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Show Page 40 - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, January 29.1984 ArU Music, drama, film the people art, and the productions "Greening Wheat' Romantic Offers Excellence Comedy By MARILYN BROWN Special to The Herald Some of the best recent statements made about Mormon literature appear in editor Levi Peterson's forward to an important new collection of fifteen Mormon short stories entitled "Greening Wheat." an award Saturday, January 21 at the Association for Mormon Letters annual meeting at the Marriott Library of the Winning University of Utah for his outstanding collection of Mormon literary work, Mr. Peterson proves himself an astute literary critic and stylist in his own right when he wraps the meaning of the book and its contribution in three and a half powerful pages. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of suoh collections signalling to the Mormon public and the public at large that a magnificent literary tradition within the is Church after a slow start beginning to flower, or "green like wheat" as Peterson's metaphor so aptly implies. literaThis is not ture in the tradition of the past anti-Morm- against polygamy and fanaticism by saint and non-saialike. These are stories writ-- , ten by people unashamedly willing to admit their lives have been deeply affected by the dramatic appearance of a powerful spiritual message in the form of a unique and dynamic modern church. The writers' eyes are not closed. They ask probing questions about some of the areas Peterson calls nt "forbidden territory" Peterson writes. Perhaps this repression is unhealthy. Literature surprising, excellent stories with which we can identify or laugh at ourselves can bring our depressed women, confused young drug users, depressed single girls, etc., renewed health. REVIEW rabble-rouse- r which the gospel sometimes serves as a "defense." "Mormons do more than simply control and discipline disorderly impulses and emotions: they tend to deny and repress them, to interpret them as absent from their experience," against "Excellence" is the key. Our local Dennis Clark's mention of uncontrolled sexual impulses, for example, could be considered pornographic outside of its vehicle: a surprisingly beautiful statement of a man's antithetic life, his mechanical work contrasting his imaginative roll as a father. Others of the best sotires in the book are written by Utah County authors: a Church magaizne contest winner by Bruce Jorgensen "A Song for One Still Voice" which moves to an incredible climax with the melodic tension of a harpsichord. Don Marshall in "Lavender Blue" proves again his uncanny understanding of the spirit of a Mormon girl. A colelction such as this always treads on the dangerous ground of vehicle to get being an one's favorites published. For the most part Mr. Peterosn has chosen wisely and well. However, some of the stories are not as "Mormon" as they could be in such an unabashedly claimed "Mormon "work, while unfortunately some of the best Mormon short story writers were not represented especially Utah County's Douglas Thayer and Bela Petsco. Walt Disney Scouts Seek Talent In Provo Walt Disney talent scouts will be auditioning for singers, dan- cers, musical theatre performers and college instrumentalists in Provo on Feb. 9 in room 29 of the Knight Mangum Building, Brigham Young University. Audition calltimes are 10 a.m. for women and 2 p.m. for men. Full time and a few seasonal positions are being offered for professional singers, dancers and musical theatre performers. Summer employment positions are available for college instrumentalists and dancers in the All Ameri- can College Marching Band and Band Dancers to perform at Dis Sold Out neyland and Walt Disney World. Talented collegiate musicians will be chosen to showcase the best in classical and contemporary orchestral music "under the stars" as part of the very first (Epcot Center) All American College Symphony Orchestra. Those attending the auditions must be 18 years old by June 1, 1984, bring a current resume and photograph, and be prepared to show movement ability. For additional information, contact Disney Audition Tour '84, Entertainment Division, P.O. Box 40, Lake Buena Vista, Fl. 38230, or call (305 ) SetAtBYU li production will run Feb. 8 at 8 p.m., with a 4:30 and p.m. matinee Feb. 13. Tickets are available at the Drama Nelson says he finds the play an ideal choice for the Margetts Theatre. "It's a contemporary chamber-type work, with precious little physical action, but with a lot of covert, psychological action," he explains. "A European Jew has fallen in love with a Ozark spinster," he says. "It's absurd that they should get together in the first pake, but it happens." A year prior to the action of the play, they spent a week together, but she finally rejected him. "He has sent her a daily chronicle of his life ever since, even though she has told him in no uncertain terms that he is not to write to her." "They have both decided that, because of the gulf between them, they cannot marry, ever," he says. "And yet, here they are together again on the Fourth of July in an old boathouse that looks more like a Victorian gazebo." The gazebo itself is "Talley's Folly," a structure whose form has little to do with its function, but it is also the site of Matt Friedman's and Sally Talley's romantic folly, Nelson points out. "Throughout the play, we gradually find out their reasons for feeling that they cannot marry, but there is hpoe that those reasons may eventually cancel each other out." "Wilson is saying a lot of things in this deceptively simple little play, and many of them are very quiet and subtle,". Nelson contin- - High School. Although no more performances are scheduled for this area at this time, many of the people who were turned away requested information as to where the play would be performed in the future. Laura Conover and Marcus Bacher are Sally Talley and Matt Friedman in ues. "Prejudice, racial bias, narrow-mindednes- even bigotry s, these are all important subjects in the play," he says. "These two are really a couple of victims of being too judgmental." "It's really an kind of play about love: working things out and sharing yourself, all the time risking rejection. "I think this is an important play for our audiences because so 'over-the-hil- pare a be held in Room 8302 of the Boise State University Business Building on Feb. 18 from noon - 5 p.m. Appointments must be made by between 9 a.m. calling and 1 p.m. 336-92- . major roles in recent productions of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Terra Nova" and "The Importance of Being Ernest;" and l,' Marcus Com experience the DantCrgetin different ill Elite 'Allan Cedar City High School; Feb. 11 & 13, Pineview High School in St. George; Feb. 27, Ham Hall, University of Nevada, in Las Vegas; March 5, Kent Concert Hall, Utah State University, Logan; April 18, Browning Center, Weber State College, Ogden; April 28 & 30, Highland High School, Salt Lake City. choreographed to - rvi- y 5. x7$ Cottage FAMILY 1549 North State Suite 118 Orem, Utah CARE CENTER iMfammHttm Mi- eV f HAIR - exercise is by 378-387- fii one-minu- te TJtfc Dance d Tickets are available ast the Drama Ticket Office, long hair, blew dry or Itylt tra. lightly at Provo-base- full arena production chael Handley. Specials good through Feb. 29 on Feb. 4 a Bachan, actor who was most recently seen in "Little Mary Sunshine." Set and lighting design for the Vaet Those auditioning should prememorized selection, not necessarily Shakespearean. The 1984 season includes two plays in May and June, plus the summer repertory of "King Lear,"" "Taming of the Shrew," and the world premiere of "Robin Hood." Auditions for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival's 1984 season will BYU's February production of "Talley's Folley." many ot our adults are single," he says. "These two could really be considered and yet they are able to come together and learn how to learn from one another. "It's such a joy to be able to work with just a couple of actors on a single simple set and really explore these characters." Starring in the production are Laura Convoer, a BYU graduate student in acting who has had Shakespeare Festival Auditions Announced Announces Future Shows audience at Timpview 7-- 2-- 4, 14-1- 824-547- 8. 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