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Show PMT preview some force changed into a windmill) wind-mill) he arrives at an inn which he mistakes for a castle, its keeper mistaken as the lord of the manor, its patrons as gentlemen, gentle-men, and the loose-moraled serving serv-ing girl, Aldonza as Dulcinea, his most perfect dream. Quixote's absolute ab-solute faith in the ideal works miracles, for the people with whom he comes in contact do change toward the ideal which Quixote sees. Sancho becomes more than a man servant. The innkeeper becomes lord of his castle. Aldonza becomes Dulcinea. The theme song of "Man of La Mancha," "The Impossible Dream," is the perfect summation summa-tion for the bold and beautiful musical. The cast of "Man of La Mancha" Man-cha" includes Jane Ann Hunter and Donna Wellman, double cast as Aldonza, Walt Price as Sancho, and Jim Lundstrom, Dale Pino, David Johnson, Bob Beckman, Joy Wonnacott, Sally Swarm, Angela Thomas, Susan CaH-Victoria CaH-Victoria Whipple, Alan Ed-Scott Ed-Scott Ray, Evan Allred, bfr Anderson, Dave Q, Carter, Joe Morales, Bili'st der, Piet Lingen, Normal Clay Nelson, Jan Andrus, fc Bungert, Susan Caldwell, Siei Crone, Sandra Small, Sybil Marvin Davis, Jack Eians t George Dern. Fifty cent student tickeS cn sale May 11, at 10 Mat: theatre box office. Students t purchase 50 cent tickets to t formances on Friday evening, matinee on Saturday, or Me evening. All other perform tickets may be purchased lor L regular price. "Man of La Mancha" is feed fe-ed by Byron McGrath. Me. director is James Prigmore, r choregraphy by Shirley Ririe,& and costume designs by Rife Lokken. The University production of "Man of La Mancha," May 15-25, will be the first authorized production pro-duction other than the National Company. Pioneer Memorial Theatre has been in negotiations for several years to get the winner win-ner of the New York Drama Critics' Crit-ics' award for best musical. "Man of La Mancha" will star Robert Peterson, as Quixote. Mr. Peterson has performed with the Metropolitan Opera Studio in New York City. He took over Robert Goulet's role in Camelot on Broadway, Broad-way, and played both Lancelot and Arthur on the national tour of "Camelot." In Salt Lake City Mr. Peterson has performed at the Valley Music Hall in "Kiss Me Kate" and with the summer production of "Promised Valley." Mr. Peterson graduated from the University as well as beginning his career here in the Summer Festival productions of "La Trav-iata," Trav-iata," "Aida," and "La Boheme." He has studied at the Julliard School of Music, Hunter College and the Chatham Square Music School. "Man of La Mancha" is the story of Cervantes and his most famous character, Don Quixote de la Mancha. In "Man of La Mancha," Cervantes has been arrested ar-rested by the Inquisition for his writing and thrown into prison to await trial. Cervantes' cell mates demand a trial first, to decide whether they will accept him into their friendship. Cervantes' only defense is his novel, and a trunk full of costumes. He decides to produce a play in the dungeon, using the other prisoners as his characters. He will act the role of Quixote and removes the makeup make-up from his trunk that transforms him from the scholar to the knight errant. Quixote goes on his quest, seeking the ideal and a fair maiden maid-en whose honor he can champion. After fighting the dragon (which |
