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Show SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE, CEDAR CITY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1989 THE THUNDERBIRD PAGE 9 Peter Pan designers are at work sold out and Three matinees for December fast are offering BY AMANDA REESE Just as Stage IPs True West begins its second successful weekend, Mainstages Peter Pan is proving to be more than just a dream for aspiring actors. The production is already well under way in preparation for its Dec. 7 opening. Because of budget constraints, scenery and costuming for Peter Pan is being tackled in creative and resourceful ways in order to keep quality up and prices down. Production crews have been working throughout the summer on the design. Its. been a lot of work, but the designs are simply beautiful, said Roger Bean, theatre dance publicity director. Curious patrons may wonder why costs have increased with production. The reasons are simple enough a move to the Jones Theatre has dictated that costs reflect the improved quality of the production. Weve made the step to a whole new grade of quality. A play in the Jones must be grander, the props larger to fill the stage, said Bean. To cut costs, some of the scenery and costumes are being borrowed from the Utah Shakespearean Festival. In a scene depicting the Darling familys nursery, the scenery is from The Imaginary Invalid. They redecorated and rearranged the props, but the basic platform and majority of materials are Lee (Matthew C. Zahner) demonstrates the finer points of golfing in the SUSC Stage II production of True West. The adult comedy continues tonight through Saturday. Admission is $2 with student ID. For tickets call 586T876 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. the same. Captain Hooks costume was also borrowed from the festival. If I didnt tell you, you would never notice. It looks great, said Bean. The friendship between the theatre department and the Festival is very helpful, he added. The department has also been fortunate enought to borrow materials from other sources. Many other theatre companies who have produced the play are lending costumes and scenery to SUSC for the play. The flying in the play will be accomplished by a company called Flying by Foy. The companys specialty is traveling from place to place where Peter Pan is being produced and facilitate the illusion of flying. Peter Pan, as well as the Darling children Wendy, Michael, and John will all fly in several scenes. Flying by Foy handled the original Broadway version with Mary Martin, as well as the television production starring Sandy Duncan. Students are also helping to defray costs. More than 100 dedicated SUSC students have been involved in making scenery, and designing and sewing the costumes. Students have also helped to distribute posters and flyers advertising the play. The advertising seems to be paying off in a big way. Three matinees are already sold out. It is the first time that they have presented the matinees, which are for school-ag- e children. Schools from all over Utah, as well as Arizona and Nevada will be attending. It has been a successful endeavor, said Bean. The play is real family entertainment. .Both children and adults can enjoy the play. The whole play is, however, seen through the eyes of a child, said Bean. The theatre department is limited by the same budget to operate on from year to year. Since the price of materials go up annually, the money tends not to go as far as it used to. That, along with the move to the Jones Theatre, has created the budget problem. Another problem results from the way theatre runs. The materials are needed for the play before any revenue is made. This is the way that most college theatre companies run. You just have to get the money where you can, said Bean. The play opens Dec. 7. with a preview the previous evening at 8 p.m. that is free to students who present a current student I.D. card. Tickets are on sale now for Peter Pan main performances. The ticket price is $2 with individuals having a student I.D. and $8 without. Things that go bump BY SU faculty holds recital ZZZHZZZI JOHN L. EGAN, JR. All year, its known as the dungeon, but on Oct. 30 and 31, this nickname was an understatement. The basement of the Auditorium became The Home of Terror. Rod It was like a trip through another dimension. The late Serling might have called it the Twilight Zone, but it was Halloween Eve at the Masque Club spook alley. This was both a night and a place full of things that go bump in the night, of fears that seem to become reality. With some apprehension I entered the portals of this other realm. As I stood anxiously awaiting the journey, the floor around me seemed to rise. I knew I was descending into the pits of despair, nor was I mistaken. The first sight I witnessed was a coffin. A dying d vampire rising from his dusty, cob man, knife handle projecting from his throat, didn t prepare me for the execution in the electric chair of someone from our group. For those with a taste for new and different dishes, the psychedelic meat market offered a variety of meats for the I discrimating cannibal. The prices were very reasonable. However, the nearby operating wondered if they didnt get their cuts from room, or maybe from the psycho with a chain saw. These were a few of the , highlights of a trip taken once a year. Cu . the of The spook alley is the Masque fund raising major w as According to its adviser Roger Bean, This year s spoo a ey very successful. It was very well received. going already The years first faculty recital was delivered Monday in Thorley Hall, e featuring the entire faculty of the music department. Countertenor Mark Mecham, assistant professor of music, opened the program with Flor Peeters The Lords Prayer and full-tim- Monteverdis Lasciatemi morireL Music department head Stephen Brandon followed with Obachs tuba solo Haste Ye Shepherds. Professor Hal Campbell then accompanied him at the piano for John Kaetsiers Sonata for Tuba and Piano. Soprano Suzanne Collier, assistant professor of music, sang the southern ballads The Nightingales and Black is the Color of My True Loves Hair. Colliers final number, The Trees on the Mountains is from the opera Susanna. The final recital number, Bela K. web-covere- Professor of Music Hal K. Campbell played the piano at the faculty recital. Bartoks Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm featured Campbell at the piano. |