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Show Airtts ILcBfisanrpe The Park Record O Section B For the week of April 22 through April 29 B1 B Thursday, April 22,1993 Vbt er Pan flies without drugs i' his week Peter Pan will face a formidable challenge. The boy who never grew up will attempt to avoid the pitfalls of the 19908 in a Park City Performances children's production produc-tion of f Pan the Man." This'updated version of Peter Pan wilj'jbe performed at 7 p.m. April 22-23 and at 4 p.m. April 24-25 24-25 at the Egyptian Theater. Played by Jordanna Henry, Pan will battle the pirates as did the originalPeter Pan characterbut ' m this time the swashbucklers will from the 75 youths ages 11-18 who be selling drugs. A longtime auditioned for roles in the advocate of chemical-free flying, production. 'There is so much Pan will do his part to win the talent in Park City with war on drugs. children...Many of them take The play's director, Val Thurnell, has added music by the group Me Phi Me to the script by Stephen A. Orton. The music, according to Thurnell, is in keeping with the play's anti-drug message. (The changes have been authorized by the publisher of the play.) "All of the music I picked because it is self-esteem oriented and this is an anti-drug play," she explained. A veteran of many Park City Performances plays, Thurnell found it easier to pick the music than to select 15 cast members )r dancing and acting," she said. "Since Park City is such an outgoing and active community, the kids are very active and outgoing, and they feel real at ease on the stage." "I could have cast any one of the 75 kids easily," she added. As Peter Pan, Henry will be joined onstage by the play's other leads, Peter Rich (Hook) and Britta Call (Tinkerbell), as well as 12 other cast members and a 15-member chorus. "Pan the Man" is the third annual children's production by Park City Performances. Last . year's play, "Velveteen Rabbit," was so popular that some spectators were turned away at the door. "All of them have been huge successes," said Thurnell. On taf Profile Don't forget to be at the ireasure Mountaf Middle School April 24 Earth for this year's Day, 1 celebration. Details on the gathering are in this section. Two rowdy sixth- graders talk about future careers and each other, and generally cut up. Andy Ryder and Nick DeNunzio are this week's "Park City Profile." Column Today's Video games can sure eat a lot of quarters. They can also confuse people who are out of high school. Our video warrior got knocked off the screen by a big woman named Sonja. 84 Film Review When Yuppies return to the summer Camp of their youth, 3 few good laughs are guaranteed. Unfortunately, the script of Indian Summer leaves the actors treading water. i 8 86 84 |