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Show Dr. Colin B. Johnson to give lecture series April 8 , i.,.'jn. ' . ' Coming to the Vernal Junior High auditorium April 8 at 7 p.m. is Dr. Colin Johnson who will give a lecture-slide presentation about Don Miguel de Cervantes Cer-vantes who wrote the best-selling novel "Don Quixote." According to this old Spanish legend, when Don Quixote went out to cure the 1 evil of the world, he ended up fighting ' knights who turned into windmills, helmets that became shaving basins, and thieves who masqueraded as beautiful ' maidens. Dr. Johnson, associate professor of theatre arts at Utah State University, spent four years in the La Mancha region of Spain researching the life and times of Cervantes. He has captured with film the people and their customs, the public buildings, the villages, the windmills, the castles, and the surrounding landscape. Many of the customs remain the same as did back in 1532 when Cervantes wrote his extremely funny book. This unique lecture series is being sponsored by Utah State University Theatre Department and a grant from the Utah Endowment for the Humanities. "Dr. Johnson's lecture will tell of the life and times of Cervantes and his relationship to the Spanish Golden Age. It will also include a brief history of the political, social and religious climate of the 1600s. The lecture series is designed to enhance our understanding of the musical play "Man of La Mancha" which was written by Dale Wasserman and will open April 15 in the Uintah High School auditorium," said Nels Carlson, chairman of the Theatre Arts Depart-I Depart-I ment at USUEC. Dr. Johnson has a long history of in- 1 volvement in theatre. He received his a bachelor of arts degree in 1965 from San k Jose State University in speech and drama. In 1967, he received his master j of fine arts in theatre and in 1970 he 0 received his doctorate on theatre from ? UCLA. He became a post-doctorate t fellow in theatre research with the Na- ) tional Endowment for the Humanities in " 1977. He spent this research time in the La Mancha region of Spain. In 1981, he again returned to Spain as a Fulbright Fellow. He is co-editor of Curtain Call, a regional newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Moun-tain Theatre Association. He is an associate professor of theatre at Utah State University and has received recognition for his productions. His latest production was "Lysistrata" during winter quarter. He is a world traveler and can converse in Spanish, German and French. He is married to Judy Home and has two children. In conjunction with his lecture slide i presentation, Mrs. Lloyd Winward and Mrs. Francis Palmer will host a student and parent Patron of the Arts reception in the breezeway of the auditorium from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and 8:30 to 9 p.m. Everyone who is interested in meeting Dr. Johnson and the cast of "Man of La Mancha" is encouraged to be there. Admission to the lecture is free. t I Dr. Colin B. Johnson i |