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Show Tippler ...-,- . ... Concert: LDS music stars, I Pert: Little . London Dinner including Michael McLean, will perform at Kingsbury Hall on Theater introduces the world's worst houseguest in The Nerd." C2 r" Tuesday. C4 , j - THE DAILY HERALD (wwwJbtfcTheHenld.com) - . , v Tl . L. ?. ' "M y : ; .' - 1 .. " 77 . ! Eric D. Snider Bveiythmg I needed to know I learned at BYU Education Week r As another Education Week eomes to a close on the BYU cam- " pus, let us take this opportunity to reflect on all the knowledge we rliave gained these past few days. ir example. I now know that if I tan to do anything special, such as ating at a restaurant or leaving y house, I should do it before ducation Week begins, as these ctivities are impossible once the ducation-seeker- s have "Visited" ivo, in much the same way the raridals "visited" Rome in AJ). 455. Also: Education Week is NOT he time to walk Casually around ampus without pants on. You d I would have learned this the first time, during freshman f: orientation back in 1992, nut pian, I can be so dense sometimes. I Anyway, since it would be ; physically impossible and psycho logically unwise to take ALL the i classes offered during Education Week, I thought I'd summarize for you some of the lectures you may have missed. . ARTE breaks in year Pvtith focus on Bard : By ERIC D. SNIDER 1 "Choose You This Day Whom Ve Will Root Fon Selecting a The Daily Herald Sports Team to Follow in a PROVO The Actors' Repertory Theatre Ensemble will begin its 12th season next week with productions of William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and Tim Slover's "March Tale" at Provo's outdoor Castle Theatre. Slover, best known in recent. years for his extremely popular "Joyful Noise," wrote larch Tale" as a fictionalized account of William Shakespeare's troupe being commissioned to perform a play for Queen Elizabeth. The play? "The Merry Wives of Windsor." Young World." We all know that whichever professional sports team has Mormons on it, that's the organization that deserves our loyalty, even if we live in a city with a competing team, , and even if the team with Mormons pn it blows chunks. Now that Steve young has retired, which football sup-rt- ? Jeam deserves church-wid- e with marSteve's recent Also, riage, which LDS bachelor now Reserves our petty Instructor Shawn Bradley ' Post-Stev- e rumor-monger-m- ' '' "The Garden of Eatin': 1,001 Uses for the 1,001 Zucchini produced Daily by Your Massive Backyard Garden." Following the prophet's counsel to plant a garden is rewarding and ', i i ; "Along the way, there's "a , . exciting. Unfortunately, the only ' pop that seems to grow in the harsh climate of Utah is zucchini, Which, also unfortunately, no one , enjoys eating. Class focuses on ways lof thrusting zucchini and zucchini- - . Instructor MnDeelynne Christiansen JohannsenKapp ferry Shakespeare had a falling-ou"For purposes of "March Tale,' they don't have anyone to plftjr : Falstaff in ("Merry Wives'), so Shakespeare has to go and make nice with Kemp," Bronson said. t. : If I Don't Like It, It Must Be Evil: Why Personal Preferences fare Always Based on Vt "d ), ' ' Inspiration." If a newspaper art- icle, television commercial or road- - ide billboard doesn't strike your particular fancy, there can be only fne reason for it: It's of the devil Class addresses arguments such i as "Just because YOU don't hap- -' '; be& to like it doesn't mean it's pad," and "Different things appeal to different people," dismissing ,. ' , them with the irrefutable fact that jf it leaves you cold, Satan himself must have authored it, and anyone " who disagrees is a bad Mormon. ; (Bonus lecture: "How to spread the ' word on who's a bad Mormon.") Instructor Gayle Ruzicka long-tim- ' Abased products on unsuspecting "Jheighbors as acts of "charity," as fjvell as tips on avoiding being a vice's tim of similar charitable acta; ; story that is juxtaposed against Will (Shakespeare)'s love story with ' his. wife," said director J. Scott e ARTE actor Bronson, a and director. "The core story, even though she doesn't appear that often in the plax is abput Will's relationship with his wife, Anne, He lives and wqrks in London and she lives in Stratford, and it's a point of contention between the twoof them." In addition, there are "evil a real-lif- e doings" by William Kemp, ' v. whom with figure young-lov- e y.4 He said "March Tale" has a bit of everything. "There are farcical elements in it, there are romantic elements and dramatic moments," he said. "It also has a Shakespearean-typ- e tone, so it has a bit of the bawdy in it." The language, while not in iambic pentameter, is at least reminiscent of Shakespeare's style, Bronson said. Meanwhile, Christopher Clark is directing "Merry Wives." This is his first turn as a director, but the BYU graduate and Shakespeare buff has had plenty of experience with the Bard, serving as dramaturge for BYITs i KEVIN LEEThe Daily Herald Overseeing the action: Christopher Clark, left, directs of Windsor" at the Castle Theater in Provo. Wives Shakespeare's "Merry Ward as Falstaff, and Loraine Edwards, as Mistress Above, Wright, left, as Clark watches from behind. their lines Quickley, practice 1999 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and acting in several shows, including "Romeo and Juliet" at BYU and "Hamlet" at the Castle. .' "Merry Wives" tells the story of lecherous Falstaff, who seeks to woo two married woman and get ahold of their husbands' money. In revenge, the wives make a fool of Falstaff and teach him a lesson or two about man- IF YOU GO What: "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "March Tale" When: "Merry Wives" at 8 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 26, 28, Sept. 1, 7, 9, 11 and 15; "March Tale" at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 25, 31, Sept. 2, 4, 8, 14 and 16 Wpere: Castle Theatre (outdoors), 1300 E. Center St., Provo, behind the state hospital Cost: $9 general, $7 for students, $4.50 for children; all tickets Wednesday and Thursday are place: England, around 1600. He compares his production to TVs "The Simpsons." "When you watch The Simpsons,' you know every single character in that town. Even if they only have one Jine in that episode, you know who they are," he said. " Merry Wives' is like that. There are characters who talk all the time, some that only talk once or twice, but each has his own distinct personality. That's part of the genius of Shakespeare, and me as a director," he joked. Clark described "Merry Wives" as "a very understandable play. "We've incorporated a lot of Elizabethan elements into the play," Clark said. "We've added some Elizabethan songs and 'poetry to give it a real feel for that time period." Clark noted that "Merry Wives" is. unique because it is v the only one' of Shakespeare's plays that was set in Shakespeare's own time and . : ... We Believe All Things: Stuff ' Ve Keep Passing Around Even tragh If s Not True." Especially mew members of the church. o whio mav not have learned some of Jjthe more important Mormon See SNIDER, C8 - .U" - i steps up IBYU .professor : the theater and media The Daily Herald PROVO A professor arts department, assumed his renewable two-yeof theater and media arts term in July. He has been at BYU is the new vice serving as interim vice for communicapresident since September. president His responsibilities tions at the United States include overseeing the Institute for Theater institute's journal, newsletTechnology (USITT), the national association of ter, annual directory and other periodicals, along design, production and with its Internet activities. technology professionals in the performing arts Fielding's involvement with USITT began when industry. ' Eric Fielding, a member he became a student of the BYU faculty for 16 member while completing years and former chair of ' an undergraduate degree : " $4.50 Info: Call 377-ART- E ners. V i Top, ar ai national at BYU in 1971. Over the years, his contributions to USITT have included service as commissioner for scenic design, member of the board of directors, design heritage, and design showcase coordi- nator and associate director of international activi- ties. He also served for seven years as executive editor and designer of the Institute's periodicals, including the quarterly journal "Theatre Design and Technology" and the newsletter "Sightlines." His design for the American entry, "Mozart in America," for the 1991 Prague Quadrennial the premier international exhibition of theatrical won a gold design medal and was subsequently exhibited at Lincoln Center in New York City. In 1992, USITT presented Fielding with its Founder's Award, the Institute's highest mem See CASTLE, C8 institute ber honor, and also elected him a fellow of the Institute. The resident scene designer in the department of theatre and media arts, Fielding has also worked with the Utah Opera, the Utah Shakespearean Festival, Pioneer Theatre Company, Sundance Theatre, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and on several LDS Church films and the HHl Curflorah Pageant. i up |