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Show Shakespeare Comedy to be Performed Leave the grim realities of the 20th century with its inflation and oil shortaees and spend an evening of delightful fantasy ' with Shakespeare's As You Like It. This production is a welcome addition to what has proven to be one of SUSC's finest Theatre Seasons. Not only do the students have an opportunity op-portunity to participate in ' one of Shakespeare's best-loved best-loved comedies, but local audiences, who sometimes put off getting tickets to the Summmer Shakespearean Festival Plays, have the opportunity of viewing a work of the Bard. If you go expecting to see a replica of the Shakespearean Theatre, you are going to be disappointed and it may take you a little while to get used to the scenery. Scenery and Lighting Director, Timothy Paul Bryson has used a modern approach of a modular and spacial type setting which is versatile, flexible and moveable. This adds to the fantasy-like air which pervades the production, but there were moments when I felt the movement of the scenery was a bit "oe'r done" as to call attention to itself. Rosalind as portrayed by Robin L. Bishop was extremely ex-tremely well-done. The character was sustained throughout the production and she came across as a strong-willed, adventure-" loving, and very feminine individual. Her rendition of the epilogue was thought-provoking thought-provoking and moving. Her i cousin Celia as played by Cara Lee Thorup was the perfect foil in her lightheaded light-headed loyalty. This seems to be one of Shakespeare's better plays for women as each of the main female parts were strong and very different from each other. Theresia Karpie as Audrey gave a more than adequate portrayal por-trayal while Sherrie Lee Hunt was a perfect "pouting : Phebe". J All of the actors gave ,a strong impetus to their ; , roles ; but as always a few flf " ,'i the performances stood out I I from others. I Rick Dominguez as "As You Like It," one of Shakespeare's best loved comedies, continues at Southern Utah State College this Thursday Thur-sday through Saturday. The campus-community campus-community production is being directed by Fred C. Adams. Tickets are available each day from 1 p.m. until curtain time at 8:15 p.m. from the college box office. Shown here are Theresia Karpie, Las Vegas, as Audrey; Kirk Davies, Burbank, Utah, as Sweet William; and Rick Dominguez, Las Vegas as Touchstone. Touchstone - the clown was loveable, titillating and memorable. He is truly one of the finest young actors to be seen on the SUSC stage. R. Scott Phillips, 'faculty member at SUSC, gave a strong and well-sustained portrayal of Jaques, a banished lord and never ""have' I heard a better ren-" dition of the oft-quoted "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players." Orlands as played by David B. Howard Was the typical handsome leading man-tongue-tied but madly in love with Rosalind. Fred C. Adams, director of this major production, has done it again !- He has ' ' brought together a group of young actors and actresses and through patience, hard work .. and expertise in his , field has done what he set out to do 20 years ago. He has put another piece in the picture which shows SUSC as the home of good Theatre and the birthplace or maturation phase for those who will in turn make their contributions to the field of Theatre. He-"entered,-- he -stayed, he built, he moved over and shared, but his exit is in the far-distant future. |