| Show 7 L t I L' L ci jn t. t J tr t 7 J n 4 S r rIL IL 4 j IL rr v J MUCH TO THE displeasure of He Nets Nels Carlson She Helen Wilkins begins to play the violin something she's wanted to do for thirty J e Y w years as the pair continue their rehearsal for forthe forthe forthe the dinner theatre production of I Do I Do a Extension Center production I Do I 1 Do covers 40 year marriage span Persons of all ages and marital status will enjoy the Utah State University Extension Centers Center's dinner theatre of the hilarious musical play I Do I Do Doto Doto Doto to be presented April 20 21 and 22 at atthe atthe atthe the Uintah Basin Vocational Center in Roosevelt The story centers around only two characters He and She portrayed by Nels Carlson and Helen Wilkins and their year forty marriage beginning with their wedding ceremony From their marriage ceremony and honeymoon hilarity through bouts with the bills to the inevitable growing of their children Carlson and Wilkins take us through a journey all married couples travel NELS in portraying the male lead brings wide and varied experience to the UBA VC stage OriginallY from Roosevelt he graduated from Union High School and received college degrees from Dixie Jr College Weber State College and Utah State University the latter being a Master of Fine Arts with emphasis Inset Inset in inset set design lies lie's worked as an actor d designer and technician lan for the Old Lyric Repertory Theatre Company in Logan as a designer for the Brigham Community Community Com Com- Theatre and as a draftsman for P. P M. M Engineering in Salt Lake City lIes lIe's currently the Drama prama Instructor for Utah State University Education Center in Roosevelt As an instructor hes he's taught all facets of the theatre including fundamentals of acting projects in theatre stagecraft directing and stage make make- up Additionally hes he's taken part either as an actor or man the scenes in over 62 college and university productions Carlson was also instrumental in the formation of the Roosevelt Community Fine Arts Council for which he holds a position on the Board of directors STARRING ST IN the female lead is Helen Peterson Wilkins a relatively newcomer to the acting field Originally from Snowflake Arizona where she completed high school Mrs Wilkins furthered her education at Ricks Jr College and BYU Her lieI main emphasis has been ballroom dancing which she with her husband Ladd instructs to the Uinta Basin Ballroom Dance Team an organization she and her husband help form Additionally they help produce annual Ballroom Dance Concerts Having danced with the University of Utah Ballroom Dancing team and studied that unique style of dance in Los Las Angeles she and her husband have Ve done various performances around the Basin as well as competing in Los Laos Angelus Angeles and Las Vegas dance com petitions Her limited acting experience goes back hack to Arizona where she portrayed the lead in such productions as Carousel and My Fair Lady for school and in supporting roles for various church and civic productions Till THE MUSICAL starring Wilkins Wilkin and Carlson is based on the play The by Jan De Hartog Its It's being directed by Betty M M. Griffin a theatre arts student at the center The Tom Jones-Harvey Jones Schmidt scored play will be accompanied ed by area musicians Dannell Bench and Trena Kent on pianos and Gary Richardson on percussion Although the production is almost sold out reservations may be made by calling the Extension Center at The tickets for the Cow Palace catered rl dinner are 6 for adults and for students and includes the dinner and the show |
