wayside Inn" an isolated house located along the Notih Shore of Massachusetts where most everything is based on the central character Ebcnczcr Saltmairsh played hy Matthew Markakis "But once you've seen this particular inn you won't want a bed and breakfast you'll just want out!" Adams explains "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" is a mystery-comed- y spoof played in two Arabella Saltmarsh Michelle Hall Olive Matthew Markakis Ebcnczcr Saltmarsh Rosemary Fernandez Jane Adams Jancllc Atwood Mary Shaw Daniel Bishop Snell Kelly Stevens Ed IVrkins Ericka Wilson Dorothy Blake Jennifer Sorensen Belle Malibu Michael Mays Dawson Jamie McCandless Uncle Silas Fred Lincoln Johnson Smiling Sam and Rebecca Hess Euphcmia Saltmarsh puts an ad in the paper advertising for a nurse who would he willing to take care of a sick patient Thus begins the conflict between the many characters Adams says (he play is coming together even though the acting styles in The cost to attend the production is $2 with an activity card and $5 without The theater department's policy cannot and will not admit any person under 6 years of age letterman Week Ribbon Week Oovld ' 4 “ r v i m ' 2648 v p “Ts i i is V?r O V:WV:October28: r J ’ ev- m' ” I ' iI I i "I i 'I i 'i f ' i ' 'I Li b October 'i 'i i h t - 31 " V i V Halloween Ploy 7:30 pm SUN Center's Trick or Treat Donee after the ploy ts ' ' br (After the play j s Get a 10 discount on all CEU imprinted sweatshirts and hats Offer expires October 27 1995 Halloween Ploy (730 pGeory Theatre) Halloween Donee new clothes? 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