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Show poetry &words B io C. Dylan Bassett is a poet and artist from Las Vegas, Nevada. His work has been featured in Stepping Stones Magazine, Speedpoets Zine, Burning Word Quarterly, Black Cat Poetry, and The Monarch Review. His poetry has been categorized as optimistic, carefully crafted, and rich in sounds and rhythm. He is a student at Brigham Young University majoring in Russian and Comparative Literature. He is the Cofounder and Head Editor of the Utah Valley Poetry Zine, and his first collection of poetry, Grace Over Everything, is forthcoming this August. This is his first appearance in The V. Nullsome WRITTEN Caitlin Hasler PHOTOGRAPHY John Curtis Bells, drums, saxophones, trumpets, trombones and ukuleles. The small cast of the brand new show "The Hit," at the Hale Center Theater Orem all played instruments throughout the production. According to director Christopher Clark, during the audition process actors were asked what instruments, if any, they played and then the musical segues were composed around those instruments. These musical interludes were used to distract the audience during scene changes and added theatrical flair to the production. "The Hit" is a brand new play from Mike Buckley, and has only been performed twice, once in San Diego and now in Orem. The show follows antique shop owner Susan, whose death is imminent. Rather than endure her ailment, she hires a novice hit man, taking out a contract on herself. Staged in an antique shop, the location only allowed for a flow of characters, but became a character in its own right. A new actor was introduced by picking up an item and exclaiming, "My grandmother had one just like this. . ." From start to finish the play's sole purpose was to entertain. There was no need for deep, insightful commentary or understanding, it just provided entertainment in its purest form. Playwright, Mike Buckley, thought of this play like lemon meringue pie. "It's sweet and full of flavor, but doesn't give much substance. You can't make a diet of lemon meringue pie, but it's a tasty treat." Below the null-nuzzled dust-bed and rust-red dirt there are sod-pockets of soft-silver and glowy-gold in blotches: The red desert is cape-draped naked and rib-thin as a bird. Up-dug clot-clusters are cool and cover-keeping: The stonerift shows earth-scraps and gifts. I hunt for shade and sparks and coddle-keep everything close to me. "The Hit" Hale Center Theater Orem CONTRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLICATION We accept art, photography and poetry. vmagazine.editor@gmail.com UVU Review MS 128 800 W. University Pkwy Orem, UT 84058 Through July 30 225W 400 N Orem, Utah www.haletheater.org { theVmagazine 13 |