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Show Utah Recreation Guide, Summer 1S84, Page 6 Utah Shakespearean Festival Announced theurdqcK JRAVEL TOURS EXPERIENCE ONE OF THESE THREE INSPIRING, EDUCATIONAL TOURS: THE fjOLY JAND JOUR with Dan Rona, Israeli citizen and Church leader Visit the places where Jesus walked. Relive the sacred past of this area as the Holy'Land unfolds before you. The majestic sights of Egypt also await your visit. You'll travel to Cairo, Saqqara, the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Bethany, Bethlehem, Hebron, Beersheba, the Dead Sea, Masada, Qumran, Jericho, Samaria, Gibeah, Bethel, Shechem, Capernaum, Afula, Megiddo, Mt. Tabor, Mt. of Beatitudes, Chorazin, Cana, Nazareth, Haifa, and others. Two Tours: Oct. 16-28 Dec.26-Jan.7 s1995 per person THE gOOK OFfyfQRMON JANDS JOUR with Dr. Joseph Allen This exclusive Murdock Travel "Lands of the Book of Mormon" Mexico Tour features fine hotel accommodations in Mexico, most meals, entrance fees for as many as 22 key archeological sites plus a variety of cultural activities, including 2 days of "Book of Mormon" symposiums at the National Museum of Anthropology & History in Mexico City. The tour administrator in Mexico is Dr. Joseph Allen, a noted specialist on Book of Mormon tours. Dr. Allen has a Ph.D. in Ancient Scripture and conducted research for his dissertation at the Mexican Museum of Anthropology Anthro-pology & History. Tour highlights include: Romantic Mexico City: National Cathedral, National Palace, Plaza of Three Cultures Ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan Visit to the new LDS Temple in Mexico City Ballet Folklorico (National Folkdance Concert) Vera Cruz: Heartland of Book of Mormon cultures Santiago Tuxtla (said by some LDS scholars to be the original Hill Cumorah) Oaxaca and nearby Monte Alban La Venta Villahermosa Palenque per person ' XrxJD double occupancy Depart June 18 9 days, 8 nights. Options include Yucatan, Acapulco or four-day Princess Cruise the QHURCH HISTORY JOUR with Calvin Rudd The colorful history of the Church, and of our country, unfolds as you travel with renowned Joseph Smith scholar, Calvin Rudd. He describes in great detail the significant places and events of the Prophet's life. The tour has also . been designed to "widen your horizons" and sharpen your knowledge of our American Heritage. Tour highlights include: Williamsburg Washington LDS Temple Liberty Bell Circle Manhattan Cruise Niagara Falls Boston Sharon, Vermont Cumorah Pageant Peter Whitmer Farm Kirkland Temple Nauvoo-Carthage Adam-Ondi-Ahman Liberty Jail Independence per person 1495 15 day tour Depart July 19 Return Aug. 9 The most unique and rewarding tours you'll ever experience. Call or come in for our FREE tour brochure. MUItDOaCTRAVEL 310 North University Ave. Suite 200 Provo, Utah 84601 Phone (801) 377-9700 The twenty-third annual Utah Shakespearean Festival opens July 12 and according to public relations director R. Scott Phillips, season preparations are well into place. "The Festival this summer has reason to be optimistic," Phillips stated. "We have added 15 performances; the season will not close until Sept. 1, running 1984 productions into the beautiful Southern Utah autumn season." In addition, while excellent seating remains available for most nights during the summer, advance ticket sales continue ahead of last season at the corresponding time, providing another reason for optimism. op-timism. Patrons experiencing difficulty finding tickets available for the nights of their choice are invited to investigate Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night performances, or the matinee productions which are presented twice weekly this summer and which replicate the most popular performances. A 21 member acting company has been chosen and contracted. The company was again chosen from several hundred acting applications, and this summer for the first time ever at the Festival includes three Equity Professional actors. This additional professional strength will show up in added quality of the performances, Phillips indicated. in-dicated. Plays for 1984 are "The Taming of the Shrew," "The Tempest," and "Troilus and Cressida" as well as matinee performances per-formances of "The Taming of the Shrew" and "The Queen's Feste," a musical matinee featuring "tea and crumpets." The Festival is located on the campus of Southern Utah State College, host school since the Festival's beginning in 1962. "The Taming of the Shrew" opens the 1984 season.. Directed by Sanford Robbins from the theatre and dance department of the University of Wisconsin, The Shrew is a continual crowd pleaser as audiences once again watch Katherina and Petruchio battle it out. Douglas Marmee is costuming the 1984 production, and Ron Ranson is scenic designer. "Troilus and Cressida," a rarely performed per-formed play incorporating history, comedy and tragedy, is being presented for the first time at the Utah Festival. Directed by Libby Appel, who chairs the theatre department at the California Institute of the Arts, the play will be costumed by Beth Novak from University of Utah. Rounding out the summer's Shakespearean productions is "The Tempest," chosen by the festival this summer to commemorate the 400-year anniversary of colonization in the new world. Directed by David Knight from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and costumed by Rosemary Ingham, "The Tempest" was written near- the end of Shakespeare's life, and has been regarded as his final comment on life. "The Queen's Feste," a musical matinee presented each Monday and Friday afternoon af-ternoon during the Festival season, features the Festival Chamber Consort musicians playing Renaissance music on F U3 A look at the actors inside the Adams Memorial Shakespearean Theatre. authentic instruments. Sonnet reading and other poetry will compliment the music, and light refreshments will be served in the Elizabethan manner. David Gatts is returning musical director for the Festival. Again this summer the repertory performances per-formances are designed to allow patrons to attend all three Shakespearean performances per-formances in two days by including -a Wednesday or Saturday matinee. Matinees are performed on the Indoor Stage beginning July 21 at 2 p.m., and all matinees replicate evening performances as nearly as possible. Rounding out the traditional Festival experience are seminars, backstage tours, orientations and a nightly greenshow preceding each performance. This summer's sum-mer's Exhibit Hall display from the World of William Shakespeare features a recognition of the 400-year anniversary of exploration in the New World, a theme touched upon in "The Tempest," and the Exhibit Hall will bring almost to life the Indians, colonizers and artifacts of the Jamestown colony. For ticket information concerning the 1984 Utah Shakespearean Festival please write Utah Shakespearean Festival, Cedar City, Utah 84720, or telephone (801) 586-7880. Park City Art Festival Applications are available for performing per-forming artists interested in participating in the Fifteenth Annual Park City Art Festival which will be held August 4 and 5. Performances are staged adjacent to Historic Main Street, where over 200 visual artists will be displaying their work. Applicants will be asked to submit either an audio or video cassette with their application. ap-plication. The Festival Office is especially interested in traditional or acoustic music. Because the performances will be located near the visual artists, it is not possible for the Festival to accomodate groups that perform at high volume levels. Interested performing artists should send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the Festival Office' at the Kimball Art Center, P.O. Box 1880, Park City 84060. The application deadline is June 1. For further information contact the Festival Office at 649-8886. The Park City Art Festival is produced by the Kimball Art Center. |