OCR Text |
Show "Romanoff, Romanoff, Wherefore Art Thou?" f; -H 7 - JvY? ' . H I 'I t III . il ;. ; i -. , . -. . - . ' Rehearsing for the upcoming KAC production of 'Romanoff and Juliet' are (left to right): Quint Bishop, Jean Piatt, Geneo Pirraglio and Susan Jarman. When Don Gomes, Director of the Park City Players' upcoming presentation of 'Romanoff and Juliet called for auditions several weeks ago, he had few expectations expec-tations as to who would show up. Having just closed a very successful suc-cessful local production of 'Cactus an elegant but casual atmosphere Master Charge and Visa accepted... Tuesday-Sunday 6:00-10:30 649-8211 412 Main Street fj Park City, Utah Flower', Gomes held out hopes that more local Park Cityites would want to take to the stage for the Park City Players' next production at the Kimball Art Center. And indeed, from the more than 25 people who auditioned, Gomes ITALIAN CUISINE if chose a cast of 13 for Peter Ustinov's comedy in three acts to be presented on the Kimball Art Center's patio. Opening night is slated for Thursday, August 9, with performances running through Sunday, August 12, and Thursday, August 16 through Sunday, August 19. As Park Cityites represent a variety of backgrounds, so does the cast. There's everything including in-cluding a house painter, a waitress, a ski instructor and even a petroleum engineer in the cast. The one Salt Laker is Quint Bishop, who plays the General. Bishop has performed in several productions at Promised Valley Playhouse and at BYU. Currently, Curren-tly, he's employed at Hawke's Publications. A house painter, waiter at the Grubsteak Restaurant, as well as a Park City ski patrolman, Chuck Folkerth has lived in Park City since 1973. He played Herbert in an earlier Art Center performance performan-ce of 'I'm Herbert', and plays the Russian Ambassador in 'Romanoff and Juliet'. As a waitress at the Main Street Express Company, Jean Piatt's interest in the theatre reaches back years. She has published numerous poems and articles in addition to acting and directing several plays herself. She's a soldier in the upcoming comedy. Curt Graf, a Park City ski instructor, in-structor, has appeared in the past three plays at the Art Center, and as he puts it, "I'm seeking more depth as an actor." He plays the Russian spy in Ustinov's satire. Petroleum engineer, by profession, Scott Graham is a newcomer to the Park City scene via Venezuela, Colorado and Montana. Mon-tana. His past theatrical credits include leading roles in 'The Good Doctor', 'How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying', 'Where's Charlie?' and 'South Pacific'. For 'Romanoff and Julietl', Graham is cast as the American Ambassador. Others in the 'Romanoff and Juliet' cast represent varied backgrounds too. David Gomes, who quickly acknowledges that he is not the brother of Director Don Gomes, has been acting for the past 10 years in California and currently performs at the top of the Alpine Slide. He'll play the Archbishop in the upcoming performance. per-formance. Susan Jarman, playing Juliet, has taught dance and theatre as well as choreographed several musical productions in the inter-mountain inter-mountain area for such companies com-panies as the University of Utah, Lagoon Opera House, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, and the Salt Lake Acting Company. A salesperson for IBM Office Products Division, Robin Kaari plays the American Ambassador's Am-bassador's wife and notes that this is her first community play. On the other hand, Wess Jolley, a recent graduate of Park City High School, admits that his "only real obsession in life is theatre". He's cast as Juliet'sd fiance'. His theatrical background includes numerous performances at P.C.H.S. and he currently works as a dispatcher for Park City Transportation until he begins his theatre major this fall at the University of Utah. Geneo Pirraglio, also a recent P.C.H.S. graduate, appeared in its musical productions of "The Music Man" and "Guys and Dolls". He'll be Igor Romanoff, and comments that he "loves to act". Leslie Miller, a free-lance artist and currently a student at the University of Utah, will play Igor's fiancee. She too enjoys the theatre and relishes the challenge that 'Romanoff and Juliet' provides. - r " ' J V , ,7 V - - v i t:X , ,.77 , - s. -' J Wade Wallin has loved the theatre ever since he was young. He'll have the opportunity to prove it to the audience in his role as a soldier. Finally, Mary Ellen Wharton, as the wife of the Russian Ambassador, Am-bassador, will display her talents. Although her acting debut occurred oc-curred in the recent production of 'Cactus Flower', her entertainment entertain-ment experience is extensive as she currently sings in several choral groups including the Utah Chorale, the Salt Lake Oratorio Society, and Pro Musica of Utah. Together, they represent the complete cast of the upcoming comedy 'Romanoff and Juliet'. It's a delightful satire about a mythical country that is so small it has a standing army of two. The country is located between the East and the West. Thus, each of these major world divisions wants the tiny country as an ally. Diplomats are dispatched from the East and West, and a delightfully delight-fully crazy comedy ensues as the son and daughter of each diplomat fall in love. Thus, the title,' 'Romanoff and Juliet', after the young people. Tickets are currently on sale at the Kimball Art Center. Prices are: $3 Kimball Art Center Members, Mem-bers, $3.50 non-members.; For ticket information, call the' Kimball Kim-ball Art Center at 649 8882. |