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Show Events Twelfth Night hits Westminster stage ; by Karla Joost An enjoyable evening full of swashbuckling action, love, and comedy in a classic script awaits theatergoers as the Westminster Players begin their regular season with William Shakespeares Twelfth Night. According to director Gail McCulloch, Twelfth Night will be performed November 0 which is a correction and December from the dates listed in the campus calendar. All curtain times are 8 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted. Set in 1600, the play centers around the perils of twins Viola (Heather McShane) and Sebastian (Shawn Mehling). Finding themselves shipwrecked and separated from each other in the foreign land of Illyria, each fears the other is dead or lost. Confusion abounds when the people of Illyria meet both twins on separate occasions, thinking Sebastian is Viola and vice versa. Soon after, the subplots of the play unfold when the viewer is introduced to Illyrias Duke Orsino (Michael Tielborg) who is in love with Lady Olivia (Annette Tribby). Also apparent are the pranks played against Olivias steward Malvolio (Dave Bengelsdorf), which, said McCulloch, border on Animal House fraternity jokes. Twelfth Night also features Lance Bocquin as Antonio, Jeff Workman as Sir Toby Belch, Eric Plonski as Sir Andrew, Chris Thurmond as Maria, Bob Ingram as Fabian, and Karin Jaffie as the clown Feste. Other cast members, include: Armen Dilanchian, Todd Tapper, Ron Davis, Michael Gibbs, Russell Warren, Patty Teal, LaDawn Haglund, Kathi Ohlson, Liane Marchant, Jeff Riekhof and Dan Ross. McCulloch indicated that there will be a few 3-- 5, 18-2- jp variations from the original Twelfth Night script. I was looking for motifs and metaphors, and storms were a recurring theme, said McCulloch. So instead of using the regular opening scene that takes place in the Dukes apartment, I started with the scene where the twins are shipwrecked. A few other scenes were rearranged after that in order to keep the sense of the story. McCulloch added, Many scholars say this play deals with Elizabethan puns and jokes ...They make allusions to songs only popular then. Ive cut some interchange to make actions move more quickly...only because the songs are no longer readily accessible. While variations abound in the script, authenticity is evident in Twelfth Night. Im trying to be true to period in terms of costumes, said McCulloch, who borrowed some costumes from Pioneer Memorial Theatre and constructed the rest. A live band with period instruments as well as actual fencing scenes wiU be included within the performance. Furthermore, McCulloch talked of her decision to produce Twelfth Night. It has always been a real favorite of mine, she said. I understood it right away. Theres not a lot of heavy overtones or politics...and its Guess Whats Coming Dec. 15? mir. The Forum will devote their 'EM ffiiiBires Christmas issue to an look at the homeless in Utah. in-de- pth accessible to audiences. I also had the people for it. Heather is a perfect Viola. I needed someone to complement her, and I found that in Shawn. Overall, McCulloch said the Westminster Players performance of Twelfth, night- has much to offer: Its exciting...has wonderful costumes, virtuoso acting, splendiferous directing...and extra credit if youre in Pat Aikins class. - light-hearte- d, Glamorous Holiday NailFull set only 15 fast-pace- d, s- Executive lecture series features Jon Huntsman by Currently, Huntsman is a Stake President in Jason Smith Thursday, November 24, the sixth annual Weldon J. Taylor Executive Lecture Series will present Jon M. Huntsman in Malouf Hall, room 201, at 6:30 p.m. Huntsman will lecture on Entrepreneur-shi- p and the Huntsman Chemical Corporation. Raised in Utah, Huntsman has had an active career in government, church, public service and business. Huntsman has served in the U.S. Navy and Busigraduated from the Wharton School of ness at University of Pennsylvania, and later received an MBA in finance. During his productive career, Huntsman served the government many ways, including being White House staff secretary. ( Nov. 17, 1987 Issue 6 the LDS Church and serves as Chairman of the Board of the Utah Symphony Orchestra and of the Utah Arts Endowment. an The Weldon J. Taylor Lecture Series is a experience featuring distinbusiness leaders in the local area. The guished series concentrates on management issues and concepts relating to the interaction between business, society, and the individual. The series is designed to give graduate students a first hand account of what is going on by top business people who have been through the whole thing already. Recognizing the learning-lectur- e obvious wealth of knowledge being presented, Westminsters School of business extends an invitation to all local professionals and community leaders. Forum 5 |