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Show Friday. September o The Daily Herald S p WEST VALLEY CITY Ghostly comedies start to seem appropriate this time of year, and so the Hale Centre Theatre in West Valley trots cut Noel .X Coward's CHRIS SAI L The Daily Herald Good fight, sweet prince: Andrew (Paul Walstad, right) makes a point with the ghost of John Barrymore (Richard J. Clifford) in "I Hate Hamlet" at Provo Theatre Company. m. THE DAILY Hi RAH). l'iou. I uh Cage O possessed of 'Blithe Spirit' HCT Noel Coward play, fit for Halloween, opens in W. Valley s 24, "Blithe well-regarde- d Spirit," opening Saturday and running through Oct. 30. Coward's plays tended toward the sophisticated and witty, and this 1941 play is no different. In it, a man named Charles is enjoying life with his second wife, Ruth, following the tragic 'Dlitlio Spirit' When: 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays through Oct. 30; noon matinees on Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30; 3:30 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Oct. 9, 16. 23 and 30; 5 p.m. matinee Oct. 15. Where: Hale Centre Theatre West Valley, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, near the E Center. Cost: $11 $14 for adults. for children, depending on the night. For more information: Call $8-$1- The Hale Centre's fantastic new stage lends itself to magic and trickery, so expect some special effects in the show, designed by set and lighting designer Andrew Barrus. John and Tamara Adams are directing the show. Most of the double-cast- . roles are Performers include Bruce A. Bredeson and Ben Curling as Charles; Randy Harrington as Elvira; Jennifer Parker Hohl and Kim Underwood as Ruth; Annette Wright and Linda as Madame Arcati the spiritualist; Jennie Whitloik as cockney maid Edith; Paul Corey and David Mitchell as physician Dr. Bradman; and Gale Sears and Jane Merrell Huefner as Mrs. Bradman. Garay-Bramwe- death of his first spouse, Elvira. Elvira's jealous ghost shows up, though, wreaking havoc and love starting an triangle. other-worldl- Lots to love about 'I Hate Hamlet' BYU Theater to produce 'Scandal' The Daily Herald PROVO Provo Theatre Company is back. After last year's season of masterpieces and duds, this year's first show, "I Hate Hamlet," suggests a return to the PTC we know and love: entertaining shows that are edgy, but not so edgy they scare off Utah Valley audiences. The ads call this is a "contemporary farce," but it's really just a comedy: With the exception of a couple characters, there aren't any farcical elements in the show. But anyway. Andrew (Paul Walstad) is a TV actor whose show has been canceled and has moved to an apartment in New York an apartTHEATER ment once owned by REVIEW. er I When: 8 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 23. Where: Provo Theatre Company, 105 E. 100 North. with Cost: $12.50-$15- , senior and student discounts available. For more Information: Call good-lookin- 379-060- Running time: 2 hours, 5 minutes, including one intermission. Objectionable material: Some sexual references and minor vulgarity. Barrymore calls "a cultural is trying to lure him back to Hollywood. Andrew sees similarities, however, between his relationship with his girlfriend Deirdre (Anne Flemming) and Hamlet's relationship with Ophelia. Barrymore teaches him (and us) how to use "Hamlet" as a a novel metaphor for sex of one and the innovation, agent Lillian (Jean Jenkins) and Barrymore. Seems they one of had a fling once Barrymore's many and her few and they have a rather sweet reunion scene as she tries to recapture lost love and he tries to find some kind of redemption for his ultimately-waste- 'School for Classic British show mocks London's snooty upper class The Daily Herald The play's title PROVO may seem at odds with the gen- erally tranquil BYU, but "School for Scandal" opens next Friday, with preview perform- and ances Wednesday BYU's Pardoe in Thursday Theatre. The comedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan deals with witty characters, twisted plots, and plenty of gossip among the fashionable Londoners of the day. Indeed, while the American colonists were fighting for independence, the snooty British were being lampooned by Sheridan, one of their own. "The play is a fun tale of 18th-centur- When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays through Oct. 16, beginning Wednesday. Where: Pardoe Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU. Cost: $10 general, $8 for students and faculty. Performances this Wednesday and Thursday only are For more information: Call 378-432for tickets and half-pric- 2 y intrigue and mystery about people who spread rumors for their own personal high-societ- y 1990s. Cast members include R. Jeremy Selim, Martin Juul Sorensen, Brandon Bringhurst, Casey Griffith, Kevin Peterson, Benjamin Stull, Steve Adami, Jonas Wetzel, Doug Heder, Rebekah Ruth Estrada, Anna Worthen, Ruth Ellen Atkinson, Melanie Joy Kieffer, Brittany Garstin, Theresa Dugan, Wendi Kalei Keller and Michelle Barton. Scenic design is by Eric Fielding, with costumes by Cathie McClellan and lighting design by Roger Larsen. tyt.isit us online .. . ? gain," said AdreAnn Sundred, the show's director and a graduate student at BYU. Obviously, she says, there are applications to life in the r www.herafdextra.com The Daily Herald and Timpview Marching Band Proudly Present d play's more clever points. Clifford is hysterically brilliant as Barrymore. He is grandiose and pompous, full of sweeping gestures and theatrialong with being a cality drunk and a womanizer. (One priceless scene is when Deirdre reads to Andrew from Barrymore's biography of the once-greactor's descent into alcoholism and wretchedness, Jiv g sit-co- cavity" the great thespian John Barrymore. When Andrew agrees to play Hamlet in a "Shakespeare in the Park" production, Barrymore's ghost (Richard J. Clifford) appears to him, announcing that he must haunt his old apartment until he has properly trained Andrew in playing the most complex role in theater history. Problem is, Andrew hates "Hamlet," and his weaselly friend Gary (Steven one of those Craig Dunford) aforementioned characters, whom "III while Barrymore looks on in horror.) Walstad is well-cas- t as Andrew. One truly believes him as a blandly TV actor with enough talent to get by, but mostly with a really good agent. Andrew stinks at Shakespeare, but Walstad shines as Andrew. The play gets off to a slow start really, until Barrymore appears and saves things. There's a real estate agent named Felicia (Carol M. Rice) fashion, who, in true becomes more involved with the other characters' lives than is realistic and tries to contact Barrymore through a seance. (It doesn't work, because he's already there, which makes you wonder why the playwright even bothered.) But one slow scene that works is between Andrew's 1 jlato EtsmlGf By ERIC D. SNIDER "THE PRESIDENT'S OWN" life. Those serious moments are few here, but they are justified. And overall, the show is full of laughs and merriment. Some jokes will be more appreciated by those with Shakespeare, but anyone with a sense of humor can enjoy a show where the main character is a ghost wearing UNITED STATES d MARINE BAND COLONEL TIMOTHY W. FOLEY, DIRECTOR tights. , ill 1 r . ifPl - ii . r . l' 1"' .,;. rm : ill r l iV nr? I Marine Band concerts offer a unique blend of traditional concert band and contemporary wind ensemble music which has thrilled audiences at the White House and across the United States for nearly two centuries. Wednesday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. nWwas O 0 W' t'f.r.i Timpview High School Auditorium 3750 North 650 East, Provo Free Admission General Admission Seating Ticket holders should be seated by 7: 1 5 p.m. Doors will be open to the general public at 7:20 p.m. Get Your Tickets Early at Timpview High School Book Store |
