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Show Traveler's Guide Page Three Utah Pageant of the Arts 1984 the closing event of the Pageant season. An ambitious arts expansion program for young people is offered throughout the year at the Pageant Center, a former school building restored to house the Pageant construction and arts programs. A vigorous fund raising program is Utah Pageant of the Arte CHESS GAME. now in progress to purchase the land and existing school buildings, plus Utah Pageant of the Arts: This construct a new performing arts of theater" has center. unique "new kind become a tradition on Utah's Box- - offices in May for Pageant cultural scene. Presented each June and July, the "tableau vivant" pro- performances, 54 East Main duction has grown both in profes- (downstairs), American Fork. sional expertise and in length of the Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., except Sun1 or run, growing from four performance days and holidays. (801) since 1973 to 35 in 1984. The Pageant (801) Development office itself is presented at American Fork (open year round) (801) High School Theater. Living models bring sculpture and masterpiece paintings to life on O . oQ doub stage, using the techniques of Q lighting, costuming, narration, staging, music and all of the elements of professional theater, except our cast ft tax members learn no lines or make no (with this ad) dramatic entrances or exits. We just ask that they stay perfectly still for SALT LAKE'S FINE ECONOMY MOTEL the time they are in their set on FRIENDLY SERVICE KITCHEN UNITS stage. QUIET EAST SIDE LOCATION CLOSE TO UNIVERSITY & HOSPITAL In conjunction with the annual COLOR TV PHONCS POOL Pageant, a professional art exhibit within 25 min. of resorts of national scope is also presented, For information & reservations along with a statewide Youth Art 4 of works a the Exhibit, plus display of the winning art scholarship winThe Country Club Inn ners and a charming display of art 2665 Parley s Way objects to be auctioned by the Exit Foothill Blvd. to 21st South at Guild the Pageant Ball, Pageant 533-066- 756-819- BEDS $25 , 486-103- Utah Shakespearean Festival Fifteen additional performances are scheduled for the Utah Shakespearean Festival this summer. Themed to "Shakespeare's Magic," the 1984 season runs July 12 through September 1 in the internationally acclaimed Adams Memorial Shakespearean Theatre. Near sellout of the regular season created the need for extended performances, which are being added the last part of August for a special "Fall at the Festival" week. Plays "for 1984 are THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE TEMPEST, and TROILUS AND CRESSIDA as well as matinee performances of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW and THE QUEEN'S FESTE, a musical matinee featuring "tea and crumpets." Shakespearean plays are chosen each year to bring to life various aspects of the Bard's genius, including tragedy, history and comedy performed with the historical integrity and authenticity which are continuing Festival traditions. 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 SCHREW is Shakespeare's contribution to the war between the sexes, and is a con tinual crowd pleaser as audiences once again watch Katherina and Petruchio battle it out. Robbins is a returning director for the Festival, remembered for his productions of LOVE'S LABOROURS LOST In 1976 and TWENLFTH NIGHT in 1978. Douglas Marmee is costuming the 1984 production, and Ron Ranson is scenic designer. TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, a rarely performed play incorporating history, comedy and tragedy, is being presented for the first time at the Utah Festival The play makes a statement, and powerful anti-wgives audiences an unusual opportunity to expand their experience magician on an enchanted isle, has been seen as Shakespeare himself, and the work interpreted as his affirmation of the human spirit. Scenic designer for the 1984 summer production is Tim Bryson. THE QUEEN'S FESTE, a musical matinee presented each Monday and Friday afternoon during the Festival season, features the Festival Chamber Concert musicians playing Renaissance music on authentic instruments. Sonnet reading and other poetry will complement the music, and light refreshments will be served in the Elizabethan manner. David Gatts is returning musical director for the with the Shakespeare canon. Festival. Again this summer the repertory ' Directed by Libby Appel, who chairs the theatre department at the performances are designed to allow California Institute of the Arts, the patrons at attend all three in two play will be costumed by Beth Shakespearean performances or a Wednesday including days by Novak. Saturday matinee. Matinees are Rounding out the summer's performed on the Indoor Stage Shakespearean productions is THE beginning July 21 at 2 p.m., and all TEMPEST, chosen by the Festival matinees replicate evening perforthis summer to commemorate the mances as nearly as possible. anniversary of colonization Rounding out the traditional in the new world. Directed by David Festival experience are seminars, Knight from the University of Il- backstage tours, orientations and a linois, Urbana, and costumed by nightly greenshow preceding each Rosemary Ingham, THE TEMPEST performance, this summer's Exhibit was written near the end of Hall display from the World of Shakespeare's life, and has been William Shakespeare features a anniverregarded as his final comment on recognition of the life. The play has all the trappings of sary of exploration in the New a fairy tale; the leading character, a World, a theme touched upon in THE TEMPEST, and the Exhibit Hall will bring almost to life the Indians, colonizers and artifacts of the I DHOIB Jamestown colony. For ticket information concerning the 1984 Utah Shakespearean ar 400-ye- ar 400-ye- ar 1 sins SHIR Festival please write Utah Shakespearean Festival, Cedar City, Utah 84720, or telephone (801) Come Create 0. 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