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Show 1 h I 0 I r J The Newspaper Thursday, April 9, 1981 Page B5 o noon " O 0T1 Ji. (BilngUntx ii; l l'v'-' ' 'J V' 'T- v ,v ,i "i If I George Miramontes as Chief Bromden. By Rick Brough "The lighting and the sound are not perfect tonight," to-night," said director Don Gomes to his cast. "But your thing, whatever it is, should be perfect." It was Monday night, but for the cast and crew of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," it was Dress Rehearsal Rehear-sal Eve. It was the last night the cast could sit in the audience, waiting for their cue. On Tuesday, said Gomes, they would have to be backstage in costume. The rehearsals, Gomes said, would emphasize concentration con-centration and timing. "You can't be the people you are on Main Street," he said. "McMurphy, don't overplay quite so much. Nurse Ratch-ed,' Ratch-ed,' I 'don't want to see a dimpe out of yb'tilV You're very straight, you're in control. con-trol. You've got these guys by the balls. Patients, in the first act, I don't want to see any rapport between you." Gomes warned that he would be emphasizing little things. "I am gonna pick on you, I'm gonna push you." Little or big, the problems were enough to keep the Park City Players hopping on their latest production, scheduled to premiere this Thursday at the Silver Wheel Theatre. Over at Stage Right, Barbara Smith as Nurse Ratched was rehearsing rehear-sing the scene where she switches off the World Series on the hospital intercom. (The trick here is for Smith to time her entrance and turn the "Off" switch just as the pre-recorded piece of baseball coverage runs out.) At the edge of the stage, leading-man Richard Scott munched on pizza and talked about the challenge of playing play-ing the role of McMurphy, which is firmly identified with Jack Nicholson. "It is really difficult," said Scott. He had to find another image for the part. A friend had seen a San Francisco production where McMurphy McMur-phy was presented as a burly, red-headed Irishman. " "I've been keeping that in mind," Scott said. "Now I pick up the latest issue of 'Rolling Stone' and Nicholson's Nichol-son's on the cover! After I've been shutting him out of my mind for the last three or four weeks!" McMurphy, he said, is a role with constantly shifting levels and attitudes. "Sometimes "Some-times he sympathizes with the patients. Other times, he's blatantly trying to con them," he said. It would be wise to leave behind expectations fostered by the movie. "Everybody asked us, 'How are you going to do the fishing boat scene?'," said Gomes. "Well, the boat trip is in the book and the movie, but it's not in the play." Another incident missing from the play will be Chief Bromden's escape, as he hurls the huge drinking fountain foun-tain through the window. In the play, Gomes explains, he will rip out an electrical relay box. The Chief also will not be quite so silent. "I don't speak in the first act," said George Miramontes, "but I will introduce in-troduce the play over the intercom. Just like the Chief in the book told the whole story n first-person,",- : ,H Miramontes is at present on an extended vacation in Park City. He said "peer pressure" from family and friends got him to audition for the part of Chief Broom. The San Diego resident is a window-blind subcontractor, and has never acted in his life. "What you see is what you get," he laughed. But he is also a member of the Tamara Hamayo tribe-New tribe-New Mexico Indians descended des-cended from the Aztecs and by Rick Lanman Purple poached pears Wine frequently is called upon to serve in a variety of ways to provide a respite from the , routine of daily living. Wine and food are said to be the perfect marriage, not only as compliments com-pliments to each other, but also co-mingled, as in many of the traditional French dishes. Champagne sauce, for example, adds a degree of elegance to fowl or fish. And perhaps the most valued of wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, combines with the freshest of ingrediants to produce unusual, yet time-tested, time-tested, creations. Purple poached pears is one dish that comes to mind. Stealing the show at any dinner, din-ner, this concoction is fairly easily produced, but one should allow a generous amount of time for its production. Begin with six large pears, preferably Anjou or Cornice, fully peeled with the stems left attached. Core the bottom, and then place in a casserole dish just large enough to hold them. Creating the sauce is probably the best part, and when finished, the poaching liquid makes a great hot wine punch to which additional ad-ditional wine may be added to adjust the sweetness. In a large saucepan, bring all the following ingrediants to a boil: one bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, three quarters of a cup of sugar, two cloves, two teaspoons of powdered cinnamon, two slices of orange, two slices of lemon, and fifteen whole black peppercorns. pep-percorns. The brand of wine will be left to personal choice and budget restraints. An expensive Carbernet probably will be wasted by the cooking process, so a lesser-priced brand would be suitable. In this case, a bottle refers to a fifth. As indicated above, the entire mixture mix-ture should be brought to a boil, allowing the sugar to dissolve into a syrup. Pour the syrup over the pears and poach them until they are tender. The casserole pan should be covered at this point to facilitate the poaching. The pears are done when they can be easily pierced with a fork. The pears should cool slowly in the liquid overnight and gradually they will acquire a deep purple cast. In the morning, remove from the liquid and chill. When serving, garnish with whipped whip-ped cream and place a green leaf next to the stem- the final etiect is startling ! While a great deal of the La Nouville Cuisine and other new approaches to cooking, distains heavy sauces, beef stoganoff remains a favorite. Cabernet Sauvignon treats this dish well, and while high in calories, it remains a memorable meal. Begin with three pounds of beef brisket, cut into two-inch strips. Brown the beef in olive oil and remove to a second container when lightly browned. To the pan you used to brown the beef add one quarter of a cup of butter and saute xk pounds of sliced onions until golden brown. Scrape the onions out and add another quarter quar-ter of a cup of butter and one pound of mushrooms. Saute for about five minutes and add two cups of water. Drop in two beef bouillon cubes and stir until dissolved. While the liquid is simmering lightly, add two bay leaves, one teaspoon of oregano, one teaspoon of thyme, one teaspoon grated lemon rind, one and one half teaspoons of salt, one half teaspoon of pepper, as well as the previously cooked meat and onions. Stir the mixture well and add one and one half cups of Cabernet Sauvignon. Finally, cover the stroganoff for about three hours and set the stove at a simmer. Just prior to serving, add two cups of sour cream and serve the dish over rice or noodles. As these two dishes illustrate, Cabernet Sauvignon is a versatile wine that provides the right touch to a variety of dishes. Cabernet Caber-net also makes a goodf marinade for meat when mixed with thyme, basil and oregano. The Mountain Cabernet by Sabastiani is one brand that serves well in this capacity and leaves a distinctive taste. One problem frequently encountered when using wine in cooking is the cost. Next week in Winepress, we will review a number of reasonably priced wines that mix well with food. Remember that on a dish such as the stroganoff, you can open your dinner wine several hours ahead, use the wine in the dish, and serve the remainder with dinner. Next week we'll review Kirigin Cellars, a winery that produced a moderately-priced Cabernet last year that should not only grace your wine cellar, but your stovetop as well. 'Cuckoo's Nest' rehearsals are like a madhouse (no kidding!) in some ways he brings a whole lifetime to the part. "At my age, I have experienced experi-enced my share of prejudice," preju-dice," he said. Miramontes is one of several sev-eral actors working for the first time with the Players. Another first-timer is Barbara Bar-bara Smith as Nurse Ratched. Ratch-ed. It's not her first time on a stage, however. She acted at the U. of U. (and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from that institution), played with Salt Lake's Human Hu-man Ensemble troupe, and will be acting at the University Univer-sity of Wyoming at Laramie. The key to Big Nurse, she said, is that she always is , right. "She doesn't let anyone any-one sway her," said Smith. Another new player is Peter Holdorf; a Baptist ' minister who came to Park City last August, and tried out for "Cuckoo's Nest" because be-cause he liked the play. As patient Ruckly, he is propped up against the wall in a cross position and babbles bab-bles "F-f-f-fuck you all!" occasionally. "It was a quirk of casting," cast-ing," Holdorf said. "The character has had a frontal lobotomy, so I try to play him like a baby." Gomes said he is building an atmosphere for his cast and audience with a stark institution set, complete with mesh wires on the windows and locks on the doors. An actor often can draw on real life experience to play his role, Gomes said, but that won't help in the role of a mental patient. The actors, however, have met with professionals pro-fessionals in the field. "They've also worked out a character analysis and history his-tory for each part," he added. "One might say, 'I'm a salesman who couldn't take the pressure.' That's not in the script. They just came up with that." "Cuckoo's Nest" is a difficult diffi-cult play, cast with a number of new actors, but the .Players are leaping to the challenge with unusual en-.thusiasm. en-.thusiasm. "They've learned ' their lines and got their characters down earlier than ever before," said Gomes. The results should make interesting theater. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" will run Thursday, April 9 through Saturday, April 11; April 16 through 18 and April 23 through 26. Tickets are on sale at $3.50 for Kimball Art Center members and $5 for non-members. Group rates are available for 10 or more people. Show time is 8 p.m. For information and reservations, call 649-8882. Kimball receives grant despite tight money The Kimball Art Center recently received a $20,000 grant from the Utah Arts Council as part of the council's grant awards for fiscal year 1981-82. Art Center Cen-ter Director David Fernandez Fernan-dez said he was pleased by the size of the award, "considering "con-sidering the council was on hold-the-line funding, and this year's legislature wasn't the kindest we've ever had." The grant, Fernandez said, was an increase over the last council grant $16,500 given to the art center. cen-ter. And it represents a dramatic increase over the first grant KAC won $1,000 for the year 1977-78. The Arts Council awarded money totalling $784,800 to 58 arts organizations throughout through-out the state, ranging from $300 for the Manning-Halver-sen Oratorio Society to $130,000 for the Utah Symphony. Sym-phony. The Arts Council grants previously were given for specific projects. But this year for the first time, said Fernandez, the money was given as a "general support grant," which allows the organization to use the money for anything they deem necessary for programming. pro-gramming. The change was made, he said, because few arts groups could justify large amounts of money for specific speci-fic ideas. "An art gallery might deserve $15,000 a year, but it can't justify that money for just one program," pro-gram," Fernandez added. The change is more practical. practi-cal. "Previously, Ballet West might ask for money to finance a traveling dance program. Well, that's all they do anyway. We're just calling a spade a spade. " The grants are divided up into such areas as Dance, Literary Arts, Music, Theatre, Thea-tre, Visual Arts, Special Projects Pro-jects and Community Development. Devel-opment. Advisory panels for each of those areas review applications for recommendations recommen-dations to the full board. Fernandez, who served on the Visual Arts panel, said applicants must demonstrate demon-strate both a need and a fiscal responsibility. Fernandez applied for a council grant for the art center last August while he served on the panel, but he faced no conflict of interest problems. (Kimball received its grant under the Special Projects category.) Fernandez Fernan-dez said that panelists who do have a conflict do not vote on their projects, or leave the room during consideration. considera-tion. Since the first grant in 1977, the art center has used the money to finance exhibitions, exhibi-tions, performances, a photo festival and the annual classes such as painting, ceramics and quilting that make up the Summer Arts Institute. Fernandez said the continued con-tinued funding speaks highly of the success of the Kimball Art Center. 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