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Show Arts & Leisure SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE, CEDAR CITY THE THUNDERBIRD Play to open season Nov. 8 The Elephant Man, one of 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1990 PAGE 9 Jubilee thrills SUSC BY CHERIS TUCKER Americas d most plays, will make its debut Nov. 8 at SUSC in the Randall L Jones Theatre. Recipient of the 1979 Tony Award for best new play of the year, American theatres highest honor, The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance will open SUSCs theatre season with performances at 8 p.m. on Nov. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17. As a Broadway and London hit, The Elephant Man is sure to affect southern Utah audiences the same way it has touched and affected audiences throughout the world, said Roger Bean, director of the production. Bean directed last seasons hit, A highly-awarde- long-runnin- g Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and many people may remember Beans production Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, which he directed for SUSC Theatre in 1985. "The Elephant Man is the story of John Merrick, Victorian Englands Elephant Man, Bean said. People attending The Elephant Man will not see an actor disguised in hideously vulgar makeup. Playwright Pomerance wanted to take away the outer shell, so that we might see the inner being of Merrick. It is the discovery of Merricks inner self that elevates the audience to a new understanding of our own human spirit. The Elephant Man will introduce audiences to Richard Bugg, the SUSC theatre departments new instructor of acting and vocal direction. He will play Frederick Treves, the doctor who discovers Merrick and sets about to care for him in the best way that Victorian society will allow. With a masters degree form the National Theatre Conservatory in Denver, and a bachelors degree from Brigham Young University, Bugg brings a wide range of professional experience to SUSC theatre. He has worked at the Denver Center Theatre Company, the Central City Opera House in Colorado, and recently finished a season playing Lysander in A Midsummer Nights Dream at the Sundance Summer Theatre. Freshman Brian Vaughn from Scottsdale, Ariz., will play the role of Merrick. Mrs. Kendal, the woman who befriends Merrick and introduces him to Victorian Englands high society, is played by senior Holly Bradford. Scenic designer Roger Sherman has designed a set to suggest the numerous locations of the play set m Victorian is the costume England. Carl Wells-Dadesigner with Rebecca E. White as the lighting designer. Lori Bettencourt is the stage manager, assisted by Janelle Lea. Tickets are $2 for students, $7 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and children. Subscription tickets for the season are still on sale entire in the SUSC Theatre Box Office, offering savings on the six productions. For further information, call Paul Speirs emceed last nights Jubilee and performed several impersonations that kept the crowd laughing. Ul" This years Jubilee was an unusual treat as SUSC students entertained a lively audience with their comedy routines and serious talent numbers. The event, sponsored by the Masque Club, was held last night in the auditorium. As emcee, Paul Spiers kept the audience laughing with his impersonations of such notable personalities as George Bush, Dan Quayle and Julie Stewart. Breaks between numbers were also filled by Marilyn Alldredge, who sang different songs reminescent of Cher and Barbara Streisand. Other short numbers to fill in breaks were poetry readings about worms and intestines. Tomo Ishikawa began the talent portion by singing Lean on Me. He then brought Alldredge onto the stage and serenaded her with Sweet Sixteen. Besides unveiling his great voice, Ishikawa also revealed his raw talent of playing the kazoo during Sweet Sixteen. Following Ishikawas number and a short song by Alldredge, Clint Stephens changed the mood to a more serious one by delivering a dramatic reading of Robert Frosts classic poem Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening. Alicia Bistline and Janelle Leiz then sang a somewhat provocative song to Sam, telling him that he made the pants too long. Proceeding Bistline and Leiz, Gordon Burch and Tony Garcia wooed the audience with their rendition of Bring Back that Loving Feeling. Susan Anderson then sang a powerful and emotional love song entitled, I Believe. Michael Donavon, professor of biology, then began giving a lesson on kidneys using an extensive chalkboard drawing. However, a few minutes into the discussion on the texture of. kidneys, he was pulled off stage with a rope. Alldredge then came onto the stage once again, this time to perform a serious number. Her rendition of When you Wish upon a Star surprised the audience with the solemnity and talent of the delivery. Brown Sugar wrapped up the program with several selections including Up on the Roof, He aint Heavy, a short excerpt from a primary song made into a rap, and a song dedicated to Oscar Fakahuas wife, Jennifer. revealed notable The Jubilee this year was talent, and was successfully interspersed with seriousness and comedy. r I I t fa y 1990-199- 1 586-787- Broun Sugar, a group that has evolved over the years, is made up of Lawrence Gilbert, Oscar Fakahua, Ruben Togisala, and Nale Fakahua. The quartet performed several numbers at SUSCs annual Homecoming Jubilee. |