Show Clickner shines Moy 17 1978 by Michael ' plants a goldfish a bird a hams- ter and Christmas ggertainment Theater In Logan took an innovative twist last weekend in the fom of “A Day in the Death of jac Eg” by Peter Nichols The too realistic view phy ban often ofalMband and wife coping with a — Mphwtf eleven year old The stark reality of the dagger Ajrt matter captures the in a stunned and sympathetic mood la partial fulfillment of the nqaranents for the Master of Pat Arts degree director Keith Thames braved the conservative oatare of this community with thas very real and unsugared piece of literature and he won Day to day profanity was neither Sexual eepioeted nor censored overtones increased character depth and lent credibility to their roles As an all student production many of the political niceties ere absent and it was refres h-The first impression any audience receives is the set ‘‘Joe Egg’s" was a work of art The mood of a home was caught by Eagan as it was with outrageously cluttered designer Kim decorations The set was aesthetically plea ing but also very functional The play opens with an intrigu- ing monologue the perfect Beverly Choate as the mother played a less convincing role She seemed more comfortable with the asides than onstage action and was often stilted and mechanical in voice and movement As a whole a good but not excellent performance by Miss Choate BUCK NITE AU S ieo i i : Mi PICTURfS PRfSfNTS Uac6rau The free outdoor concert concert has finally been scheduled for this Saturday May 20 The Spring Fling will begin 3 the lawn between f1 the HPER building and the Spectrum While none of the groups are household nam all are extremely talented and warrant an enthusiastic crowd Richie Lecea is the headliner and opening act as well he should be Having opened for such performers as Peter Frampton Pablo1- - Cruise Barry Manilow John Mayall snd Supertramp Richie has toured many college campuses over the past two yearj Os relaxed easy manner and his skill both as a singer and gui To portray the mentally re- tarded without alienating the audience is a difficult if not nearly impossible task Debra SUMMER CLOTHES (wherever your throne might be) Barnabee extracted sympathy rather than repulsion from her audience Her insight was remarkable and commendable Beverly Shields Terrell Duke and Anna Mariea Stevens added vitality and variation in their supporting roles The production was a series of well timed character transitions and creative flairs Keith Thomas used slow motion during aside which was extremely effective in carrying the mood The pace was often slow and the tone remained at one level without the necessary peaks and lulls of a well run show With polish and even more hard work “A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" could go from its very good rating to excellence Mr Thomas cast and crews are to be commended If of you missed it you missed some USU’s better work of the year H!frr C3 I TCraS: 7:39 PARAMOUNT op- portunity to set up a rapport with the audience However Michael Clickner portraying the father had a rough time with the direct asides in the play He seemed uncomfortable speaking directly with the audience and his speech resembled lines rather than conversation During the rest of the show his performance was very credible Emotions came through with an air of genuiness moving the audience Mr Clickner is a very talented actor and kept all laughing and his humorous impersonations In addition he gripped the tragic reality of the work It would be fair to say that he carried the play new friends Also performing are two Utah bands with diverse styles of music Cow Jazz performs most of their own "ynl-tion- s and are influenced by The Charlie Daniels Band who are considered to be country rock Jack Quist- - rhythm guitar Gary Bodily-baa- s and Cliff Tipton-lea- d guitar and fiddle also perform the vocals Members Brock Laig-to- n on steel guitar and KW Tumbow on drums round out the five man band from Salt Lake City Easter Island is a rock band from Ogden whose vocals sound like Crosby Stills and Nash and whose music is influenced by Styx and Kansas In the event of rain the concert will be moved into the Spectrum ASUSU Cultural Committee’s long awaited free At last! Pojt t tarist has gained Mm many entertainment writer 'Joe Egg innovative gfie Farrow writer CoutaatiM Ryan O’Neal MMftSarteyfttayKXari CRUCIBLE CONTRIBUTORS jury pick-u- p manuscripts in the frOWH&toMy ENGLISH OFFICE box in the Crucible things not picked up of by the end May will be DISCARDED CONTRIBUTORS Crucible in the '' |