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Show THETHUNDERBIRD MONDAY OCTOBER 31, 1988 13 PAGE c Shakespeare Centre benefits from donation BY GARY ZIEGLER The Nathanial Gardner Memorial Clock Tower, chiming on the hour, will be the tallest building in southern Utah. Even though the festival gala of Shakespeare generally rests after the summer months, a glimpse of the spirit was reborn Friday, Oct. 28 with the presentation of a $100,000 donation. The gift will purchase a clock tower to be placed in the new Shakespeare Centre for the Performing Arts. Rollie Gardner and his wife Grace, of Colorado Springs, Colo., presented the check to President Gerald R. Sherratt and Fred Adams, producing director of the Utah Shakespearean Festival in behalf of his sister, Ella Gardner Sherman of Santa Barbara, Calif. The donation is in honor of their father Nathanial Gardner wno was a longtime resident of Cedar City and a devoted friend of Southern Utah State. EHe served as Cedar City's deputy sheriff more than 50 years ago and was affectionately referred to Nat" by students and cit residents. "He was a great worker and a good example," Gardner said. Sherman's attorney gave her the idea of donating the funds specifically for the clock tower. "He told her he knew a place where she could donate her money," Gardner said. Gardner also stressed the fact that Sherman was solely responsible for the donation and that he and his wife were making the presentation only because she was unable to be present herself. Gardner said that he and his three sisters were all graduates of SUSC. They attended between the years of 1910 and 1934. Although none of them were involved in the arts, Gardner was a prominent basketball player for the school. In 1936, he was a part of the Olympic basketball team trials and was inducted into the SUSC Athletic Hall of Fame five years ago. The Shakespeare Centre, to be located east of campus adjacent to the Randall L. Jones Performing Arts Theatre, is an $8 million to $10 million project. Plans are to transform the entire block to resemble an village, in the style of r,-'.- 7; ,u' U ' ' k'f'y Shakespeare's era. It will eventually include three theatres, souvenir shops, a bakery and an ale house. It will also be the headquarters of the Shakespearean Festival administration and the scenic and costume departments. The Gardner Memorial Clock Tower, which will chime on the hour, "will stand 120 to 130 feet," said Adams. "It will be the tallest edifice south of Salt Lake City." The Centre's completion date is planned for 1997 in conjunction with SUSC's centennial celebration. r. AV W Grace Gardner, SUSC President Gerald R. Sherratt, Rolne Gardner, and USF Founding Director Fred Adams (from left) talk over plans for the Shakespeare Centre clock tower, to be built with funds provided by the Gardner family. 'Milk Wood' sparks audience interest Guest artist Melissa Thorley, Utah Symphony violinist, will perform with the Orchestra of Southern Utah in its season's opening concert Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. in the Cedar High Auditorium. The orchestra, directed by Hal Campbell and James Harrison, is in its second season. "A Night on Bald Mountain" by Moussorgsky is the concert's featured selection along with Haydn's "London Symphony," Bizet's opera "Carmen," and "Finlandia" by Sibelius. Tickets are available at the door for $3. SUSC and high school students are admitted free with activity card. Younger students are also free if accompanied by an adult ticket holder. German cellist Gerhard Mantel and pianist Karen Owen will perform Nov. 7 at Southern Utah State in a master series concert scheduled to start at 8 p.m. in the Thorley Recital Hall. The public is invited to attend the free performance. Program numbers include J.S. Bach's "Gamba Sonata, No. 2 in D," Robert Schumann's "Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73," and Frederic Chopin's "Sonata in G, Op. 65." Mantel will also perform Sandor Veress' "Sonata Per Violoncello Solo." For additional information, contact Stephen Brandon, 586-789The SUSC art department is hosting a watercolor workshop on Monday, Nov. 14 from 3 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. in room 204 of the Braithwaite Liberal Arts Center. It will feature University of Utah professor Ed Maryon. He will also present a free lecture at 8 p.m. on Nov. 14 that will focus on contemporary works of watercolor. Although the course is designed specifically for art majors, anyone may attend. Students can receive one credit hour for attendance. Contact the art department at 586-796- 2 for credit andor tuition information. 0. Play's sell-o- ut success calls for extra performance on Tuesday THEATRE REVIEW BY AMY HYDE The theatre lights dim to black. Although nothing is visible to the audience, a realistic picture is painted to describe the small town of Llareggub, off the coast of Wales. When the lights come up, the stage displays nothing but a small, seaport dock used to describe the people and the lives they lead in this remote village. Thus the lights are brought up on the plot of Under Milk Wood. Because of the play's success in recent nights, it has been held over for one more performance, Tuesday, Nov. 1. The production, performed on Stage II, was written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Glynis Adams, Michael Clements, Jeanne Homer, Michael Maness, Michael Bud Metters and cast Rayne Stanley comprise the who portray 63 different characters. However, the distinction of characters was not made by changing clothes or appearance, as many people would think, but rather by changing location on the stage or changing voice inflection. er 'qfirt j . The word to describe the overall audience reaction to the play was "different." One SUSC student said that she liked the different voices of the characters; another said that the play brought out different feelings and emotions; it was funny, then sad. The audience, consisting of all age groups, seemed engrossed in the play and its intensity. These intense feelings were kindled by each person's anticipation of which actor would act next, what his voice would sound like, or what type of character he would portray. April Holladay, a senior majoring in theatre arts and English literature, is the director of Under Milk Wood. Holladay said that she has been working on this particular production since last summer, but it has just come together in the past four weeks. "It's a lot different seeing the play being acted out than it is seeing it on paper," she said. Holladay has directed one-aplays before, but Under Milk Wood is her first shot at directing a production, which runs about an hour and a half. ct full-leng- th Although some of the play's dialogue is in Welsh, the actors know most everything they are saying but had to learn it. Metters said that the .unique thing about the play is the quality of the play itself. "It's an intelligent play," he said. "You have to think to perform." |