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Show Daily Utah Chronicle, Thursday, June 2, 1983 T H E Page Seven A T R E mroos Deal to ran at Theatre 13 t) oJL jL i Theatre 138 opens its summer musical, "The University and performed around the country. Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Starring in Theatre 1 38's summer musical are Jack Droitcourt as Sir and Joe Pitti as Cocky. Crowd," Wednesday. The Broadway musical was written in 1964 Also featured in the production are Dana by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. It is Bishop as The Kid, Sonja Herding as The Girl er show with a and Melvin Hampton as The Negro. basically a two-ma and chorus of urchins. The Pitti, 21, is studying stage management at the supporting cast show play deals with the "game of life? in a University. He played in an called "Mime Dance" for two years and has lighthearted and humorous manner. done street mime in New York. Here in Utah he . "The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd" is directed by George Maxwell, teaches mime workshops at BYU and public who has been the set designer and property schools around the area. Droitcourt has attended school in Colorado master at Pioneer Memorial Theatre for the past nine seasons. Maxwell did the set designs for studying art and has traveled a great deal. This PMT's production of "Arsenic and Old Lace," will be both his acting and singing debut. Maxwell said that it is a challenge to work "Charley's Aunt," and will design next year's with Maxwell has two such relatively new actors but feels PMT production of "Barnum." also directed at the Lagoon Opera House and that some very exciting things may result. Theatre 138 is located at 130 So. 200 East. said he prefers to direct musicals. The musical will play Wednesdays through Choreographer for the play is Tina Karlsson, who graduated from the University last year. Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. through July 9. Call for ticket reservtions Musical director is Paul Barnum, who has Theatre 138 at 322-06more information. and in the music at the taught department three-memb- an ay IV' The Second Annual Park City Shakes- pearean Festival at the Kimball Art Center will begin July 7 and continue through Aug. 27. The three plays to be presented at the center, located at the bottom of Park City's Main Street, are "Loves Labour Lost," "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet." Radio Station KWHO will host the festival and the Intermountain Actors Ensemble, a company of 27 actors and actresses from throughout Utah, will perform. The three plays will be performed each weekend. A Greenshow, featuring music and dance, $1.00 members, senior citizens, students and children under 12 years of age. A ce voucher may be purchased for $ 10, tad group rates will be available for 10 or more people. For more information, contact the Intermountain Actors Ensemble at STUDENT DISCOUNT AT THE UNION BUILDING 1T' - Cast members of MThe Mandrake," presented by the Lab Theatre. directed by Ed Perez, will be persented one hour prior to performance time. There will also be a seminar discussing the play one hour before curtain time. Tickets are now on sale at $5 for general admission and $4 for Kimball Art Center three-performan- ! I 22 Annual festival to open J 'Mandrake': tale of lust "The Mandrake," a Renaissance drama by Niccolo Machiavelli translated by Wallace Shawn, plays in the Lab Theatre through Renaissance. The cast includes Jennifer Botte, Kary Dallman, Charles Benjamin Dawson, Victoria Ames Dawson, Mary Gerrard, Tom Pavey, Michael Watkiss and Scott Winters. Dramaturg for the production is Jim McNeil, with Robyn Van Wagoner as costume designer, Charles Benjamin Dawson as scenic designer and Doug Arnold as lighting designer. Saturday. Performances are at 8 p.m. with a matinee Friday at 5 p.m. Director Charles Dawson describes "The Mandrake" as "a bawdy tale of a young man's lust that reaches fulfillment through trickery and deceit, using society's immoral weaknesses and man's culpability." The play is a fine example of Commedia Erudita of the Italian For more information, call the Pioneer Memorial Theatre box office at 581-696- 1. r HAPPY HOUR at THE PIE PIZ ZARIA : 3 5 m f s Hour Happy Store Hours : 1 sun-t- h 11-1- fri-- sat 11--1 AND THE HOT BAND SPONSORED BY B 101 FM & ASUU SYMPHONY HALL THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 8 P.M. RESERVED SEATS $12.00 & $10.00 AVAILABLE AT: THE COSMIC AEROPLANE, THE CAPITOL THEATRE, COUNTRY JOE'S RECORDS AND ALL DATATIX LOCATIONS, INCLUDING ALL ZCMI STORES AND TAPE HEAD. FORINFORMO 7 A CHIVE PRODUCTION Thursday, June 2 Friday, June 3 . Saturday, June 4 .'. v;;'.;:r;'.;.'v'.;'. . . .". . . Sunday, June 5 .... .... . . . . Mark Brown Curt Davis . . Curt Davis MarkMenlove . . 1320 East 2nd South : v (UNDER THE UNIVERSITY PHARMACY) 582 - 0193 |