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Show 4B THE GREEN SHEET 1988 Thursday, February 4, SCHOOLS Outstanding performances nigmigm by Olga Milius Green Sheet Theater Critic VALLEY. performances by the WEST Sterling two lead in sign language. Mike Shewmake as James Leeds, the hearing therapist, handled the difficult of task aloud repeating everything he and Sarah (played characters made Granger highs production of Children of a Lesser God a unique experience for the audience. The story is told almost entirely Book Characers Parade At Valley Crest WEST VALLEY. Characters childrens books paraded through Valley Crest elementary in fine style Friday as students participated in a book parade. The activity was planned as a follow-uto National Book Week, held last November. from p "We felt January is a slower month and we could give the students more time if we did it than now, the right before holidays, explained Jolyn Pabst, who chaired the project. Students were encouraged to characters from their select favorite books and either come to school dressed as that character, make a wagon float depicting the book, or make posters into a sandwich board they could wear in the parade, she said. Some classes combined their efforts to portray a favorite, she said. One sixth grade class ch.ose In Wonderland" and each "Alice child dressed to portray one of the from characters the story. Another group wore different hats to portray the story, "Hats For Sale." children enjoyed Younger dressing as their favorite fairy tale people she noted, with Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty especially popular. In the older grades, favorites included Tom Sawyer and characters from Super Fudge." The colorful parade wound its way throughout the school, going through classrooms and halls as e well as the room, and was enjoyed by everyone, the teacher concluded. multi-purpos- OFF WITH HIS HEAD! ... Brittney Bingham is the Queen of Hearts from "Alice in Wonderland at Valley Crest elementary's book parade. , TAYLORSVILLE. In the Crabbiness Survey Lucy gains some pretty high marks as she surveys her friends concerning her personality in the musical Youre A Good Man Charlie Brown. Those same high numbers would be given to Taylorsville highs Spotlight Players if someone were to survey audiences who took the time to attend one of the five performances last week at Taylorsville high. The Spotlight Players are made of of advanced drama students at the school. They are under the direction of J. Russell Johnson and in addition to singing, acting and dancing, students do the production production work for a each year. If Johnson hasnt already filled in the impression. Highlights of the show were the lighting effects grade book, he should consider giving out quite a few "A" grades this term, for the production was for "The Baseball Game," the delightful "Glee Club Rehearsal" and "The Book Report." These indeed Grade A work. were pumped into production numbers In addition to the performances, there were by the addition of a dozen cast members dubbed some incredible student efforts, most notably the Friends. Each had developed character that kept set design by Russ Wasden and the choreography reappearing. It worked wonders for those by Cindy Lew. If this work is any indication of numbers. Colleen Grants musical efforts on the piano was what this younger generation can do, the future of the arts is in good- hands. The set was colorful, frosting on the cake. Few realize the difficulty of unique and very appropriate for the comic strip this score. A talented pianist, Grant also has a production. Miss Lews choreography was not only real feeling for the show, having appeared in it on well conceived, it showed several flashes of a couple oi occasions. All in all, the Spotlight Players is a program brilliance. Johnson no doubt gets credit for the casting. that should be encouraged. It gives students who One of his strengths, it once again was the shows not have had lead roles a chance to share the kid with a may highlight. You need a round-facesame opportunities as those who have had browbeaten countenance for Charlie Brown and Mainstage experience. And it gives THS students thats just what Jeff Sewell was. You were and patrons another , excellent theatrical convinced that this poor soul in his own words experience. "wasnt very smart, or interesting" or any of those other things that make a kid stand out. 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The play was so well done the audience felt worked with the cast as signing partially hearing person frustratthe their pain and shared their wish teachers and obviously did their ed by the treatment given work well. deaf well, and Jennifer Finlayson to bridge the gap, to meet, as Prior to the opening scene, gave us a good perforamnee as Sarah puts it, not in the world of Brenda Park, who deserves a big Lydia. Both handled the need to silence or in the world of sound, hand for a very well directed speak as a partially hearing but somewhere else. Children of a Lesser God is that production, told the audience a person well. unusual vehicle, a play that little about the play, and a little Bonnie Clift as Mrs. Norman, of the hard work done by students Tom Bowers as the rather makes you think about the real sensitive a in obnoxious Franklin and Christine problems people face, and the preparing the need, not for pity or fear, but for of extent the as Klein, performance, to Torgerson who to worker understanding. ears their social in get placing putty And the difficulties of attaining the feeling of being unable to thinks you have to yell at the that cast. goal. a out hear. strong deaf, rounded That hard work payed off for every performer. an did Erekson Miss Receiving as Sarah, relying job outstanding of your and from body on facial expression hand the with language along movements to reveal her feelings and thoughts. Her signing was Would you like CASH graceful and deft enough that the of audience picked up on many her unspoken words. Anger, doubt, love, frustration were all We buy mortgages there in abundance. Shewmake handled the role of Nationwide. Highest prices paid. Leeds equally well. His emotional frustration involvement and his Call us today as he trys to encourage Sarah to 0 read lips, to speak, to move into the hearing world were well portrayed. 4460 So. Highland Dr., Salt Lake City, Utah Her turning off the light in order to end a conversation or argument, followed by Leeds by Jennifer Erekson) said so well there was never a point at which the audience felt his words were He the redundant. gave impression that he spoke out loud TURBO-INSTALLE- was perfectly convincing in the role. Who would have thought that Lonie Panhorst could pull off the obnoxious Lucy with such, richness? Her Queen Lucy routine was a highlight of the show and Little Known Facts a rib tickler. 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