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Show r Wordseeker Back in May, when I auditioned for Camelot, I hardly, expected to be cast in the role of "Weird Herald." I thought more . . by Mark By way of toning down my terms of playing the part of apparent versatility as an chivalrous knights rescuing them at crucial moments, I gathered with the rest of the singers in late May and began to learn the tenor part in a music room at Murray ac- King a woman or then again I could ... The trick to getting a bit in a production is quite First you bribe the simple. director by bringing him shiny red apples at each rehearsal. Next, each time the director dle almost myself actual "time spent on the stage has more precisely been limited to playing a tin soldier at r sponage 5 in a sored production of Pinocchio. Yes those were the days ... or rather the moments ... my friend, (to coin a phrase) under the spotlight holding a fake rifle and marching around a wooden My see as a dashing, polishing . his armor and maneuvering himself into a comfortable position with young Queen Guenevere. On the other hand, the It was just my luck that a fellow tenor named Berry Payne happens to be a Bill Cosby fan. Good 01 Barry had me knick-name- . your Majesyour Majesty! I carried the name from ty! then on of the skinny mischievous . . assistant masters, GRANGER. Winners in Valley Fair s Malis summer have been announced, with two, prizes. Grand prize winner was Natalie Baer, daughter of George and Vicki Baer, 3626 Coats Dr. in West sweep-stake- girls Valley. 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Singing with the chorus in The Lusty Month of May, Alisa gets fed carried in by massive amounts of grapes, and squeezed in appropriate parts 2x4x8 ECONO STUDS 2x4x8 BUILDERS STUDS 2x2x8 FURRING STRIPS fouKs ot yimi dasiyK) CASH A n 5600 West. Holfeltz Alisa consented. It bugged me a little when they cut my lines and gave them to one of the soldiers. They told me it looked awkward to leave the chorus and suddenly appear screaming about the Queen getting toasted. They only succeeded in bringing me out of a fit of convulsions by begging me to sing a hundred bottles of ale on in my unique tenor the wall, LUMBER BEST BUYS STATIONERY Y right-angle- d begin at 7 p.m. and run until 9 in the Hunter stake center, 3737 So. leaders and troop committee members. Each session, with the exception of the overnight event, will er n V BUSINESS r With my previous experience, I had no trouble "living the part of Weird Herald. I admit, it was a bit difficult to adjust to carrying a trumpet and making turns, but with extensive practice and intense concentration, I can now honestly say, Im great at the part! convinc- cut rnddh mmel ib - scout- blazer "within the framework of the music. Alisa seemed a bit shocked when, during an early rehearsal, I gave her a healthy pinch on the derriere. Her ensuing squeal so pleased the director and producer that they suggested we work several such maneuvers into the scene. With a sideways glance, $800 PRINTING fS- d even before I had a chance to learn my part: The Queen is at the stake your Majesty, .. . Shall I signal the torch . . . Youths Claim Mall Prizes and an love-stricke- herald. - seven-year-ol- d -- And finally, you must be the first to shoot up your hand and loudest to yell "I do!" when he asks who wants to play the . puppet. Since then, Ive sung in occasional choirs, played the trumpet, strummed a guitar and gone to college. My scanty experience as a thes-piahowever, turned out to be enough, along with the audition to get Doug Merrill, the director, to ask me to join the chorus. With visions of scantily-cla- d princesses in distress and part of mysterious, Merlin the aged court magician always held a particular flare to it that Im sure I could portray. At the very least, I thought, Id do a convincing job of playing one of the goodly knights of the round table; either the partially crazy but loyal King Pellinore, the Valley Fair . 1981 Thursday, July 30, made your toenails tingle. ing performance lies in getting into your part. Even during practice, we were instructed to leave our identities outside in the car, with a window cracked to let the poor things breathe. On Steve Cracrofts part, he became a stately and regal Arthur, rolling his rs and making executive decisions. Denise Dillard also put on that air of royalty tempering it with a sometimes coy and lilting voice or an anguished, tone, depending of course upon which act she was portraying. It didnt take Jim Horrocks long to pick up Lancelots part of being Gods gift to chivalry. Whenever you saw the chap at rehearsals, he was either swinging his sword or strutting around with a macho grin, nose aloft and an occasional leap thrown in for flavor. Kris Matthiesen dove right into his part as Mordred. He was soon slithering into practice, uttering his bratty lines and topping them off with a demonic laugh that passes during practice, you should get into one of those low bows, picking up a few choice stage splinters in your nose. parent-teache- debonair, virile Lancelot that the key to giving a part tors. ly how to "han- kid named Weird Harold on Cosbys "The Fat Albert Show. Any adept actor will tell you high. tor, I feel I must point out that my theatrical experience has been less than that exhibited acby most Broadway-calibe- r Arthur as he learned exact- view Arn.r macho Sir Sagramore, the daring Sir Dinidan, or even the lucky Sir Lionel. in young VALLEY Qg west "S 969-907- 1 $8995 WE CAN HELP Valley Fair Mall LUMBER & HARDWARE CO. HOURS 3909 WEST 4700 SO. 969-987- 1 7:30 - 8:00 |